Liturgical Readings for : Thursday, 12th December, 2024 Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadaloupe to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin near Mexico city in 1531and the building of a shrine there which encouraged the conversion of the indigenous Mexicans to Christianity. also Optional Memorial of St Finnian, bishop who settled and established a famous School in Clonardin preparation for…
Liturgical Readings for : Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 Tuesday of the Second Week of AdventIsaiah the prophet utters encouraging words to the formally enslaved Jewish nations that they were liberated.God was about to lead his people in a new Exodus and the need for a suitable road to be prepared for God to travel on. Optional memorial of…
Liturgical Readings for : Monday, 9th December, 2024 12-09 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, SolemnityThis feast celebrates Mary as a person of singular grace who was preserved free of original sinin view of the merits of Jesus, her son and Saviour. FIRST READING A reading from the book of Genesis 3:9-15. 20 I will…
The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 8 December 2024 — Divine Illumination TOPIC: Divine Illumination READ: Psalm 119:105-112 (NKJV) THE MESSAGE: The Psalmist who wrote this text was in continual danger of losing his life. Nonetheless, the Psalmist was not bothered by these threats to his life and the constant attempts to…
Liturgical Readings for : Saturday, 7th December, 2024 Saturday of the First Week of Advent The optional memorial today is of St Ambrose, 4th Century governor of the Roman Province seatred in Milan . The Laity demanded he become bishop though still not a christian. He became a brialliant theologian, doctor of he church , preacher and writer. Patron of…
Liturgical Readings for : Friday, 6th December, 2024 Friday of the First Week of Advent The coming Messiah will open the eyes and minds of people through reading His word and living it. The optional memorial today is of St Nicholas, 4th Century bishop of Myra, (modern Turkey).Patron of Russia, sailors, pawnbrokers and children . FIRST READING A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah …
Liturgical Readings for : Thursday, 5th December, 2024 Thursday of the First Week of Advent It is the upright nation, those who hear and do the will of God that will enter the kingdom. Optional Memorial of St John Damascene, a 7th Century Syrian, a monk, in the monastery of St Sabas,a priest and doctor of the Church and defended the use of icons….
Liturgical Readings for : Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Memorial of St Francis Xavier, One of he first Jesuits, sent to India, Goa, and Japan.Died in 1552 on his way to China, a patron of the missions There is a very striking portrayal of the compassion of Jesus for the broken and needy in…
Liturgical Readings for : Tuesday, 3rd December, 2024 Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Today we hear about the Spirit of God ‘resting’ in Jesus and motivating himto fulfil his destiny to usher in a kingdom of peace and gratitude. FIRST READINGA reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah 11:1-10On him the spirit of the Lord…
Liturgical Readings for : Monday, 2nd December, 2024 Monday of the First Week of Advent Isaiah is the great 8th Century Old Testament prophet of the Coming Messiah. READING A reading from the prophet Isaiah 2: 1-5The Lord draws all nations together into the eternal peace of His kingdom. The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz,…
