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“When you fall down before God in prayer, become in your thought like an ant, like the creeping things of the earth, like a leech, and like a tiny lisping child. Do not say anything before Him with knowledge, but with a child's manner of thought draw near God and walk before Him, that you may be counted worthy of that paternal providence which fathers have for their small children. It has been said, 'The Lord preserveth the infants'.”
—St Isaac the Syrian, The Ascetical Homilies, #72
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Daily Bread
Below are the prescribed Scripture readings for the current month, a variety of prayers that can be used each day, the weekly Vespers/Orthros hymns as well as Archdiocese sponsored resources.
Daily Readings
Daily Scripture readings below are available at Daily Dynamis Readings and are available here for your convenience. You can also receive the Dynamis Daily Devotional via RSS Feed.
- This Month’s Scripture Readings
- Lives of the Saints (OCA)
- Lives of the Saints with Homilies (Prologue of Ohrid)
Daily Prayers
The prayers in these pages are taken from the little red Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians, published by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. The General Intercession prayers are taken from the Fellowship of Saint Philip Prayer Book, also published in accordance with the Archdiocese. Both are available in our Bookstore.
Please note that one’s prayer rule should be in accordance with the direction given by one’s Spiritual Father, and the prayers listed on these pages are not meant to replace such direction. They are here for your convenience.
- First Hour (7am)
- Morning Prayers
- Third Hour (9am)
- Sixth Hour (12pm)
- Midday Prayers
- Ninth Hour (3pm)
Add the hours to your own calendar: Google, iCal, or XML!
Hear the Hours on AncientFaithRadio.com!
*From the Holy and Great Sunday of Pascha until the Saturday of Renewal Week, in place of the usual Morning and Evening Prayers, Nocturns, the Hours, Compline, and the Prayers of Thanksgiving after Holy Communion, the Paschal Hours are used.
Vespers/Orthros Hymns
The teachings and doctrine of the Church are embedded in its music, and we are continually amazed at how much we learn about Orthodox theology through our ministries of song. The unfortunate side of this rich, complex worship is that it prevents the average lay person from having access to the texts that comprise a service… until now!
We were thrilled when the Archdiocese began online publication of variable texts in their entirety and immediately wanted to make these hymns available to our parishioners and visitors. Our hope is that you will use them to follow the service more closely and take them home to meditate on the teachings contained there. Read more about Vespers/Orthros hymns…
If you’d like to receive these texts each week, please contact Emily Lowe and request to be added to the distribution list.
Archdiocese Resources
- Word Magazine
- Weekly ‘Gospel Program’ -The Gospel has been paraphrased for the younger children, and is true to the words they will hear Sunday beginning with the Grades 3-5 page. Preschool and K-2 are also included in the PDF downloads.
