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Announcing the Urban Monastic Breviary

By: Paul Prins 07/12/202028/05/2021
Breviary

One of the most content rich parts of our practice of Urban Monasticism is praying the offices. All of the psalms, readings, canticles, antiphons, prayers, and more that go into…

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  • The Lord Hears my Cries – Translating Psalm 4
  • Israel Freed from Egypt – Translating Psalm 114
  • Praise the True God – Translating Psalm 115
  • Messiah, King, & Priest – Translating Psalm 110
  • Listing of all the Psalms

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Psalm 4 - The Lord Hears my Cries This psalm is ra Psalm 4 - The Lord Hears my Cries This psalm is raw with emotion, and of faithful trust in who God is. There is such a strong opening, and reminder that God is the one who was a previous source of justice for David (who is noted as the author). From a state of oppression God rescued him. It took me three days to translate these eight verses. While some were grammatically complex, it had more to do with my context. As I sat down to start the city I am from – Minneapolis – was scheduled to hand down the verdict for an agent of the state. This agent murdered someone. Someone who was marginalized and suppressed due to the hate and supremacy built into systems. The verdict was due, and after translating the opening verse it just too much for me to continue. Read the full reflection on our website: UrbanMonastic.org Photo Credit: Jordan Prins taken at the Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels
Psalm 114 - Israel Freed from Egypt We find oursel Psalm 114 - Israel Freed from Egypt We find ourselves invited by the psalmist to reflect on the period of exodus and taking the promised land. The unknown psalmist uses a healthy dose of repetition to highlight the work God had done to rescue and claim his people for himself. Read the full reflection on our website: UrbanMonastic.org
Reflections from Translating Psalm 115 - Praise th Reflections from Translating Psalm 115 - Praise the True God "This psalm was full of repetition, and contrast. The unknown psalmist finds themself living in a world that worships idols. They don’t know God, and this leads the psalmist to reflect on the relationship with, and promises from the Lord." Read the rest of the reflection on UrbanMonastic.org
Messiah, King, & Priest – Translating Psalm 110 Messiah, King, & Priest – Translating Psalm 110 What a wonderful first psalm to translate and prepare for our breviary. It does not take much imagination to see hints and glimmers of Jesus in these words of David. Much of the imagery Jesus shared about himself. He told us that he was going to sit at the right hand of the Father in heaven, and here we have a lord sitting at the right hand of the Lord. Read the rest of the reflection on UrbanMonastic.org
Join us for a Monastic Moment on your Mondays thro Join us for a Monastic Moment on your Mondays through Eastertide. Each week we will share a time of learning, and experiencing different practices. These events are free, and open to all. We would enjoy having you join us. They take place at 8pm CET (1pm CST) and you can learn more + RSVP on our website. April 19 - Lectio Divina April 26 - Daily Examen May 3 - No Moment - Join us this Sunday evening for Vespers. May 10 - Reflective Journaling May 17 - Imaginative Prayer May 24 - Divine Office Sign up for our Newsletter or RSVP to an event on the website to make sure you get the zoom link.
This is an exciting, and central project for Urban This is an exciting, and central project for Urban Monasticism. We're formally announcing that we're developing our own book of prayers. It will take a while to finish, but as we get the first sets of offices done they will be published online. #Prayer #breviary #LotH
We're coming together Sunday night to pray vespers We're coming together Sunday night to pray vespers, share communion, and have a conversation. Starting at 8pm CET. Looking forward to seeing many of you. We meet like this on the first Sunday of each month. Hope to see you there! May His face shine upon you, and bring you peace.
We are excited to start our Pilot program tomorrow We are excited to start our Pilot program tomorrow - December 1st. If you are interesting in what this is about, or where we are heading please join us. In one hour from 20h-21h (CET) we’ll share about UM, pray vespers together, answer some questions, and take communion.
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