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  • I Cried from the Depths – Translating Psalm 130

    I Cried from the Depths – Translating Psalm 130

    August 2023

    Sharing in the divine grief and emotion of the Lord, the soul of this psalmist is in the depths. Yet they continue to trust and cry out to the Lord. They know that the LORD is full of mercy and forgiveness. With Him, there is redemption in abundance.

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  • A Confident Prayer for Refuge – Translating Psalm 31

    A Confident Prayer for Refuge – Translating Psalm 31

    August 2023

    This psalm flows out of the lived internal experience of the psalmist. We get to look out through their eyes, and feel through their body the swings from hope, to

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  • A Prayer in Anguish – Translating Psalm 143

    A Prayer in Anguish – Translating Psalm 143

    August 2023

    Crushed, pursued, and half dead, this psalmist cries out to a God who is not responding. While falling into the grave, they still believe. They still have faith in the God of history, and that the character of God means they will be saved.

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  • Prayer of a Poor Person in Need – Translating Psalm 86

    Prayer of a Poor Person in Need – Translating Psalm 86

    August 2023

    Amidst being attacked by arrogant and violent people, our psalmist turns to God. They appeal to his mercy, strength, and glory.

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  • Making the Urban Monastic Calendar

    Making the Urban Monastic Calendar

    June 2023

    With great care, we have made the Urban Monastic liturgical calendar. This simplified calendar focuses on individuals with monastic connections to help encourage and inspire us throughout the year.

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  • What are Kingdom Antiphons for Compline?

    What are Kingdom Antiphons for Compline?

    April 2023

    The daily night office of compline concludes with one of four Marian antiphons. We are an ecumenical group. It will be difficult for some to have part of our prayers

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  • Refining our Vision and Mission

    Refining our Vision and Mission

    April 2023

    We have refined the Vision and Mission of Urban Monasticism for the first time since we started in November 2019. These statements will help give us greater focus in the direction the Lord has been directing us.

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  • Introducing our Marian Antiphons for Compline

    Introducing our Marian Antiphons for Compline

    April 2023

    Throughout year of the Church there are four concluding antiphons during Compline. These are the Marian antiphons. They are wonderful celebrations of the mother of Jesus. They are placed at

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  • Hallelujah! Immanuel and Christ

    Hallelujah! Immanuel and Christ

    December 2022

    In the dark of night, Jesus, the light of the world, was born. Shepherds were invited into the heavenly celebration of his Birth. The first invited to gaze upon Christ. Our Lord. Our Immanuel. Hallelujah.

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  • Eternal Light, our Christ

    Eternal Light, our Christ

    December 2022

    Our Christ was born into a world that was far from perfect. He illuminates the darkness and stands apart in shadows. Jesus, the light eternal, come to us when our lives are far from perfect.

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  • Born our King and Christ

    Born our King and Christ

    December 2022

    Rejoice! One is coming who is both Christ and King. Who will ascend His throne and reign forever. Let us start our pilgrimage to the gates of the Kingdom of God, and find ourselves at home with Jesus.

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  • Visio Divina: The Annunciation by Henry Ossawa Tanner

    Visio Divina: The Annunciation by Henry Ossawa Tanner

    December 2022

    We invite you to do the practice of Visio Divine. This is an ancient practice of looking contemplatively at an object, photograph or work of art and allowing God to

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A Blessing for our 25th week of Ordinary Time.

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A Blessing for our 25th week of Ordinary Time.

With a new week, as with each new day, our Lords mercies wait for us in abundance. Let this blessing meet you today, and stay with you this week.
 
Blessing by: @prinsp


Flowers can only bloom in their season. Why then,
Flowers can only bloom in their season. Why then, did you wake up today expecting to produce for others. For those who did not care to water or tend you before you bloomed. This world only tends to celebrate when we bloom, but they did not bring us here. That is the Lord. The One who is always near us and cares for us when our world overlooks us.

Photo by @prinsp in Aix-en-Provence 24 June 2022

We invite and encourage you to pray� Compline ea
We invite and encourage you to pray� Compline each night before bed.

This comes out of our Way of Life. A invitational & gracious way of living. Learn more on the Way of Life page of our website (link in our Bio).

When you wake, sleep, or drift through life, know
When you wake, sleep, or drift through life, know this! You are loved beyond the scale of the expanding cosmos by the One who spoke it all to be. In the midst of the busyness of this day, from dawn to dust, think of Him. May you long for Jesus, who loved you before you took your first breath.

Photo by @prinsp  in Paris on 9 September 2023

A Blessing for our 24th week of Ordinary Time.

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A Blessing for our 24th week of Ordinary Time.

With a new week, as with each new day, our Lords mercies wait for us in abundance. Let this blessing meet you today, and stay with you this week.
 
Blessing by: @jordanprins


However you live, move, and have your being today
However you live, move, and have your being today - you do so with Jesus and in Him. Praise the one who death could not hold, and who has grace and love for us all.

"For in Him we live and move and have our being." - Acts 17

Each morning this week, pray for the Spirit to giv
Each morning this week, pray for the Spirit to give you satisfaction and pleasure from your work.

This comes out of our Way of Life. A invitational & gracious way of living. Learn more on the Way of Life page of our website (link in our Bio).

Many are asking, "Who can show us anything good?"

Many are asking, "Who can show us anything good?"
  Lord, let the light of your face shine upon us!
You put more gladness in my heart,
  than when others overflow with grain and new wine.

Psalm 4:6-7 [UMB]

A Blessing for our 23rd week of Ordinary Time.

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A Blessing for our 23rd week of Ordinary Time.

With a new week, as with each new day, our Lords mercies wait for us in abundance. Let this blessing meet you today, and stay with you this week.
 
Blessing by: @jordanprins



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