The Day of the Lord is Near: Ordinary Time Daybook for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome to the weekly Ordinary Time Daybook devotional post for the 25 weeks between Pentecost and Advent. Ordinary Time is the longest season of the church calendar - a season of working and resting with Christ as he brings God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
You can read here for a brief description of the liturgical season of Ordinary Time
Look: Behold the Celestial Bridegroom, Niklaos Gyzis - Source
Listen*: In Our Darkness, Taiźe (Scottish Festival Singers) - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube
Read**: Zephaniah 1:7,12-18; Psalm 90; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 25:14-30
Sunday (11/15) Psalm 66-67, 19, 46; Habakkuk 1:1-2:1; Philippians 3:13-4:1; Matthew 23:13-24
Monday (11/16) Psalm 89; Habakkuk 2:1-4,9-20; James 2:14-26; Luke 16:19-31
Tuesday (11/17) Psalm 97,99,94; Habakkuk 3; James 3:1-12; Luke 17:1-10
Wednesday (11/18) Psalm 101,109; Malachi 1:1,6-14; James 3:13-4:12; Luke 17:11-19
Thursday (11/19) Psalm 105; Malachi 2:1-16; James 4:13-5:6; Luke 17:20-37
Friday (11/20) Psalm 102, 107:1-32; Malachi 3:1-12; James 5:7-12; Luke 18:1-8
Saturday (11/21) Psalm 107:33-43, Psalm 108, 33; Malachi 3:1-12; James 5:7-12; Luke 18:1-8
Pray: Book of Common Prayer 2019, Collect for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After The Pentecost
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, that bringing forth in abundance the fruit of good works, they may be abundantly rewarded when our Savior Jesus Christ comes to restore all things; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Advent begins in two weeks!
Read yesterday's post where I share a bunch of exciting Advent news with you: 3 places to be together this Advent
I've been waking up between 4 and 6 every day the past couple of weeks like it's Christmas morning, excited to get to work on some projects for us to sink into the season of Advent beginning November 29.
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** Sunday Scripture readings are taken from Year A of the Book of Common Prayer 2019 (Anglican Church of North America). Daily Scripture readings are taken from the Book of Common Prayer and include both Morning and Evening Psalms (Year 2)