on this holy night

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Gregorian Chant

Gregorian chant

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Extract from 'Jack Sparrow' from Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer

Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer

Your Beloved

Beautiful and emotionally stirring piano solo version of Billy Joel's song "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)".  Lightly orchestrated.

Goodnight, My Angel

Ave Maria - Gregorian

Ave Maria Gratia Plena (gregorian chant)

A Prayer from David - a Prayer for the Persecuted Church: http://lutheran-church-regina.com/blogs/post/prayer-for-the-persecuted-church-psalm-35-sermon-from-august-2014-prayer-service

	Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
		fight against those who fight against me!
	Take hold of shield and buckler
		and rise for my help!
	Draw the spear and javelin
		against my pursuers!
	Say to my soul,
		“I am your salvation!”
	Let them be put to shame and dishonour
		who seek after my life!
	Let them be turned back and disappointed
		who devise evil against me!
	Let them be like chaff before the wind,
		with the angel of the LORD driving them away!
	Let their way be dark and slippery,
		with the angel of the LORD pursuing them!
	For without cause they hid their net for me;
		without cause they dug a pit for my life.
	Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it!
	And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
		let him fall into it—to his destruction!
	Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD,
		exulting in his salvation.
	All my bones shall say,
		“O LORD, who is like You,
	delivering the poor
		from him who is too strong for him,
		the poor and needy from him who robs him?”
	Malicious witnesses rise up;
		they ask me of things that I do not know.
	They repay me evil for good;
		my soul is bereft.
	But I, when they were sick—
		I wore sackcloth;
		I afflicted myself with fasting;
	I prayed with head bowed on my chest.
		I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother;
	as one who laments his mother,
		I bowed down in mourning.
	But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;
		they gathered together against me;
	wretches whom I did not know
		tore at me without ceasing;
	like profane mockers at a feast,
		they gnash at me with their teeth.
	How long, O Lord, will You look on?
		Rescue me from their destruction,
		my precious life from the lions!
	I will thank You in the great congregation;
		in the mighty throng I will praise You.
	Let not those rejoice over me
		who are wrongfully my foes,
	and let not those wink the eye
		who hate me without cause.
	For they do not speak peace,
		but against those who are quiet in the land
		they devise words of deceit.
	They open wide their mouths against me;
		they say, “Aha, Aha!
		Our eyes have seen it!”
	You have seen, O LORD; be not silent!
		O Lord, be not far from me!
	Awake and rouse Yourself for my vindication,
		for my cause, my God and my Lord!
	Vindicate me, O LORD, my God,
		according to Your righteousness,
		and let them not rejoice over me!
	Let them not say in their hearts,
		“Aha, our heart's desire!”
	Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
	Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether
		who rejoice at my calamity!
	Let them be clothed with shame and dishonour
		who magnify themselves against me!
	Let those who delight in my righteousness
		shout for joy and be glad
		and say evermore,
	“Great is the LORD,
		who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
	Then my tongue shall tell of Your righteousness
		and of Your praise all the day long.
(Psalm 35 ESV)

"You may have seen this picture [which is used as the avatar for this Psalm Reading] around [the internet] lately. It is the Arabic letter "nun," which roughly equates with the English letter "n." It is being used as a symbol for the word "Nasari," or Nazarene, in reference to Jesus of Nazareth, our God and Lord, of Whom Saint Nathanael once asked, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" (St. John 1:46). 

Indeed, a whole world of Good came from Nazareth, and Christians in Iraq are paying the price for their faith in that Good. The Mohammadan terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is using this symbol to mark the homes and churches of Christians throughout Iraq. Christians who fail to abide by antiquated laws mandating conversion, taxation, or death are evacuating the country in droves for fear of the latter. Over the weekend (July 19th -20th 2014), Christian families were driven from Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, stripped of all money and valuables, while the city's nearly two-miliennia-old church was set ablaze, along with all the sacred manuscripts in its library. The fanatics also destroyed the purported tomb of the Holy Prophet Jonah. 

Although the terrorists intend this mark as one of shame and death (not dissimilar to the way the Romans viewed the Holy Cross), Christians around the world are displaying it in defiance and solidarity with our persecuted brethren in Iraq. We urge all [Christians]  to pray for the Christians of Iraq, as well as for the conversion of their deceived persecutors." - Confessional Lutheran Memes


Psalm Reading: Psalm 35

Gorgeous Gregorian Chant -Chillout Megamix

Greek Orthodox English Liturgy

Morning Prayer - In the morning when you get up, make the sign of the holy cross and say:

In the name of the Father and of the  Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:

I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Then go joyfully to your work, singing a hymn, like that of the Ten Commandments, or whatever your devotion may suggest.

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Morning Prayer - Daily Prayers

Ave Maria as sung by the Benedictine Nuns - Gregorian chant

Ave Maria - Gregorian Chant (Benedictine Nuns)

Cherubic Hymn Greek Orthodox Chant

Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

The Gospel According to the Gospel of St. John the 7th Chapter verse 37 to 39

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this He said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 

This is the Gospel of the Lord: Praise to You O Christ, according to the Gospel of St. John the 7th Chapter verse 37 to 39

Gospel Reading: John 7:37-39 (Pentecost Sunday)

The Gospel According to the Gospel of St. Matthew the 28th Chapter verse 16 to 20

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped Him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 

This is the Gospel of the Lord: Praise to You O Christ, according to the Gospel of St. Matthew the 28th Chapter verse 16 to 20

Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20 (Trinity Sunday)

Psalm 65

Praise is due to You, O God, in Zion,
		and to You shall vows be performed.
	O You who hear prayer,
		to You shall all flesh come.
	When iniquities prevail against me,
		You atone for our transgressions.
	Blessed is the one You choose and bring near,
		to dwell in Your courts!
	We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
		the holiness of Your temple!

	By awesome deeds You answer us with righteousness,
		O God of our salvation,
	the hope of all the ends of the earth
		and of the farthest seas;
	the one who by His strength established the mountains,
		being girded with might;
	who stills the roaring of the seas,
		the roaring of their waves,
		the tumult of the peoples,
	so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at Your signs.
	You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.
	
	You visit the earth and water it;
		You greatly enrich it;
	the river of God is full of water;
		You provide their grain,
		for so You have prepared it.
	You water its furrows abundantly,
		settling its ridges,
	softening it with showers,
		and blessing its growth.
You crown the year with Your bounty;
		Your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
	The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
		the hills gird themselves with joy,
	the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
		the valleys deck themselves with grain,
		they shout and sing together for joy. 

This is the Word of the LORD, Psalm 65, Thanks Be to God

Psalm Reading: Psalm 65

Greek Orthodox Hymns To The Mother Of God

This was transferred from Vinyl and recorded in 1980.

One Hour Of Beautiful Gregorian Chant

Schola Magdalena (Toronto, Canada) This Gregorian chant is from our first CD "O Gracious Light." Visit us at www.scholamagdalena.ca or www.stephaniemartinmusic.com