Sunday 8 June 2025 Today is Sunday the 8th of June, the feast of Pentecost. The monks of the Abbey of Keur Moussa sing, Voici le temps: This is the time, most Holy Spirit, when you, One with the Father and the Son, come to shed your light in the hearts of your faithful. Pause for a moment, and become aware of the Holy Spirit, present here, come to give life and light. Pause for a moment, and welcome that light into your life. (Lyrics currently unavailable) Today’s reading is from the Acts of the...
Jun 08, 2025•12 min
Saturday 7 June 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Take a moment to become still and alert to God’s presence, wherever you find yourself today. As you look back over this week of prayer, what really stands out for you? Did you at all feel the presence of God in your prayer this week? Was there one particular scripture passage or verse that really spoke to you this week? What do you think it is saying to you now? Was there a point when you really experienced a lightness of heart, and felt that ...
Jun 07, 2025•9 min
Friday 6 June 2025 Today is Friday the 6th of June, in the 7th week of Eastertide. Steffany Gretzinger sings, ‘I Love You, Lord’. Can you make these words your own today? I love You, Lord And I lift my voice To worship You Oh, my soul rejoice Take joy, my King In what You hear May it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear I love You, Lord And I lift my voice To worship You Oh, my soul rejoice Take joy, my King In what You hear May it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear Today’s reading is from the G...
Jun 06, 2025•13 min
Thursday 5 June 2025 Today is Thursday the 5th of June, the feast of St Boniface, in the 7th week of Eastertide. The monks of Pluscarden Abbey sing the Benedictus: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! He has visited his people and redeemed them. He has raised up for us a mighty saviour in the house of David his servant, as he promised by the lips of holy men, those who were his prophets from of old. A saviour who would free us from our foes, from the hands of all who hate us. So his love for...
Jun 05, 2025•13 min
Wednesday 4 June 2025 Today is Wednesday the 4th of June, in the 7th week of Eastertide. The Cape Town Camerata sings, Onse Vader, The Lord’s Prayer. Why not take a moment to pray the Lord’s prayer in your native tongue as you enter into this time with God today? Ons Vader wat woon In die hemel Geheilig sy U naam Laat U ryk kom U wil geskied Soos in die hemel So ook op die aarde Gee ons vandag ons dag se brood En vergewe al ons skulde Net soos ons vergewe Dié wat teen ons sondig Laat kom ons Nie...
Jun 04, 2025•13 min
Tuesday 3 June 2025 Today is Tuesday the 3rd of June, the feast of St Charles Lwanga and Companions, in the 7th week of Eastertide. The Choir of Royal Holloway sings, ‘One in Christ’. When we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living you declared your love and opened the gate of glory. Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John. John 17:1-11a After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so ...
Jun 03, 2025•13 min
Monday 2 June 2025 Today is Monday the 2nd of June, in the 7th week of Eastertide. The community of Taizé sing Frieden, Frieden: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you. (Lyrics currently unavailable) Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John. John 16:29-33 His disciples said, ‘Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech! Now we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do you n...
Jun 02, 2025•12 min
Sunday 1 June 2025 Today is Sunday the 1st of June, beginning the 7th week of Eastertide. The choir of Portsmouth Cathedral sing Psalm 42 – Like as the Hart desireth the waterbrooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God. Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks: so longeth my soul after thee, O God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? My tears have been my meat day and night: while they daily say unto me, Where is no...
Jun 01, 2025•13 min
Saturday 31 May 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Today we celebrate the feast of the Visitation, when Mary travelled to visit her cousin Elizabeth after receiving the message of the angel Gabriel and sang her Magnificat in praise of God’s saving power. During this week we have seen how that message of salvation was carried across the Gentile world by Paul on his missionary journey and have stood with the disciples of Jesus as he finally left them to return to his Father before the sending of...
May 31, 2025•10 min
Friday 30 May 2025 Today is Friday the 30th of May, in the 6th week of Eastertide. CalledOut Music sings, ‘Joy’. Where can you find the joy of the Lord in your life today? My Light and salvation, it's You I've got a firm foundation in You, Lord You hold me daily, daily The hope for my soul I'm ever so safe here with You I got Grace everywhere I be With blessings falling on me There's nothing too hard for the God that I serve Tell me why should I be afraid? No matter what comes my way I'll overco...
May 30, 2025•11 min
Thursday 29 May 2025 Today is Thursday the 29th of May, the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, in the 6th week of Eastertide. The monks of Glenstal Abbey sing Viri Galilei, the Antiphon for the Feast of the Ascension. “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? The Lord will return, just as you have seen him ascend. Alleluia.” Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Luke 24:46-53 And [Jesus] said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the de...
May 29, 2025•12 min
Wednesday 28 May 2025 Today is Wednesday the 28th of May, in the 6th week of Eastertide. Eliza King and Tenielle Neda sing, ‘All Who Would Believe’. Before I knew my deepest need Before my eyes were opened You died to bring my liberty So, this alone I boast in It's not that I had loved You, Lord But that You first had loved me You looked upon my helpless state With Your unfailing mercy 'Cause I don't deserve a thing Still, You gave Your life for me So all who would believe Can finally be free Fr...
May 28, 2025•13 min
Tuesday 27 May 2025 Today is Tuesday the 27th of May, the feast of St Augustine of Canterbury, in the 6th week of Eastertide. The Kyiv Chamber Choir sing the Creed: “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” As I start this prayer today, can I join in with this strong, almost exuberant expression of faith? Can I begin by declaring my faith in my God, my creator, my heavenly Father? Today’s reading is from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 16:22-34 The crowd joined in ...
May 27, 2025•13 min
Monday 26 May 2025 Today is Monday the 26th of May, the feast of St Philip Neri, in the 6th week of Eastertide. Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life. The most important thing for me to do now, as I enter into prayer, is to let go for a moment, to let go of my own concerns, my own worries and fears and reluctance, and let myself be led by God, trusting that God, who loves me, will lead me into life. Today’s reading is from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 16:11-15 We set sail from Troas ...
May 26, 2025•13 min
Sunday 25 May 2025 Today is Sunday the 25th of May, beginning the 6th week of Eastertide. St Augustine’s Music sings, ‘Job’. Who formed the earth's foundations? Marked off its dimensions? Who laid the stone? Who wrapped the earth in darkness? Spread out the stars around us? Surely you know? Who lit the constellations? Mapped out their rotation? Who made it so? Who gave the dawn its orders? Who fixed the oceans' borders? Who made our home? I spoke of things I did not understand I'm unworthy My ea...
May 25, 2025•13 min
Saturday 24 May 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. During these weeks after Easter, we consider the teaching of Jesus, his invitation to rest in his love and his promise of the Holy Spirit to be present in our lives. Through the Examen we seek to bear fruit under the Lord’s guidance. Take a few moments today to see the past week with the Lord’s guidance. Prepare yourself for prayer by focussing on your breath. Take a few deep breaths in, and then a few releasing breaths out. Notice how the cha...
May 24, 2025•9 min
Friday 23 May 2025 Today is Friday the 23rd of May, in the 5th week of Eastertide. Molly Parden with Bifrost Arts sings a setting of Psalm 126. Our mouths they were filled, filled with laughter Our tongues they were loosed, loosed with joy Restore us, O Lord Restore us, O Lord Although we are weeping Lord, help us keep sowing The seeds of Your Kingdom For the day You will reap them Your sheaves we will carry Lord, please do not tarry All those who sow weeping will go out with songs of joy The na...
May 23, 2025•13 min
Thursday 22 May 2025 Today is Thursday the 22nd of May, in the 5th week of Eastertide. Juliano Ravanello sings ‘Ubi Caritas’: Wherever love is true, God is there. Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor Exsultemus et in ipso iucundemur Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est Simul ergo cum in unum congregamur Ne nos mente dividamur caveamus Cessent jurgia maligna cessent lites Et in medio nostri sit Christus D...
May 22, 2025•13 min
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Today is Wednesday the 21st of May, in the 5th week of Eastertide. Salt of the Sound sings, ‘Abide With Me’. Become aware of Jesus' presence as you prepare to pray today. Abide with me: fast falls the eventide The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide When other helpers fail and comforts flee Help of the helpless, O abide with me Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away Change and decay in all around I see O thou who changes...
May 21, 2025•13 min
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Today is Tuesday the 20th of May, in the 5th week of Eastertide. IAMSON sings, ‘Always with Me’. I can make through the day When you're with me on the way In my heart and mind you'll stay I can make it through the night When I'm clinging to your light You will make the darkness bright For you are always, always with me For you are always, always with me In the calm and in the storm When it seems I'm all alone It's your hand I find to hold In each hour of unrest When it seems ...
May 20, 2025•13 min
Monday 19 May 2025 Today is Monday the 19th of May, in the 5th week of Eastertide. The community of Taizé sing, ‘Holy Spirit, come to us. Kindle in us the fire of your love.’ Veni Sancte Spiritus Tui amoris ignem accende Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John. John 14:21-26 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.’ Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, ‘Lord, how is it that...
May 19, 2025•13 min
Sunday 18 May 2025 Today is Sunday the 18th of May, beginning the 5th week of Eastertide. The Corydon Singers, conducted by Matthew Best, sing Cantique de Jean Racine by Fauré: A hymn of praise to Christ, our light and our hope: ‘Word, one with the Most High, our one hope, eternal day of the earth and the heavens.’ As I listen, I entrust myself to that same Christ, I place all my hope in him, and invite the light of Christ into my life. Verbe égal au Très-Haut, notre unique espérance, Jour étern...
May 18, 2025•13 min
Saturday 17 May 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Take a moment to become still, becoming aware of the presence of God. Let your mind sweep back over the week. You don’t need to force yourself to remember, but ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate the moments over the past days... Where have you heard the voice of God? Where have you struggled to hear the voice of God? We will now give a line of scripture from each of our reflections this week. Notice what stays with you... He calls his own sheep...
May 17, 2025•9 min
Friday 16 May 2025 Today is Friday the 16th of May, in the 4th week of Eastertide. The Kyiv Chamber Choir sing the Credo: “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” As I start this prayer today, can I join in with this strong, almost exuberant expression of faith? Can I begin by declaring my faith in my God, my creator, my heavenly Father? Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John. John 14:1-6 ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me...
May 16, 2025•13 min
Thursday 15 May 2025 Today is Thursday the 15th of May, in the 4th week of Eastertide. Ex Cathedra, directed by Jeffrey Skidmore, sing Dulce Jesus mio. “My sweet Jesus, look with mercy on my soul.” This is not the prayer of someone proud or haughty or self-satisfied, but of a person aware that they have weaknesses and shortcomings, aware that they cannot do without the help and the love and the mercy of God. Yya1 Jesuchrixhto, apuk1rui ityaku niyausus1p1 ninait1 sobi. Dulce Jesús mío, mirad con ...
May 15, 2025•12 min
Wednesday 14 May 2025 Today is Wednesday the 14th of May, the feast of St Matthias, in the 4th week of Eastertide. Jon Guerra sings, ‘In The Beginning Was Love’. In the beginning was love And the love was with God And the love was God He was with God in the beginning And the world was made through him And so was I And there was light And the light was the light of heaven And there was goodness And the goodness walked the earth And there was beauty And the beauty would sing Like a voice in the wi...
May 14, 2025•13 min
Tuesday 13 May 2025 Today is Tuesday the 13th of May, in the 4th week of Eastertide. The monks of Pluscarden Abbey sing Ecce quam bonum: “ How good and how pleasant it is when brothers and sisters live together in unity! It is like precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down over the collar of his robes.” Today’s reading is from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 11:19-26 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that took place over Steph...
May 13, 2025•11 min
Monday 12 May 2025 Today is Monday the 12th of May, in the 4th week of Eastertide. The Winchester College Chapel Choir sings, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’, by Stanford. The Lord is my Shepherd, therefore can I lack nothing He shall feed me in a green pasture, and shall lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul, and shall bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, for His Name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for...
May 12, 2025•13 min
Sunday 11 May 2025 Today is Sunday the 11th of May, beginning the 4th week of Eastertide. Paul Zach sings, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’. The Lord is my shepherd The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want He leads my soul by the still waters In the green pastures I am restored Though I may walk through the dark valley Of the shadow of death I will not fear for your rod and staff comfort me Goodness and mercy they will follow me All of the days all the days of my life And I will dwell in the house of t...
May 11, 2025•11 min
Saturday 10 May 2025 Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Ask for God’s Spirit to guide you in this prayer. Go in your imagination to a windy day. Lean into the wind. Feel the resistance of your body against it. Feel the effort of your body and the even greater strength of the wind. Give in and let yourself be moved along. Immerse yourself in the physicality of this moment. Think back to a time when you were wrestling with something. You might have been protecting yourself. You might have felt angry....
May 10, 2025•9 min
