The Liturgy of the Hours

Presented by Luther Seminary Chapel, led by Musician in Residence Andy Pokel, The Rev. Elise Pokel, and Jami Goetz. 

Welcome to the Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel, prayer for wherever you may be.  Change is in the air. Leaves like nature's confetti fall to the ground, vibrant and fleeting. It is a season of the church that marks changes, re-formations, the reformation, ever passing through truth to freedom, ever expanding our sense of love for the neighbor, ever pointing to the crucified Lord who ushers us from death to life.  To mark this time, we offer prayer for the midday, let by Musician in Residence Andy Pokel and the Rev. Elise Pokel. May the one who gives you peace, Christ Jesus our Lord, abide with you this day. 

The Liturgy of the Hours by Luther Seminary, a prayer podcast for wherever you may be.  Prayer. Our reaching out to God and God's reaching in to us. A connection. A hope. We are not alone in this universe. God in Jesus has come in flesh. God in Spirit comes as breath.  Luther Seminary Musician in Residence Andy Pokel, along with Rev Elise Pokel, wonders who is this God, grand and glorious, the one who creates the stars and yet cares for us. What does that mean? And what does a faithful life look like? We are distracted, tired, and pushed to our limits. Even so, God is there. God is here. God is calling us into God's life.

The Liturgy of the Hours by Luther Seminary Chapel, prayer for wherever you may be. With joy we share with you Brightness + Shadows on Epiphany, an Evening Vespers Service for the time after Epiphany. Brightness + Shadows was created by Tree of Life Lutheran Church in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis and is led by Marissa Sotos, Nate Crary, Sarah Hanson, and Sophia Spiegel.

Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel Advent calls us to pause, to prepare, to slow down when the world is speeding up. Our special gift to you in this season is One and All, Vespers for Advent by The Reverend Elise and Andy Pokel. One and All was created with fresh expressions of traditional themes of the Advent  season and follows the liturgy of Vespers, prayer for the evening. Portions are streamed from OneLicense.net #A730924 and Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

The Liturgy of the Hours by Luther Seminary Chapel. The 6th chapter of John is the real breadwinner of the lectionary cycle. We sift through it for 5 weeks every three years. Nate Crary and Hannah Sackett offer us Bread Matins, Daily Prayer for Daily Bread. Produced by Jami Goetz. Taste and See: The Lord is good.

The Liturgy of the Hours by Luther Seminary Chapel. The 6th chapter of John is the real breadwinner of the lectionary cycle. We sift through it for 5 weeks every three years. Nate Crary and Hannah Sackett offer us Bread Matins, Daily Prayer for Daily Bread. Produced by Jami Goetz. Taste and See: The Lord is good.

The Liturgy of the Hours by Luther Seminary Chapel. The 6th chapter of John is the real breadwinner of the lectionary cycle. We sift through it for 5 weeks every three years. Nate Crary and Hannah Sackett offer us Bread Matins, Daily Prayer for Daily Bread. Produced by Jami Goetz. Taste and See: The Lord is good.

Michael Morris and Green Bouzard offer Selah, a chant based on Psalm 78 And the ate and were well filled for God gave them what they craved.  Produced by Jami Goetz

Michael Morris and Green Bouzard offer Selah, a chant based on Psalm 145 The Lord upholds all who are fallen and raises up all who are bowed down Produced by Jami Goetz

Michael Morris and Green Bouzard offer Selah, a chant based on Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not wantThe Lord is my shepherd, I shall not wantI shall dwell in the house of the LordI shall dwell in the house of the Lord Produced by Jami Goetz

Michael Morris and Green Bouzard offer Selah, a chant based on Psalm 85.  Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet. Righteousness and peace will kiss each other. Faithfulness will spring up from the ground. And righteousness will look down from the sky.  Produced by Jami Goetz

The Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel, prayer for wherever you may be. Zach Busch and Alé Suarez lead Matins, prayer for the morning time for Ordinary Time 14B.

The Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel, prayer for wherever you may be. Zach Busch and Alé Suarez lead Matins, prayer for the morning time for Ordinary Time 13B.

The Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel, prayer for wherever you may be. Zach Busch and Alé Suarez lead Matins, prayer for the morning time for Ordinary Time 12B.

The Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel. It is Ordinary Time. We dig into the story of the church, our story. It's not always pretty--or easy. But we never do it alone. This stretch of Ordinary Time finds us in the month marked for Pride. God is love and God's love is inclusive. Often the church has put barriers to God's love. And so pride is marked with repentance and celebration as we affirm life and human connection. Zach Busch and Alé Suarez lead Matins, prayer for the morning time.

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University campus ministry. The Day of Pentecost: when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, empowering them to go out into the world and abundantly share God's Word. We too are called to go out in Christ's abundance by the power of the Spirit. Nate Crary and Hannah Sackett lead us through a time of Morning Prayer that points us to the Holy Spirit, at work in the world still today.   Season 07 begins in June

The Liturgy of the hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University campus ministry. We receive an onslaught of words everyday...and we often ask ourselves, “Whose words can I trust?” There is a word that rises above it all...God's word, made known through Jesus Christ. This word protects us, tells us that there is more than the onslaught of suffering and sorrow our human words tend to showcase. And it is a word we both receive and share with others, sent into the world just as Jesus was sent.

The liturgy of the hours podcast by Luther Seminary Chapel. So many of our best laid plans are subject to forces we cannot control. But despite the frightening realization of our human limitations, there is something we can control: how we respond. God, who abides with us through it all, chooses us and invites us into abiding in God's love. The songs and spoken words of Zach Busch and Jearlyn Steele remind us of that very love as they lead us through a time of Matins prayer.

Welcome to the liturgy of the hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University campus ministry. During these challenging times, we turn our attention to our abiding God, the one who causes our branches to bear abundant fruits, even when our anxieties, weariness, and fears of inadequacy catch up to us. We are led through a time of Matins prayer by the songs and spoken words of Jonathan Rundman and D.J. Chatelaine. We calm our hearts and our minds and prepare ourselves for the presence of God.

The liturgy of the hours, but Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. While we have arrived at the resurrection with alleluias voiced, we also continue in a time of paradox, one with waiting and heartbreak. In the midst we hear of the Good Shepherd, who loses no one, who seeks us, who finds us. We welcome back Michael Morris and Green Bouzard who lead us with tenderness and faithfulness.

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. As we continue to journey through this Easter season, our shouts of Alleluia at Christ's resurrection are matched with cries of lament as we face the harsh realities of this life. Death was defeated on the cross, and yet we suffer. We are led through a time of Matins prayer by the songs and spoken words Emily Feld and Luther Seminary Student Francisco Concepcion.

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! Christians have echoed this proclamation throughout the centuries, in caves and catacombs, churches and cathedrals, now virtually by video across the internet and the radio. We gather prayer in light of the resurrection dawn, offering Matins. This week: Tom Witt and Mary Preus, and Sawyer Vanden Heuvel. We calm our hearts now as we open ourselves to the presence of God.

The Liturgy of the Hours by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry Holy Week Using liturgy and hymns adapted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, scripture from the New Revised Standard Version, a blessing from Julian of Norwich, and original compositions, Andy and Pastor Elise Pokel offer this week's night prayer: Holy Week through Mary's eyes, heart, voice, and body. There is grief here; grief and joy. The lullaby of Mary for her son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

By Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. We move closer to Jesus and his cross. Sufjan Stevens sings: “there is no shade in the shadow of the cross.” The cross is where suffering is revealed...and then refracted to healing. The brokenness of the world, of ourselves, is not ultimate. Jesus went the way of pain, turning suffering to healing; separation to community; death to life. We are led this week by Nate Crary and Luther Seminary student Hannah Sackett.

Welcome to the Liturgy of the Hours, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. It has been one year since we last worshipped together in the Chapel of the Incarnation. We mark this difficult anniversary as we continue our way through this season of Lent. Night prayer invites to reflect on the losses we have endured. We gather as community, apart but united. This week we are led by liturgists Michael Morris, Green Bouzard, and Luther Seminary student Sumner Musolf.

The Liturgy of the Hours, from Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. We live in weary times. We seek to be awake, keep watch, hold vigil.  We are led this week by Paul and Elizabeth Damico-Carper with the spoken liturgy by Luther Seminary student Ben Cox. This rest is not an abandonment of all that we hold in vigil. It is the acknowledgement of our limitation, our need to rest, our reliance on a God who does not slumber nor sleep. We rest so that we may awake to serve God in the care of our neighbors.

The Liturgy of the Hours Podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. Lent relates to the Old English for lengthening. Perhaps what is lengthened in Lent is us our growth, our pilgrimage, our faith practices, our attention to Jesus. This episode of Night Prayer is led by Luther Seminary Alumni. Josh and Sally Messner offer a chanted night prayer with notes like a night sky -- so clear that you can see the stars. Jenna Bergeson leads the spoken liturgy. Transcript: https://rb.gy/gzglho

The Liturgy of the Hours Podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. We are grateful to gather for night prayer in this season of Lent and to be led this week by our liturgists Zach Busch and Jearlyn Steele. In this season, perhaps unlike any other in recent memory, we weigh our mortality -- we weigh it alongside the story of Jesus who wears our mortality and, in his death, renders mortality like a garment. Ripping the divide between holy and unholy, death and life. Read the Transcript

The Liturgy of the Hours Podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry.   Lent. The season of the church that bears the story of Jesus' death. The season of lament and repentance that begins in the dust. Remember that you are dust and to dust you will return.  Our liturgists this week are Luther Seminary Students Jonathan Rundman and Sarah Jones.  We calm our hearts and minds now, as we prepare ourselves for the presence of God.

The Liturgy of the Hours, presented by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. It is Transfiguration, the event when Jesus became dazzling light and illuminated a new time and a new way. This is my child, the beloved, listen to him, God says. This way, this time would lead Jesus down the mountain and to the cross. We sing, pray and hear the words of scripture for us. Our liturgists this week are Nate Crary, Augsburg University Alum and Luther Seminary Student Sarah Hanson.

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. We lean into the comfort of the prophet whose audience were people in exile, cut off from home and replanted beyond their border. He gave comfort to those who couldn't be consoled and a future to those who lived with downgraded hope. Liturgists: Zach Busch and Luther Seminary's Musician in Residence Jearlyn Steele. OneLicense.net #A730924, Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. It's Ordinary Time, but it is the extraordinary love of Jesus that gathers us. We call it ordinary, perhaps, to remember that Jesus comes into our everyday ordinary lives and calls us into mercy and peace right where we are. Liturgists: Green Bouzard, Michael Morris & Luther Sem Student Jaime Benson. OneLicense.net #A730924, Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. Martin Luther King Day falls this week. It is a day set aside to remember the life and legacy of Dr. King. It is love that transforms us and transforms the world. Liturgists: Luther Sem Alumni Josh & Sally Messner, & Luther Sem Student Jami Goetz. OneLicense.net #A730924, Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. This Nation has changed since our last episode was released. Impeachment, further unrest, and division weighs down the cold, crisp, winter air. We hold our breath. We shout out. And Jesus finds us where we are; knows us as we are; and calls us. Come and See. Liturgists: Mark Ertl & Luther Sem Student Chavaleh Forgey. OneLicense.net #A730924, Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast, by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. Jesus was baptized in the border waters of the Jordan River. Jesus has crossed the border from death to life and calls us into his life, this life, and this body, his church. We are #AssembledApart. Our liturgists this week are Tom Witt, Mary Preus and Luther Seminary Student Andrea Kragerud. OneLicense.net #A730924 and Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

Merry Christmas from the Liturgy of the Hours.  Jesus Christ is born!  Most years we would celebrate with our families and churches, gathering to pray, sing carols and light candles.  This year is different, and we pray, unique. Let us remember that, while we gather alone, the spirit connects us through time and space. We carry our community wherever we may be.  A gift for you: Professor Craig Koester reads the Christmas Story from Luke's Gospel. A virtual Luther Seminary Choir, led by Mark Ertl, sing Silent Night. Thank you to Jaime Benson, Agony Siwela, Lucas Shurson, Cori Forcey, Bergen Eickhoff, Gloria Osemenam, Seth Wynands, Danni Dunasky for singing. Our thanks to Jami Goetz for editing and producing, as always.  Wherever you are, may the promise of the Christ child, born in humble wonder, sustain you this day. You are not alone.

These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. Michael Morris leads us as we dwell in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons, the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat. Today: O Emmanuel.

These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. Michael Morris leads us as we dwell in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons, the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat. Today: O King of Nations.

These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. Michael Morris leads us as we dwell in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons, the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat. Today: O Dayspring.

These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. Michael Morris leads us as we dwell in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons, the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat. Today: O Key of David.

The Liturgy of the Hours Podcast, brought to you by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry.  These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. We mark these days by dwelling in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons. Today: O Branch of Jesse. Michael Morris leads us through the O Antiphons with chanting. These short sentences are the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat and understand the Messiah that was and is and is to come.  Rejoice, for God, merciful and mighty, is with you. 

The Liturgy of the Hours Podcast, brought to you by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry.  These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. We mark these days by dwelling in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons. Today: O Lord of Might. Michael Morris leads us through the O Antiphons with chanting. These short sentences are the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat and understand the Messiah that was and is and is to come.  Rejoice, for God, merciful and mighty, is with you. 

The Liturgy of the Hours Podcast, brought to you by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry.  These are the golden evenings of Advent, when the nights in the northern hemisphere stretch towards their longest and the light bends and turns to lengthen our days. Our waiting peaks to a crescendo as we yearn to welcome Christmas, the Christ child: our true light from the true light. We mark these days by dwelling in a treasure of the church: the hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel and their refrain, known as the O Antiphons. Today: O Wisdom. Michael Morris leads us through the O Antiphons with chanting. These short sentences are the lens through which we read Mary's Magnificat and understand the Messiah that was and is and is to come.  Rejoice, for God, merciful and mighty, is with you.    [Intro Music]

Welcome to the Liturgy of the Hours podcast... presented by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. Once again we turn to patterns of prayer to anchor our days. In this Advent season, we sing Vespers, or Evening Prayer. Zach Busch and Jearlyn Steele invite us into our liturgy with depth, meaning and beauty. Come, Lord Jesus, we pray. Let it be so. Portions are streamed from OneLicense.net #A730924 and Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

Welcome to the Liturgy of the Hours podcast presented by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry.  Advent's rhythms of pausing and waiting have formed patterns in our days. We know now that what we long for will take time, and yet is coming right around the corner: in time but not on our time. This week: Nate Crary leads a fresh service of Vespers, stirring up music old and new that draws us closer to Bethlehem and closer to the ground on which we reside. We name that ground holy and tend to it as our calling. Portions are streamed from OneLicense.net #A730924 and Augsburg Fortress Annual License #26450, CCLI #1725436

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast... presented by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry.  Advent is upon us. Our calendars have turned to December and to a new church year. Far from the resolutions and glitter of the new calendar year, we begin, like creation, in darkness. The Prophet Micah notes that when we sit in darkness, God is our light.  Luther Seminary Chapel Musician Deacon Mark Ertl leads Holden Evening Prayer, written by Marty Haugen. Streamed from OneLicense.net

The Liturgy of the Hours podcast presented by Luther Seminary Chapel and Augsburg University Campus Ministry. In Advent we turn to Vespers, or prayer for the evening time. We sing and pray as evening comes, looking to the light of Christ that scatters the darkness. This week our liturgists Tom Witt and Mary Preus offer an Advent Vespers liturgy. Even now, as the pandemic explodes in our communities, as stress and anxiety draw nearer, as the longest night approaches: Christ is our light.