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Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 422The Saint of the day is Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Story of the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But the Blessed Virgin Mary's queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary's Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary's life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court. In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary's litany celebrate her queenship. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus' redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power. Reflection As Saint Paul suggests in Romans 8:28–30, God has predestined human beings from all eternity to share the image of his Son. All the more was Mary predestined to be the mother of Jesus. As Jesus was to be king of all creation, Mary, in dependence on Jesus, was to be queen. All other titles to queenship derive from this eternal intention of God. As Jesus exercised his kingship on earth by serving his Father and his fellow human beings, so did Mary exercise her queenship. As the glorified Jesus remains with us as our king till the end of time (Matthew 28:20), so does Mary, who was assumed into heaven and crowned queen of heaven and earth. Learn more about the Queenship of Mary! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Full Text of ReadingsTenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 89The Saint of the day is Saint EphremSaint Ephrem's Story Poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Ephrem is the only Syriac Christian recognized as a doctor of the Church. He took upon himself the special task of opposing the many false doctrines rampant at his time, always remaining a true and forceful defender of the Catholic Church. Born in Nisibis, Mesopotamia, he was baptized as a young man and became famous as a teacher in his native city. When the Christian emperor had to cede Nisibis to the Persians, Ephrem fled as a refugee to Edessa, along with many other Christians. He is credited with attracting great glory to the biblical school there. He was ordained a deacon but declined becoming a priest. Ephrem was said to have avoided presbyteral consecration by feigning madness! He had a prolific pen, and his writings best illumine his holiness. Although he was not a man of great scholarship, his works reflect deep insight and knowledge of the Scriptures. In writing about the mysteries of humanity's redemption, Ephrem reveals a realistic and humanly sympathetic spirit and a great devotion to the humanity of Jesus. It is said that his poetic account of the Last Judgment inspired Dante. It is surprising to read that he wrote hymns against the heretics of his day. He would take the popular songs of the heretical groups and using their melodies, compose beautiful hymns embodying orthodox doctrine. Ephrem became one of the first to introduce song into the Church's public worship as a means of instruction for the faithful. His many hymns have earned him the title “Harp of the Holy Spirit.” Ephrem preferred a simple, austere life, living in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa. It was here that he died around 373. Reflection Many Catholics still find singing in church a problem, probably because of the rather individualistic piety that they inherited. Yet singing has been a tradition of both the Old and the New Testaments. It is an excellent way of expressing and creating a community spirit of unity as well as of joy. An ancient historian testifies that Ephrem's hymns “lent luster to the Christian assemblies.” We need some modern Ephrems—and cooperating singers—to do the same for our Christian assemblies today. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Saints du jour 2024-06-09 Saint Ephrem by Radio Maria France

Saint Ephrem the Syrian said, “We give glory to you, Lord, who raised up your cross to span the jaws of death like a bridge by which souls might pass from the region of the dead to the land of the living.” The cross is the bridge from death to life, from Hell to Heaven, from the judgment we deserve to the grace we can never deserve, from eternal captivity to the self to eternal freedom in God. With that in mind, during this Holy Week, it seemed appropriate to rebroadcast a conversation with theologian Dr. Kent Lasnoski about the four last things.

"Truth and Love are wings that cannot be separated, for Truth cannot fly without Love, nor can Love soar aloft without Truth." (Saint Ephrem the Syrian)   "Look at God within yourself, how 'God is Light.' For his Nature is a glorious, many-splendored Light. He manifests the Light of his Nature to those who love Him in all the worlds…" (John of Dalyatha, Syriac Mystic)   "To be glorified art Thou, the Father Supreme, born of Thy First-born in the silence and tranquility of meditation." (Syriac Acts of Saint Thomas in India)   "There is a silence of the tongue. There is a silence of the whole body. There is a silence of the soul. There is a silence of the mind, and there is a silence of the spirit." (Abraham of Nathpar)   "Open your ears, and I shall speak to you. Give Me yourself, so that I may also give you Myself." (Odes, 9: 1-2)   "What wonders has your love effected! When someone is still alive he has left this world: though his bodily condition remains with the world's bodily condition, yet his spirit has been raised up towards You, so that for a period of time he is where he knows not, being totally raptured and drawn towards You." (John of Apamea)   Several scholars have made a convincing case that the Syriac mystics were a major influence upon early Sufism. And Sufism, as many know, has been an influence on the Sants of India. There is a demonstrable connection between East & West via several sources (Syriac mystics of the Church of the East in the Saint Thomas tradition, Mazdakism, Manichaeism and other schools of Gnosticism) and the Sant tradition of India.   Sebastian Brock, Scholar of Eastern Christianity and Aramaic-Syriac Saints, has translated many wonderful texts of Eastern Saints such as Isaac of Nineveh, Abdusho (Joseph the Visionary), John of Dalyatha, Abraham of Nathpar, Martyrius, Babai, Philoxenus of Mabbug, Aphrahat, Ephrem, John of Apamea, Jacob of Sarug, and others, in great books such as, The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life, The Wisdom of St. Isaac of Nineveh, A Garland of Hymns from the Early Church (including Odes of Solomon), The Luminous Eye, and several others. "The text-book and pulpit notion that all Christendom is divided between Greek East and Latin West overlooks an ancient and still continuing third stream of tradition: Syriac Christianity. "Cut off from the rest of the Christian world by theological controversy in the fifth century, Arab conquest in the seventh and Mongol invasions in the thirteenth, Syrian Christians continues to celebrate the Christian mysteries, to meditate on Scripture and to apply its teachings to their lives. "Some of them, attempting to realise here on earth their baptismal potential to re-enter paradise, chose a life of asceticism and single-minded devotion to Christ. Their reflections created across the centuries a rich literature. Some passed into the byzantine tradition; some remained unknown to other Christians and have never until now been translated into a modern language. "These Syriac fathers offer the modern heirs of both Latin and Greek Christendom new, yet ancient and enduring insights on prayer and the spiritual life." (The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life, by Professor Sebastian Brock of Oxford University)   In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters   James Bean Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcasts Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts Sant Mat Radhasoami A Satsang Without Walls Spiritual Awakening Radio Website: https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com    

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 420The Saint of the day is Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Story of the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But the Blessed Virgin Mary's queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary's Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary's life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court. In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary's litany celebrate her queenship. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus' redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power. Reflection As Saint Paul suggests in Romans 8:28–30, God has predestined human beings from all eternity to share the image of his Son. All the more was Mary predestined to be the mother of Jesus. As Jesus was to be king of all creation, Mary, in dependence on Jesus, was to be queen. All other titles to queenship derive from this eternal intention of God. As Jesus exercised his kingship on earth by serving his Father and his fellow human beings, so did Mary exercise her queenship. As the glorified Jesus remains with us as our king till the end of time (Matthew 28:20), so does Mary, who was assumed into heaven and crowned queen of heaven and earth. Learn more about the Queenship of Mary! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Ephrem the Syrian a deacon who died in the year AD 373. Saint Ephrem was known as the Harp of the Holy Spirit because his words were so inspired by the Holy Spirit. His secret to this was his time of prayer.

Saints du jour 2023-06-09 Saint Ephrem le Syrien et Saint Vincent d'Agen by Radio Maria France

June 9: Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor Early Fourth Century–373 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of spiritual directors The Harp of the Holy Spirit The Councils of Ephesus in 431 and Chalcedon in 451 ended a centuries-long scorpion dance. Bishops, theologians, and scholars from Egypt to Syria had long circled one another with suspicion, stinging their enemies with sharp words and pointed tongues. Did Jesus Christ have one or two natures? If two natures, were they joined in His will or in His person? If united in His person, at conception? Was He one person or was He two? Smart, educated men defended every shade of every subtlety of every complex question with all of their considerable skill. The answers hacked out at Ephesus and Chalcedon, whose hurly-burly political intrigues were less than inspiring, answered the relevant questions definitively, establishing orthodox teaching for all time. The theological language coined during those fifth century debates is still familiar to the Church today: hypostatic union, monophysitism, Theotokos, etc. Today's saint, Ephrem, was active a century prior to the great conclusions and clarifications of the fifth-century Councils. Although Ephrem did not deviate from what later Councils would explicitly teach, he used far different language to communicate the same truths, anticipating later teachings through poetry. Saint Ephrem was a poet and a musician first and foremost. His language is more beautiful, compelling, and memorable because it is metaphorical. Exactness in words risks dryness. You can say that the average density of the air in the ship's hull eventually equaled the average density of the surrounding water. Or you can say that the ship sank like a stone to the ocean floor. You can write that a day's high dew point caused the air's water vapor content to slow evaporation. Or you can write that it was so hot and humid that people melted like candles. The Church can teach that we eat Christ's body and blood in the Holy Eucharist. Or we can speak directly to Christ with the poet Ephrem and say, “In your bread hides the Spirit who cannot be consumed; in your wine is the fire that cannot be swallowed. The Spirit in your bread, fire in your wine: behold a wonder heard from our lips.” The Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon taught that the one person of Jesus Christ united in Himself a fully divine nature and a fully human nature from the moment of His conception. Saint Ephrem wrote “The Lord entered (Mary) and became a servant; the Word entered her, and became silent within her; thunder entered her and his voice was still; the Shepherd of all entered her and became a Lamb…” Poetry, metaphor, paradox, images, song, and symbols. These were tools in Saint Ephrem's nimble hands. Theology for him was liturgy, music, and prayer. He was called the Harp of the Holy Spirit, the Sun of the Syrians, and the Column of the Church by his admirers, who included luminaries such as Saints Jerome and Basil. Saint Ephrem was a deacon who declined ordination to the priesthood. He lived radical poverty, wearing a patched and dirty tunic. He had a cave for his home and a rock for his pillow. Ephrem founded a theological school and was deeply involved in catechesis through preaching, liturgy, and music. He died after contracting a disease from a patient he was caring for. Saint Ephrem is the Church's greatest Syriac language writer, proof that Christianity is not synonymous with the West or European culture. Ephrem's world thrived for centuries with its own unique Semitic identity in today's Syria, Iraq, Iran, and India. Saint Ephrem's Syria was not the “Near East,” as Europeans later called the region. To him, it was just home, the deep cradle of the new way of loving God that was, and is, Christianity. Saint Ephrem was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV in 1920. Saint Ephrem, you wrote tenderly and lovingly about the truths of our faith. Help all Christian artists to stay true to the Truth and to communicate Jesus Christ to the world through beauty, music, and images that raise the mind and lift the heart to God Himself.

We returned to hypothesis 40 and found ourselves sitting at the feet of Saint Ephrem the Syrian. We are shown with frightening clarity how the evil one works upon our minds and our hearts by making us question the value and the significance of our particular vocation.  We are often tempted to change externals; thinking that when we do so we will find a place that fosters greater sanctity, peace of mind and heart, or offers a greater opportunity for prayer. The evil one constantly seeks to tempt us to this instability in order that we might never put down deep roots - and so also never bear ripe fruit, if any fruit at all.  The grass always looks greener on the other side. There are always going to be things that seem to be lacking in our life or in our relationships, whether real or perceived, that make us vulnerable to this kind of attack. Therefore, we are counseled to be equally relentless in putting things to the test. We must fast and pray and seek the counsel of others. Likewise, we must never make decisions in moments of desolation. It is not as though the fathers are saying that we can never be called to walk another path. Rather, they are telling us that all of our actions must be guided by prudence; a kind of practical wisdom that arises out of long experience within the inner desert of the heart.  --- Text of chat during the group: 00:04:58 FrDavid Abernethy: page 342 top of the page   00:43:21 John Ingram: I'm wondering whether the extreme depravity of the modern world creates a greater temptation to retreat to a more extreme asceticism than, say, a century ago, or even during the times of the Desert Fathers. Thus we're in more danger of being thrown off balance from a balanced approach.   00:50:30 Louise: Would  recommend allowing ourselves to experience the void elated to the longing to be with the Beloved, being conscious and tolerating the pain of longing while also being in this world with its joys and pleasures in a contained way.   01:07:24 Louise: I think of Job these days. He was thrown into ascetism, losses, and pain, beyond his volition. God tested him via the evil one. At times, I imagine myself in the place of Job in a near future, in the hope to remain faithful and in love with God whatever happens, even I do not understand why this is occurring. Maybe Job's trial was a demonstration for us.   01:11:02 Adam Paige: It's the feast of Job this week actually   01:14:05 Melissa Kummerow: Wish I had been able to tune in earlier but everything that's been talked about so far has been very timely to my own life right now. Seems to be par for the course with your groups, Father David lol  

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 425All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Maryof the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But the Blessed Virgin Mary's queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary's Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary's life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court. In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary's litany celebrate her queenship. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus' redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power. Reflection As Saint Paul suggests in Romans 8:28–30, God has predestined human beings from all eternity to share the image of his Son. All the more was Mary predestined to be the mother of Jesus. As Jesus was to be king of all creation, Mary, in dependence on Jesus, was to be queen. All other titles to queenship derive from this eternal intention of God. As Jesus exercised his kingship on earth by serving his Father and his fellow human beings, so did Mary exercise her queenship. As the glorified Jesus remains with us as our king till the end of time (Matthew 28:20), so does Mary, who was assumed into heaven and crowned queen of heaven and earth. Learn more about the Queenship of Mary! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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Saints du jour 2022-06-09 Saint Ephrem et Bienheureuse Anne-Marie Taïgi by Radio Maria France

June 9: Saint Ephrem, Deacon and DoctorEarly Fourth Century–373Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of spiritual directorsThe Harp of the Holy SpiritThe Councils of Ephesus in 431 and Chalcedon in 451 ended a centuries-long scorpion dance. Bishops, theologians, and scholars from Egypt to Syria had long circled one another with suspicion, stinging their enemies with sharp words and pointed tongues. Did Jesus Christ have one or two natures? If two natures, were they joined in His will or in His person? If united in His person, at conception? Was He one person or was He two? Smart, educated men defended every shade of every subtlety of every complex question with all of their considerable skill. The answers hacked out at Ephesus and Chalcedon, whose hurly-burly political intrigues were less than inspiring, answered the relevant questions definitively, establishing orthodox teaching for all time. The theological language coined during those fifth century debates is still familiar to the Church today: hypostatic union, monophysitism, Theotokos, etc.Today's saint, Ephrem, was active a century prior to the great conclusions and clarifications of the fifth-century Councils. Although Ephrem did not deviate from what later Councils would explicitly teach, he used far different language to communicate the same truths, anticipating later teachings through poetry. Saint Ephrem was a poet and a musician first and foremost. His language is more beautiful, compelling, and memorable because it is metaphorical. Exactness in words risks dryness. You can say that the average density of the air in the ship's hull eventually equaled the average density of the surrounding water. Or you can say that the ship sank like a stone to the ocean floor. You can write that a day's high dew point caused the air's water vapor content to slow evaporation. Or you can write that it was so hot and humid that people melted like candles. The Church can teach that we eat Christ's body and blood in the Holy Eucharist. Or we can speak directly to Christ with the poet Ephrem and say, “In your bread hides the Spirit who cannot be consumed; in your wine is the fire that cannot be swallowed. The Spirit in your bread, fire in your wine: behold a wonder heard from our lips.”The Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon taught that the one person of Jesus Christ united in Himself a fully divine nature and a fully human nature from the moment of His conception. Saint Ephrem wrote “The Lord entered (Mary) and became a servant; the Word entered her, and became silent within her; thunder entered her and his voice was still; the Shepherd of all entered her and became a Lamb…” Poetry, metaphor, paradox, images, song, and symbols. These were tools in Saint Ephrem's nimble hands. Theology for him was liturgy, music, and prayer. He was called the Harp of the Holy Spirit, the Sun of the Syrians, and the Column of the Church by his admirers, who included luminaries such as Saints Jerome and Basil.Saint Ephrem was a deacon who declined ordination to the priesthood. He lived radical poverty, wearing a patched and dirty tunic. He had a cave for his home and a rock for his pillow. Ephrem founded a theological school and was deeply involved in catechesis through preaching, liturgy, and music. He died after contracting a disease from a patient he was caring for. Saint Ephrem is the Church's greatest Syriac language writer, proof that Christianity is not synonymous with the West or European culture. Ephrem's world thrived for centuries with its own unique Semitic identity in today's Syria, Iraq, Iran, and India. Saint Ephrem's Syria was not the “Near East,” as Europeans later called the region. To him, it was just home, the deep cradle of the new way of loving God that was, and is, Christianity. Saint Ephrem was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.Saint Ephrem, you wrote tenderly and lovingly about the truths of our faith. Help all Christian artists to stay true to the Truth and to communicate Jesus Christ to the world through beauty, music, and images that raise the mind and lift the heart to God Himself.

Luke 6:43-45

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/05/22), Hank discusses the quintessential issue of prayer, noting that today is the National Day of Prayer, a day when people are asked to turn to God in prayer and meditation. One of the principal ways in which we thank the Lord and communicate with Him is through the Prayer of Jesus, also known as the Lord's Prayer. While you may be familiar with this prayer, each word counts. And so, Hank goes over the Lord's Prayer in-depth so that you may understand each word and its meaning so that this prayer will become so much more significant to you. Hank also gives a detailed description of Saint Ephrem the Syrian and explicates deification, a topic that he covers in-depth in his book, Truth Matters, Life Matters More.Get your copy of Hank's book The Prayer of Jesus here: https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resources-prayer-of-jesus-softcover-book-journal-and-dvd/

Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, discusses his “From the President” column in the current issue of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, 44, no. 04 (2021): 4–6. In a brilliant commentary on Genesis, the erudite Saint Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306 – c. 373) rightly depicted “the paradise narrative as a paradigm of deification, an interpretive framework for the history of redemption, and a spiritual geography for the conceptualization of deifying union with God as the goal of the Christian life.” Saint Ephrem, like the church fathers as a whole, set a high premium on the proper interpretation of Genesis in understanding what it means to be truly human. In the current issue of the JOURNAL, Fazale Rana provides a Summary Critique of William Lane Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam. Dr. Craig misreads both science and Scripture. Moreover, Craig invokes a novel interpretive framework clearly in conflict with “what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all.”To read Hank's From the President in the current issue (March 2022) of the Christian Research Journal, entitled, “Misreading the Book of Knowledge and the Book of Nature” please click here.https://www.equip.org/article/misreading-the-book-of-knowledge-and-the-book-of-nature/Click here for a Special limited preview of the article, “Who Was Adam? (Summary Critique of William Lane Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam)”. https://www.equip.org/article/who-was-adam-a-book-review-of-in-quest-of-the-historical-adam-by-william-lane-craig-special-limited-preview/To read the full article and others in this issue please subscribe to the print edition of the Journal (and receive as your first issue while this remains the most recent issue, to check what the current issue is please click here). https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/ There is also a Postmodern Realities episode discussing this book available by clicking here. https://www.equip.org/pmr-podcast/episode-277-who-was-adam-summary-critique-of-william-lane-craigs-in-quest-of-the-historical-adam/A subscription to the print issues also includes early access to online-exclusive articles and select print articles before being made available to the public. https://www.equip.org/early-access-to-online-exclusive-articles-faqs/You may also purchase this individual issue by clicking here. https://www.equip.org/product/he-descended-to-hell-an-investigation-of-the-harrowing-of-hell-in-the-apostles-creed/ Listen to Hank's podcast and follow Hank off the grid where he is joined by some of the brightest minds discussing topics you care about. Get equipped to be a cultural change agent.Archived episodes are on our Website and available at the additional channels listed below.You can help spread the word about Hank Unplugged by giving us a rating and review from the other channels we are listed on.

Christian Vegetarian Series: The vegetarianism of Saint Ephrem the Syrian explored today on Spiritual Awakening Radio, also selections from Ephrem's spiritual teachings, as well as from other Syriac Saints and Mystics, and the Sants of the East on the experience of the Divine Inner Light. "If your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of Light". (from a Saying of Yeshua, Matthew 6:22)

Full Text of ReadingsTwenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 122All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Maryof the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary's queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary's Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary's life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court. In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary's litany celebrate her queenship. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus' redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power. Reflection As Saint Paul suggests in Romans 8:28–30, God has predestined human beings from all eternity to share the image of his Son. All the more was Mary predestined to be the mother of Jesus. As Jesus was to be king of all creation, Mary, in dependence on Jesus, was to be queen. All other titles to queenship derive from this eternal intention of God. As Jesus exercised his kingship on earth by serving his Father and his fellow human beings, so did Mary exercise her queenship. As the glorified Jesus remains with us as our king till the end of time (Matthew 28:20), so does Mary, who was assumed into heaven and crowned queen of heaven and earth. Enjoy this prayer to Our Lady! Saint of the Day Copyright Franciscan Media

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Ireland's High Court will hear a case later this month, involving a couple who claim that their unborn child was aborted, after they were mistakenly told that the baby had a fatal, fetal abnormality. Ireland's constitution recognized the right to life of the unborn, until Irish citizens voted to repeal pro-life laws in 2018. Arizona bishops are concerned that the state could resume executions this fall, including the possibility of executions by gas chamber. Documents obtained by journalists show that Arizona's department of corrections spent more than $2,000, on the necessary ingredients to make hydrogen cyanide gas. In 2018, Pope Francis ordered a revision to the Church's catechism, calling the death penalty “inadmissible”, and an “attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” Cardinal George Pell turned 80 years old on Tuesday, losing his eligibility to vote in a future papal conclave. The Australian was made a cardinal by St. Pope John Paul II in October 2003. Ten years later, Pope Francis appointed Pell a member of his Council of Cardinals, and the year after, put him in charge of Vatican finances. In total, six cardinals have turned, or will turn 80 years old in 2021, losing their right to vote in a conclave. During his general audience today, Pope Francis encouraged busy Catholics, to say the “Jesus Prayer” throughout the day. The short prayer goes, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' It is at the heart of Eastern Christianity's mystical tradition. Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Ephrem of Syria. The deacon, hermit, and Doctor of the Church, made important contributions to the spirituality and theology of the Christian East, during the fourth century.

Le Grand Livre des Saints - 06-09 Saint Ephrem by Radio Maria France

2 Corinthians 3:4-11 • Matthew 5:17-19 Ephrem the Deacon ministered to the Christian community in Nisibis, a city repeatedly besieged by the Persian army. In 363, he fled Nisibis with the rest of the Christians, to Edessa (present-day Urfa, in Turkey). Heresies were rife in the town. He lived austerely in the hillside outside the city, but frequently came into Edessa to refute the heretics. A deeply sensitive man, Ephrem was said to weep almost constantly. His ardent liturgical hymns are used even today in the liturgies of the Syrian rite. In 373, Ephrem, alone of the Edessans, was trusted to dispense grain to the famine-ravaged city. He died shortly thereafter of illness.

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Lauds, Morning Prayer for the 10th Wednesday in Ordinary Time, June 9th, 2021. Memorial of Saint Ephrem the Syrian. St. Ephrem, pray for us! Thanks for praying with us, for inquiries, requests, feedback, please email singthehours@gmail.com. To support this work, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/singthehours. OR venmo @singthehours Deus in Adjutorium Hymn: "Fulgentis Auctor Aetheris," Liber Hymnarius Psalm 77 Canticle: 1 Samuel 2v1-10 Psalm 97 Reading: Wisdom 7v13-14 Responsory: Let all the peoples proclaim, the wisdom of the Saints. Benedictus (English, Tone 8, Luke 1v68-79) Intercessions: "Remain with us, Lord." The Lord's Prayer Concluding Prayers The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.

Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Matthieu En ce temps-là, les onze disciples s’en allèrent en Galilée, à la montagne où Jésus leur avait ordonné de se rendre. Quand ils le virent, ils se prosternèrent, mais certains eurent des doutes. Jésus s’approcha d’eux et leur adressa ces paroles : « Tout pouvoir m’a été donné au ciel et sur la terre. Allez ! De toutes les nations faites des disciples : baptisez-les au nom du Père, et du Fils, et du Saint-Esprit, apprenez-leur à observer tout ce que je vous ai commandé. Et moi, je suis avec vous tous les jours jusqu’à la fin du monde. »   Source : AELF Méditation Père Nicolas de Boccard      1/    La fête de ce jour traite d’un sujet compliqué. C’est curieux comme nous avons du mal avec les choses les plus simples. Respirer, boire, aimer. Nous le faisons tout le temps, mais le comprendre et l’expliquer c’est beaucoup plus compliqué. Il en va de même de notre foi, nous en vivons, nous essayons de comprendre, mais l’expliquer c’est un exercice ardu et au-delà de nos capacités. Et dans la foi, lorsque nous en contemplons le terme, le mystère de la Très Sainte Trinité, notre esprit vacille et se sent bien impuissant devant un tel Mystère. Il est pourtant centrale à notre foi, il en est la source et le terme car toute l’humanité est appelée à entrer dans ce mystère.      2/    Reprenons  la salutation qui introduit chaque célébration eucharistique et qui proviennent de la lettre aux Corinthiens : La grâce de Jésus-Christ notre Seigneur L’amour de Dieu le Père La communion de l’Esprit-saint Toute la Trinité nous accueille. Pour nous le faire comprendre, les Pères de l’Eglise ont utilisées des images et des symboles pour approcher ce mystère : Nous allons vers le Père, par le Fils, dans l’Esprit. Chaque préposition est importante : la direction et les moyens d’y parvenir « Le Père et le soleil, son Fils est sa lumière, l’Esprit-Saint sa chaleur. Ils sont indivisibles et cependant distincts » utilisera Saint Ephrem le Syrien « Le Fils et l’Esprit-Saint sont les deux mains du Père, dont Il se sert pour rejoindre l’humanité » : dira Saint Irénée de Lyon. « Le Fils est la pensée du Père, l’Esprit-Saint son Amour » : développera Saint Thomas d’Aquin pour nous faire entrer dans ce mystère.      3/        Nous sommes faits, comme la Très Sainte Trinité, pour aimer, pour communier comme Dieu Lui-même communie en Son Mystère pour nous tourner vers les autres. « Nous portons notre ciel en nous », écrivait Saint Élisabeth de la Trinité, carmélite de la fin du 19ème siècle : « l'Amour, l’Amour infini qui nous enveloppe, c’est toute la Trinité qui repose en nous ». La Trinité, c’est la victoire de l’amour : qu’elle soit aussi au cœur de chaque mère dont c’est aujourd’hui la fête – comme elle l’est en Marie

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/06/21), Hank discusses the quintessential issue of prayer, noting that today is the National Day of Prayer, a day when people are asked to turn to God in prayer and meditation. One of the principal ways in which we thank the Lord and communicate with Him is through the Prayer of Jesus, also known as the Lord's Prayer. While you may be familiar with this prayer, each word counts. And so, Hank goes over the Lord's Prayer in-depth so that you may understand each word and its meaning so that this prayer will become so much more significant to you. Hank also gives a detailed description of Saint Ephrem the Syrian and explicates deification, a topic that he covers in-depth in his book, Truth Matters, Life Matters More.

LE CHRÉTIEN QUI SE BOUGE Il fait partie de l'équipe d'animation pastorale de la paroisse de Saint-Just-en-Chevalet qui a lancé cette initiative : Philippe Doron donne de son temps pour aider les plus pauvres.   CONTACT : 04 77 65 02 40   RETOUR SUR LA SEMAINE Le pape François est en voyage apostolique en Irak ! À Lyon, les paroissiens de l'église chaldéenne Saint-Ephrem de Vaulx-en-Velin suivent avec une attention particulière le parcours papal. Écoutez le sous-diacre Patrick Al-Yacoub sur les les enjeux de ce voyage historique.   L'AGENDA CHRÉTIEN • la conférence de Carême de ce dimanche 07/03 s'intitule "" ; suivez-la en direct de la chaîne YouTube du diocèse de Lyon à 15h30, et sur notre antenne à 17h • culte réformé à Roanne : à 10h30 ce dimanche 7 mars comme tous les dimanches / Le temple est au 23 rue Émile Noirot

Irakien vivant depuis son enfance en France après un exode, Patrick Al-Yacoub, sous-diacre de l'Eglise chaldéenne Saint-Ephrem de Vaulx-en-Velin, revient sur les enjeux du voyage historique du Pape François en Irak.

Nous vous proposons quelques chants et prières, ainsi qu’une méditation suivant la lecture de l’épître de Saint Paul aux Colossiens (chapitre 1, versets 12 à 20). Présentés par le couple Rabillard, pour la communauté syriaque orthodoxe Saint Ephrem de Lyon, et par Kévin Le Levier, pasteur au sein de l’Église évangélique baptiste de Lyon.  

Animal cruelty! Ancient rap beefs! Shut down prostitutes!Saint Ephrem the Syrian (306 - 373) is one of the most profound hymn writers and theologians of the early church. Beloved across traditions, his contributions to the Christian imagination remain with us today.Note: This episode was recorded in December 2019.

Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16 Optional Memorial of Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church ​ Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”

L'Eglise syriaque orthodoxe est une église orthodoxe orientale de tradition araméenne. Le siège patriarcal est à Damas en Syrie. Merci à Amal de la communauté syriaque Saint-Ephrem de Lyon pour la sélection des chants en syriaque et en arabe. Merci à Georgina pour le Notre Père en araméen. L'église évangelique de la Croix Rousse est située dans le 1er arrondissement de Lyon, le culte est célébré tous les dimanches en français.

From a commentary on the Diatessaron by Saint Ephrem, deacon⁣ ⁣ God’s word is an inexhaustible spring of life⁣ ⁣ Lord, who can comprehend even one of your words? We lose more of it than we grasp, like those who drink from a living spring. For God’s word offers different facets according to the capacity of the listener, and the Lord has portrayed his message in many colors, so that whoever gazes upon it can see in it what suits him. Within it he has buried manifold treasures, so that each of us might grow rich in seeking them out.⁣ ⁣ The word of God is a tree of life that offers us blessed fruit from each of its branches. It is like that rock which was struck open in the wilderness, from which all were offered spiritual drink. As the Apostle says: They ate spiritual food and they drank spiritual drink.⁣ ⁣ And so whenever anyone discovers some part of the treasure, he should not think that he has exhausted God’s word. Instead he should feel that this is all that he was able to find of the wealth contained in it. Nor should he say that the word is weak and sterile or look down on it simply because this portion was all that he happened to find. But precisely because he could not capture it all he should give thanks for its riches.⁣ ⁣ Be glad then that you are overwhelmed, and do not be saddened because he has overcome you. A thirsty man is happy when he is drinking, and he is not depressed because he cannot exhaust the spring. So let this spring quench your thirst, and not your thirst the spring. For if you can satisfy your thirst without exhausting the spring, then when you thirst again you can drink from it once more; but if when your thirst is sated the spring is also dried up, then your victory would turn to your own harm.⁣ ⁣ Be thankful then for what you have received, and do not be saddened at all that such an abundance still remains. What you have received and attained is your present share, while what is left will be your heritage. For what you could not take at one time because of your weakness, you will be able to grasp at another if you only persevere. So do not foolishly try to drain in one draught what cannot be consumed all at once, and do not cease out of faintheartedness from what you will be able to absorb as time goes on.

Hey everybody! We are still in the time of Lent, a Spiritual spring cleaning. If you have missed any of the series, you can go back and listen to parts 1-5). As we explore the Prayer of Saint Ephrem today, I want to focus on the final phrase of the prayer: "Grant me to see my own error and not to judge my brother". The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. 1 John 1:5-2:11 When I turn from the path of love, I embark upon a journey into darkness. When I betray the law of love I enter a world of self-deception. When I betray the law of love, I begin to see the world in a way that justifies When I see a self-justifying world, my view of reality becomes distorted. When I betray the law of love, I start walking in darkness. When I do something that is contrary to the law of love darkness and deception cloud my heart, mind, emotions, thinking, etc Over time, certain dark places become characteristic of me and I carry it with me wherever I go. By being in the darkness, I provoke others to be in the darkness (reverse of this is Heb. 10:24-25) While in the darkness, I invite mutual resentment and obtain mutual justification for my own self-deception. Love says: You should … Choice to Make “Honor or Betray the Law of Love” In the darkness the only thing you are aware of is yourself. PRAYER: May God, by the Holy Spirit, give us this kind of love, through Jesus Christ. Amen. Recommended Resources: Book of Common Prayer App The Lenten Spring by Thomas Hopko Great Lent by Alexander Schmemann If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at jroper@foursquare.org, or direct message me on Facebook. You can also submit any feedback or questions here. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on Facebook or Twitter. It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the Foursquare Missions International Global Missions Fund. To support our global missions efforts, visit The Global Missions Fund.

Hey everybody! If you haven't listened to the Lent series, part one and two, go back and listen. Today I will continue talking to you about the Lenten prayer of Saint Ephrem. This prayer has proved to be very useful in this season of spring cleaning for your soul. We have already covered sloth and faint-heartedness last week. This week we will talk about the lust for power and idle talk. The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. What is Lust for Power? As strange as it may seem, it is sloth and faint-heartedness that fills our hearts with a lust for power. If my life is not oriented toward God, not aimed at eternal values, it will inevitably become selfish and self-centered and this means that all other beings will become means to my own self-satisfaction. If God is not the Lord and Master of my life, then I become my own lord and master – the absolute center of my own world, and I begin to evaluate everything in terms of my needs, my ideas, my desires and my judgments. The lust for power is a fundamental depravity in my relationship to others, a search for their subordination to me. It is not necessarily expressed in the actual urge to command and to dominate others. It may result in Indifference Contempt Lack of interest Lack of consideration Lack of respect It is sloth and despondency directed this time at others; it completes spiritual suicide with spiritual murder What is Idle Talk? Of all creation on earth, humankind alone is endowed with the gift of speech. The Fathers saw this as the “seal” of the Divine Image in man because God Himself is revealed as Word. Being the supreme gift, it is also a supreme danger. The power of life and death are in the tongue. We may use it to fulfill and express To give life and hope To steal, kill and destroy It is a means of making Covenant and of betrayal.  Words save and words kill. Words inspire and words poison. Words can Proclaim Truth and Spread Lies. When deviated from the divine origin and purpose, the word becomes It Matt 12:36-37, “And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak. The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned." Lust of Power and Idle Talk are the objects of our repentance They are the obstacles to be removed Only God can remove them Hence, the first part of this Lenten Prayer – this cry from the bottom of human helplessness. Then this prayer moves to the positive aims of repentance: Applications: Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Daily Practice: Prayer and Devotional Reading using The Book of Common Prayer (or whatever you use) The Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem Journaling can be helpful During prayer, a “little seed” or thought may come to the surface, follow it. Recommended Resources Book of Common Prayer App The Lenten Spring by Thomas Hopko Great Lent by Alexander Schmemann If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at jroper@foursquare.org, or direct message me on Facebook. You can also submit any feedback or questions here. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on Facebook or Twitter. It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the Foursquare Missions International Global Missions Fund. To support our global missions efforts, visit The Global Missions Fund. Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening!

This week we are continuing our Lenten series using the prayer of Saint Ephrem. If you missed last week's episode, go back and listen and get up to speed on what we're doing. This prayer goes back about 1800 years. It is used around the time of Lent. Here is how it goes: The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephrem O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust for power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Your servant. Yes, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother; For You are blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. A. Today I want to focus on the first two negative parts of the prayer. Sloth and Faint-heartedness. Acedia:  “The demon of acedia, also called the ‘noonday devil,’ is the most oppressive of all demons.” Evagrius of Pontus B. The basic disease is Sloth It is that strange laziness and passivity that pushes us down, not up. Procrastination is one of its manifestations Sloth constantly convinces us that not changing is desirable. It is in fact a deeply rooted cynicism, which to every spiritual challenge responds “what for?” and makes our life one tremendous spiritual waste. Sloth “It is the root of all sin because it poisons the spiritual energy at its very source.”  [Alexander Schmemann, Great Lent, p. 34] “Carelessness is the initial phase of sin.” “I fear that we in the mass media are creating such a market for mediocrity that we've diminished the incentive for excellence. We celebrate notoriety as though it were an achievement. Fame has come to mean being recognized by more people who don't know anything about you. In politics, we have encouraged the displacement of thoughtfulness by the artful cliché.” [Citation: Ted Koppel, on receiving the "Broadcaster of the Year" award. Christianity Today, Vol. 30, no. 3.] Prov. 12:24, Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. Prov. 15:19, A lazy person has trouble all through life; the path of the upright is easy! (NLT) Prov. 18:9, A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things. Prov. 19:24, The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth. Prov. 21:25, The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, for his hands refuse to work; C. The result of Sloth is faint-heartedness It is the state of the soul, which the Church Fathers considered the greatest danger to the soul. Despondency makes it impossible to see the good or the positive; it is the reduction of everything to pessimism. It is a demonic power because the Devil is fundamentally a liar. He lies about God and about the world; Satan fills life with darkness. Faint-heartedness (despondency) is the suicide of the soul because when one is possessed by it he is absolutely unable to see the light and to desire it. Practical Lessons Learned in Dealing with Sloth and Faintheartedness (Acedia)  See it, but Don’t Feed it. Submit it to God in Prayer Overcome Evil with Good Feed on Scripture, Prayer, and Worship until restored With Reflection/Contemplation With Obedience: Do the next right thing Daily Practice: Prayer and Devotional Reading using The Book of Common Prayer (or whatever you use) The Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem Journaling can be helpful During prayer, a “little seed” or thought may come to the surface, follow it. Recommended Resources Book of Common Prayer App Acedia and its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire by R.J. Snell  The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times by Jean-Charles Nault  Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and A Writer’s Life by Kathleen Norris  If you're enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on iTunes. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at jroper@foursquare.org, or direct message me on Facebook. You can also submit any feedback or questions here. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher so you don't miss an episode. As always, you can connect with me on Facebook or Twitter. It's your life, now go live it! I am among the more than two dozen missionaries supported by the Foursquare Missions International Global Missions Fund. To support our global missions efforts, visit The Global Missions Fund. Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening!

Kathleen Beckman and Dr. Mary Healy discuss article# 17 in JPII’s encyclical “Ecclesia de Eucahristia” that states, “By the gift of his body and blood Christ increases within us the gift of his Spirit. They dialogue about the the grace called “baptism in the Holy Spirit” and how, in the words of Saint Ephrem, “He […]

Hieromonk Joshua shares some insights from Saint Ephrem the Syrian.

PS087 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on June 9, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 16: 1-11 and Matthew 5:17-19. Feast day: Saint Ephrem. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST. Click PLAY below or right-click here to download the MP3. Subscribe to A Nun's Life Podcasts: