The Soul of a Pilgrim Prayer Cycle: Day 3 Morning Prayer

17/11/2022 20 min
The Soul of a Pilgrim Prayer Cycle: Day 3 Morning Prayer

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Episode Synopsis

Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner

Opening Song: Brigid’s Birds by Margaret McLarty from the album The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Songs for Celtic Seekers

First Reading: Barbara Holmes, Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practice of the Black Church, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004. page 41.

Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living

Psalm Translation: Wilda C. Gafney, A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church © 2021 Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY 10016, used by permission. (Year W) page 97.

Second Reading: Exodus 15:19-21. Scripture quotation is from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Prayers of Concern: Written by Claudia Love Mair

Sung Response: Tune by Betsey Beckman, lyrics by Christine Valters Paintner and Simon de Voil, sung by Simon de Voil and Alexa Sunshine Rose

Closing Song: Peregrine by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Songs for Celtic Seekers

Closing Blessing: Written by Christine Valters Paintner to companion her book The Soul of a Pilgrim (Ave Maria Press)

Please note: All of the songs and prayer responses are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs & responses have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). Audio and video recordings of the Prayer Cycles are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.

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