Merry Fifth Day of Christmas
Merry Fifth Day of Christmas!
The “five golden rings” represent the first five books of the Old Testament called the Torah or the Pentateuch (and generally considered the most sacred and important of all the Old Testament): 1) Genesis, 2) Exodus, 3) Leviticus, 4) Numbers, and 5) Deuteronomy, which gives the history of humanity’s sinful failure and God’s response of grace in the creation of a people to be a light to the world.
The Fifth Day of the Christmas season, December 29th, marks the feast of another martyr, St. Thomas à Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, who was killed because he refused to give in to King Henry II who defied the Church of Rome. As another Thomas (St. Thomas More) put it who defied another Henry (Henry VIII) some centuries later, he died “the king’s good servant, but God’s first.” Here is another all-too-relevant example of someone willing to bear the price of fidelity to his faith.
Merry Fifth Day of Christmas!
We love you all.
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This site continues to be a source of strength for me in my personal prayer life, although it’s also comforting to know I’m praying with the whole Church. Can’t wait to have an app available!
Wishing everyone a blessed NewYear! BTW, if you wish to thank Katherine Lundquist for her beautiful renditions, simply click on her name and it will take you to her web site.
Thanks to all of you for your comments. It reminds me that when I pray this liturgy I am not alone I am joining all of you in prayer and our faith community is alive and vibrant.
I also appreciate being able to pray with others on this site.
Praising God for you all.
Joan Sowell
Thank you I for this site!!!! It is the first site I visit every morning and Iuse it to pray with “you all”I’m community. Praise God for your work.
Pleasure to pray with you, Deacon CJ Donarski
Deacon Jim Scull., San Diego
Me three dear deacon brothers!
The Liturgy of the Hours is such a beautiful prayer, a reaching out of the whole church to our Lord. It is truly a gift.
Thank you so much for this site. I have come to love the prayers of the Divine Office.
I am very thankful for this site. My first community where I learned to pray morning prayer was in Derry, NH with the Franciscan Friars, The second community, again with the Friars, was Manchester, NH. Now I am not near any community and I appreciate and am thankful that I am able to pray with this group..Thank you so much for all that you do..
It is such a blessing to have this site, The Divine Office,. being able to log on and say these beautiful prayers and psalms knowing that I am joining fellow believers in this act of adoration to our loving God. I want to shout it from the rooftops. Hallelujia
This programme keeps me in touch with the whole Church. I love the liturgy of the hours. Thank you very much.