Categories
Archives
Login
Category Archives: Prayers
Easter Vigil / Morning (March 31): “Why do you seek the living among the dead?”
Easter Vigil / Morning (March 31): “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Gospel reading: Luke 24:1-12 [alternate readings: John 20:1-9, Luke 24:13-35] 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the … Continue reading
Holy Saturday (March 30): “They laid him in a rock-hewn tomb”
Holy Saturday (March 30): “They laid him in a rock-hewn tomb” Gospel Reading: Luke 23:50-56 [for the Easter Vigil see Luke 24:1-12] 50 Now there was a man named Joseph from the Jewish town of Arimathe’a. He was a member of the council, … Continue reading
Good Friday (March 29): “It is finished”
Good Friday (March 29): “It is finished” Gospel Reading: John 19:17-30 ( for fuller passage see: John 18:1-19:42) “So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew … Continue reading
Holy Thursday (March 28): Jesus’ supreme humility
Holy Thursday (March 28): Jesus’ supreme humility Gospel Reading: John 13:1-15 1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were … Continue reading
Palm Sunday (March 24): “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”
Palm Sunday (March 24): “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” Gospel Reading: Luke 19:28-40 [See Passion Narrative & Meditation for Luke 22:14–23:56] 28 And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 … Continue reading
Prayer for 1 year memorial of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster.
今日のお祈り：父なる神様、今日、３月１１日、東日本大震災から１年がたとうとしています。どうか、亡くなられた方へのご冥福と被災された方へのご多幸をお祈り申し上げます。また、私たち自身も自然の尊さを理解しながら生活を大事にしていけるように導いてください。主イエスキリストの御名により、お祈りいたします。アーメン。 Today’s prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, as of today one year has passed since the great eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami (and nuclear plant) disaster. We pray for the souls of all those who lost their lives and we pray … Continue reading
Posted in Prayers
Leave a comment
A Prayer for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Dear Heavenly Father, On this 10th anniversary of a terribly tragic and horrible happening in the history of our world, we pray from the very deepest and most thoughtful and compassionate parts of our hearts, minds, and souls for ALL victims, … Continue reading
Posted in Prayers
Leave a comment
Kamogawa Church Easter 2011, Prayer
This is the prayer given by Rev. Daniel Arakelian: 天にいらっしゃる、愛する父よ、今日この素晴らしい晴れの日をお与え下さり、そして、いい友達、家族に恵まれて、大変感謝いたします。東日本の震災の被害者の皆様をお守りください。一日も早く復興されることをお祈り申し上げます。私たちは、今日イエス様の復活祭のため、お集まりができて、そして、神様のお恵みに溢れ、大変感謝いたします。これからも、私たちをお守りください。主イエスキリストのみ名によりて、お祈りいたします。アーメン。 Event outline: 1. Opening greetings 2. Prayer 3. Surprise present song 4. All sing Sanbika 312 What a friend we have in Jesus 5. Kampai 6. Dinner start 7. Italian Opera … Continue reading
April 24, 2011: The Mass of Easter Day
Easter Sunday: Solemnity of the Resurrection of The Lord Reading 1 Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed … Continue reading
Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011: Scripture and Meditations
Easter Sunday (April 24): “As yet they did not know the scripture, that Jesus must rise from the dead” Scripture: John 20:1-9 [alternate readings: Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-12 and Luke 24:13-35] 1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag’dalene … Continue reading