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From Morning Prayer:

Memorial of St. Leander


Jesus said to his disciples:

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,  he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him.

And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

... ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father.

Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

... Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?

When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’

And the king will say to them in reply,

‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Then he will say to those on his left,

‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.'

Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’

He will answer them,

‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’

And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

(loosely from the Gospel of Matthew)

I pray that this text finds you not being tempted.

I pray that we may all have had a day of alms giving.

Please pray for all those listed in all the parts of the litany that follows.

PEACE ✌ † 🙏 🐕‍🦺