Day of the Holy Name of Jesus 2008/2009
Partners in God, partners in Christ, we are one family.
Vista up the river valley from top of canyon rim overlooking Mt. Zion National Park, Western US
Yearly Prayer Calendar:
View from above of part of the Angel’s Landing rock formation from lunch stop at the top of the eastern canyon rim. Christmas vacation hiking trip to Zion National Park 2005
Water Flowing down the rocks into Petroglyph Canyon Mt. Zion National Park, US
Holy Days 5768-5769/2009 Confession of St. Peter (Jan 18 Psalm 23), Conversion day of St. Paul (Jan. 25 Psalm 67), Tu B’Shvat (Festival of the Trees) February 9,
Ash Wednesday (February 25), Saint Benedict’s day (March 2), Purim (March 10), Saint Gregory’s day (March 12), Saint George’s day(March 23),
Passover (April 9), Easter (April 12),St. Mark (April 25 Psalm 2), Lag B’Omer (May 11), Shavuos (May 29), Pentecost (May 31),
St. Peter and St. Paul’s day (June 29 Psalms 66, 87,97,138), Independence Day U.S.A.,St. Mary Magalene (July 21 Psalms 30,42,116,149),
St. James day (July 25, Psalms 7, 33,34), St. Ignatius Loyola’Saint Bernard’s day (August 20), Saint Barthomew’s (Nathaniel’s ) day (August 24 Psalms 15,67,86, 91),
World Peace Day (September 21), Rosh Hashanah (September 19), Yom Kippur and Gabriel, Michael, Ariel, Raphael and All Angels day (Sept. 29),
Shemini Atzeret October 10, Saint Francis of Assisi’s day Oct. 4 , St. Luke (Oct 18 Psalm 103), Saint James of Jerusalem day (Oct 23 Psalm 1),
All Souls/All Saints Day (Psalms 111,112,148,149,150), Veteran’s Day(Nov. 11) St. Martin’s day, Saint Margaret’s day (Nov. 16), Thanksgiving day,
Saint Andrew’s day (Psalms 19,24,96,100), Channukah (December 12), St. Thomas’s day (Dec. 21 Psalms 23,27,121,126),
Christmas,St. John’s day (Dec. 27 Psalm 92,97,98,145), Holy Innocent’s day (Dec. 28, Psalms 2,26,19,126), Day of the Holy Name of Jesus (Dec. 31, Psalm 8).
[For Bible readings and Psalms that go with these Holy Days see the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer (both the two year daily office
and the two year lectionary readings) or the three year revised common lectionary at http:\divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary .
The revised common lectionary was created for the occasions of common prayer and worship services among Protestants, Catholics and Jews.
It has more readings from the Old Testament than the ordinary episcopal or catholic lectionary.
Using these two or three year daily offices is an excellent way to keep track of an intention for reading most of the Bible in two years.
The best translation of the Bible I have found is “The Amplified Bible” published by Zondervan.
It has cross-references in the text to related passages and prophecies which make this translation even more of a “Tree of Life” than others.]
New Moons of Shevet (January 26), Adar (February 25) , Nissan (March 26), Iyar (April 25), Sivan (May 24) , Tammuz (June 23), Av (July 22), Elul (August 21), Tishrei / Rosh Hashanah (September 19),Yom Kippur (September 28), Succos (October3), Hoshana Rabba October 9,. Shimini Atzeres October 10, Simchas Torah October 11,Chesvan (October 19), Kislev (November 18),Tevet (December 18) (months of correct eating, laughter, speaking, thought, movement, seeing, hearing, action, feeling, smell, relaxation, judgement) tribes of Asher (Psalm 100 ), Naphtali (Psalm 98) Judah (Psalm 92),Issachar (Psalm 95), Zebulun (Psalm 96), Reuben (Psalm 90), Simeon, Gad (Psalm 94), Ephraim (Psalm 97), Menashah (Psalm 97) , Benjamin (Psalm 93), Dan (Psalm 99))
Vista overlook, Zion Canyon Christmas vacation 2005
[According to Jewish tradition, Moses gave the eleven psalms 90-100 to eleven of the tribes of Israel., the tribe of Simeon was excluded because of the events in Numbers 25-1:15. Psalm 91 was given to the tribe of Levi. Psalms 95 to 99 have been called the “Coronation Psalms” and are used in the Jewish Saturday Morning Kabbala Shabbat service. For some Baptist Christian Hymns related to the Messianic age see “The Coronation Hymnal”, by A.J. Gordon and A.T. Pierson, Revell and Co., N.Y., Boston, Chicago.( which is now out of print, but copies are available in several University
libraries)
Jewish and Christian Blessing
“May the eternal light and good energy in the Lord Bless you, protect you, and keep you,
May he lift up his face upon you while being gracious unto you,
May he uphold you and that which you value, and give you peace. ”
Area north of the Angel’s Landing rock formation.
Please pray with us assisted and helped by the prayers at
http://www.yhwhschofchrist.org/prayers
(you may register there and post your own prayers if this is helpful to you)
Irish Prayer and Blessing
“May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back.
May the Sun(Son) shine warm on your face, And the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And May God hold you in palm of his hands.”
(Until we talk and pray together again and he blesses you again through us)