Monday's Challenge

I just realalized that Sunday's challenge did not post.  I apologize for the error and I will make sure that everything works from now on.


As far as today goes, Monday's challenge is to Pray! 

For today, pray for the intentions of family and friends. 

We will be praying the prayer of St. Ephrim the Syrian, (I have included the prayer below).  This prayer is used during Lent by the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches tht use the Byzantine Rite.  In the Byzantine tradition, this prayer is considered to be the most succinct summation of the spirit of Lent There are historically two versions of the prayer - the Greek and the Slavonic, with modern English translations taken either from the Greek, the Slavonic, or attempting to combine the two.

O Lord and Master of my life,
Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness,
of discouragement,
of lust for power,
and of vain speaking.

But bestow upon me, Thy servant,
the spirit of chastity,
of meekness,
of patience,
and of love.

Yea, O Lord and King,
grant that I may perceive
my own transgressions,
and judge not my brother,
for blessed art Thou
unto ages of ages.
Amen.

This is a wonderful prayer for Lent!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!