web02.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:34:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Lectio the Liturgy - Episodes Tagged with “Advent” https://lectiotheliturgy.fireside.fm/tags/advent Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0600 Give a woman a phrase, and she's going to want a visual to go with it. That's how it all started. You know those times - when you ask God to show you something amazing in Scripture. One weekend during Easter of 2016, the only thing that popped off the page of Scripture was "so that". So what was I supposed to do with that? "Nothing" was my first reaction because really, what kind of conjunction is that, anyway? Next week, another "so that" appeared. THEN, I went home and started diagramming Scripture, and I found myself, each day, diagramming a new verse. This method made the Scripture, and the Prayers of the Liturgy come alive. (p.s. "So that" is not like an equal sign.) I am a wife, mom, and a convert to the Catholic Faith. I love to read, travel, teach, and share the love of God. Tea and Scripture make for the best mornings, don't they? DISCLAIMER: No "grammar police" here! I have rediscovered my passion for diagramming sentences and in doing so, have found a whole new insight into prayer because I've found joy in the words. en-us episodic Praying with the Roman Missal Julie Storr Give a woman a phrase, and she's going to want a visual to go with it. That's how it all started. You know those times - when you ask God to show you something amazing in Scripture. One weekend during Easter of 2016, the only thing that popped off the page of Scripture was "so that". So what was I supposed to do with that? "Nothing" was my first reaction because really, what kind of conjunction is that, anyway? Next week, another "so that" appeared. THEN, I went home and started diagramming Scripture, and I found myself, each day, diagramming a new verse. This method made the Scripture, and the Prayers of the Liturgy come alive. (p.s. "So that" is not like an equal sign.) I am a wife, mom, and a convert to the Catholic Faith. I love to read, travel, teach, and share the love of God. Tea and Scripture make for the best mornings, don't they? DISCLAIMER: No "grammar police" here! I have rediscovered my passion for diagramming sentences and in doing so, have found a whole new insight into prayer because I've found joy in the words. no Catholic, christian, prayer, Roman Missal, liturgy Julie Storr julie@lectiotheliturgy.com Episode 47: Collect for the 3rd Sunday of Advent https://lectiotheliturgy.fireside.fm/47 00b6bed9-ac3c-4913-92d5-5a6a9aed2752 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0600 Julie Storr full Julie Storr Rejoicing in the waiting 5:05 no In a world where waiting has fallen out of fashion, here we are, in a season of waiting. Have you noticed that there is joy and excitement in the waiting? The anticipation of a wedding day or a vacation only come in the waiting. God wants our waiting for Him to be the same. The next time you go to mass, put yourself in a position of waiting. The anticipation of receiving our Lord in Holy Communion can only be matched by his anticipation of being received by us. Catholic, liturgy, prayer, christian, mass, advent In a world where waiting has fallen out of fashion, here we are, in a season of waiting. Have you noticed that there is joy and excitement in the waiting? The anticipation of a wedding day or a vacation only come in the waiting.

God wants our waiting for Him to be the same. The next time you go to mass, put yourself in a position of waiting. The anticipation of receiving our Lord in Holy Communion can only be matched by his anticipation of being received by us.

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God wants our waiting for Him to be the same. The next time you go to mass, put yourself in a position of waiting. The anticipation of receiving our Lord in Holy Communion can only be matched by his anticipation of being received by us.

]]> Episode 46: Collect 2nd Sunday in Advent https://lectiotheliturgy.fireside.fm/46 3902bb76-d2ac-48ae-a9d4-a509c3b07bfe Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0600 Julie Storr full Julie Storr Either/or earthly undertakings or heavenly wisdom. Our choice. 4:14 no Catholic, liturgy, prayer, christian, mass, advent Episode 45: Beginning Advent in a run https://lectiotheliturgy.fireside.fm/45 cbc5a5cc-bbeb-4309-aea1-0f5995db290f Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0600 Julie Storr full Julie Storr The Collect for the 1st Sunday of Advent finds us running toward the coming Christ, but we're not empty handed! We have righteous deeds to carry, and they are a gift as he gave them to us. We just have to do them. 3:58 no Just think - God gives us righteous deeds to carry out. These deeds have eternal benefits. These deeds form us to be His people, seated at His right hand. Our formation doesn't and can't begin after we die, it begins today. Advent, Catholic, liturgy, prayer, christian, mass Just think - God gives us righteous deeds to carry out. These deeds have eternal benefits. These deeds form us to be His people, seated at His right hand. Our formation doesn't and can't begin after we die, it begins today.

]]> Just think - God gives us righteous deeds to carry out. These deeds have eternal benefits. These deeds form us to be His people, seated at His right hand. Our formation doesn't and can't begin after we die, it begins today.

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