Riga, Latvia
Opening Prayer
You are the Lord, my Redeemer, who formed me in the womb. You have said, “I am the Lord who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.” -Isaiah 44:24 (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me, because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. -Psalm 16:5-8 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin O Jesus, ever with us stay, Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed over the world thy holy light. -Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” -Luke 1:39-45 (Think deeply on the life and words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. -Colossians 4:2 (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. -I Corinthians 15:58 
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
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