Comments on: O Lord and Master of my life. The Prayer of St Ephrem explained http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/12/o-lord-and-master-of-my-life-the-prayer-of-st-ephrem-explained/ McKinney TX Homilies, scripture commentary, spiritual reflections Fri, 24 May 2013 18:49:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: NB: Just one resolution for Great Lent. Fasting and prayer « Redeeming the Time http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/12/o-lord-and-master-of-my-life-the-prayer-of-st-ephrem-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 NB: Just one resolution for Great Lent. Fasting and prayer « Redeeming the Time Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:01:17 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1810#comment-2922 [...] has rarely fasted, but there are more pressing things. It would be better if a person prayed the Prayer of St Ephrem [1] with attention in the morning and the evening. How many think about fasting, and even buy cool [...] [...] has rarely fasted, but there are more pressing things. It would be better if a person prayed the Prayer of St Ephrem [1] with attention in the morning and the evening. How many think about fasting, and even buy cool [...]

]]> By: seraphimholland http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/12/o-lord-and-master-of-my-life-the-prayer-of-st-ephrem-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 seraphimholland Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:15:15 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1810#comment-2875 Dear David: The prayer is not said on the weekend, which liturgically during Lent is all day Saturday and Sunday, until but not including Vespers By the way, we have always served Sunday Vespers during Lent. I think it is cortically important. Not that many in my parish agree, but for those who do, I think I and they have a better chance of starting the week off right. The idea is that the weekend is a less penitential time. This is at least what is done in the church. In private prayers we have more discretion, but I personally think it is good to be in sync with what is happening in our temples. The morning prayers are basically an abridgment of the Midnight office. I like to say the prayer at the end, as a sort of "appendix". If you want to try to emulate the Midnight Office, the prayer of St Ephrem is said after these prayers. One way to do it at home is: Sunday - at the end of evening prayers Mon -Fri - at the end of morning and evening prayers Sat - not said May God bless you and help you in all things. Dear David:

The prayer is not said on the weekend, which liturgically during Lent is all day Saturday and Sunday, until but not including Vespers

By the way, we have always served Sunday Vespers during Lent. I think it is cortically important. Not that many in my parish agree, but for those who do, I think I and they have a better chance of starting the week off right.

The idea is that the weekend is a less penitential time. This is at least what is done in the church. In private prayers we have more discretion, but I personally think it is good to be in sync with what is happening in our temples.

The morning prayers are basically an abridgment of the Midnight office. I like to say the prayer at the end, as a sort of “appendix”. If you want to try to emulate the Midnight Office, the prayer of St Ephrem is said after these prayers.

One way to do it at home is:

Sunday – at the end of evening prayers
Mon -Fri – at the end of morning and evening prayers
Sat – not said

May God bless you and help you in all things.

]]> By: David Bronson Mahand http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2010/02/12/o-lord-and-master-of-my-life-the-prayer-of-st-ephrem-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 David Bronson Mahand Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:40:55 +0000 http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/?p=1810#comment-2873 Father bless! Two quick questions. At what point in the morning/evening prayers (in the Jordanville Prayer Book) is St. Ephrem's prayer prayed? Secondly, is it prayed M-F or M-Sat? It's not prayed on Sundays right? Kissing your right hand, David Bronson Father bless!

Two quick questions. At what point in the morning/evening prayers (in the Jordanville Prayer Book) is St. Ephrem’s prayer prayed? Secondly, is it prayed M-F or M-Sat? It’s not prayed on Sundays right?

Kissing your right hand,

David Bronson

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