BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lay Cistercians of Gethsemani Abbey - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Lay Cistercians of Gethsemani Abbey
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://laycisterciansofgethsemani.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lay Cistercians of Gethsemani Abbey
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240317
DTSTAMP:20260420T024709
CREATED:20240310T162651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T162651Z
UID:11664-1710547200-1710633599@laycisterciansofgethsemani.org
SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:LABOR WHILE IT IS YET DAY \nFrom a sermon by St Ambrose7 \n◊◊◊ \nGive thanks\, brethren\, to the Divine Mercy which has brought you safely \nhalf-way through the season of Lent. For this favor they give praise to God\, \nthankfully and with devotion\, who in these days have striven to live in the \nmanner in which they were instructed at the beginning of Lent: that is\, those \nwho\, coming with eagerness to the church\, have sought with sighs and tears\, in \ndaily fasting and alms\, to obtain the forgiveness of their sins. \nThey\, however\, who have neglected this duty\, that is to say\, those who \nhave not fasted daily\, or given alms\, or those who were indifferent or unmoved \nin prayer\, they have no reason to rejoice\, but cause rather for mourning. Yet let \nthem not mourn as if they had no hope; for He who could give back sight to the \nman blind from birth can likewise change those who now are lukewarm and \nindifferent into souls fervent and zealous in His service\, if with their whole heart \nthey desire to be converted unto Him. \nLabor therefore\, beloved children in the Lord\, labor while it is yet day; for \nas Christ our Lord says\, The night comes\, when no man can work. Daytime is \nthis present life; night is death and the time that follows death. If after this life \nthere is no more freedom to work\, as the Truth tells us\, why then does every \nperson not labor while yet there is time…while he still lives in this world? \nBe fearful\, brethren\, of this death. All those who now work evil are \nwithout fear of this death\, and because of this when they depart from this life \nthey shall encounter everlasting death. Labor while you yet live\, and particularly \nin these days; fasting from dainty fare\, withholding yourselves at all times from \nevil works. For those who abstain from food\, but do not withhold themselves \nfrom wickedness\, are like the devil\, who while he eats not\, never ceases from \nevildoing. \n  \n7 The Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers – vol. 2 – Henry Regnery Co – Chicago – 1958 – pg \n82.15 \n 
URL:https://laycisterciansofgethsemani.org/event/vigils-reading-174/
CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR