Laity

Reverend Jones, as you know, has gone to be with the Lord, but his music continues to be a blessing to all of us who tune in and share this time in Through the Hymnbook.

Now, in this edition of Through the Hymnbook, it's going to be a very, very interesting grouping of songs called Songs by Laymen.

Do you happen to be a layman in your church or a laywoman? This edition of Through the Hymnbook is for you.

Many times we tend to think that a lot of hymns are written by just ministers or Well, ministers do write a lot of the hymns that we sing, but amazingly, a number of laymen have written interesting songs and hymns also.

So sit back and enjoy as Bert plays a very interesting grouping for you entitled Songs by Laymen.

You'll know a number of them.

You'll be able to sing right along with him and enjoy this edition.

For more information, or to find out how to volunteer, please contact LibriVox.org. Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Lewis Hodus Chapter 6 Buddhism and Social Life 1.

How the Laity is Trained in Buddhist Ideas A common way of emphasizing moral ideas among the people by Buddhist teachers is the use of tracts purporting to have a divine origin.

The following gives the substance of such a tract.

Not long ago, in the province of Shangtung, there was a sharp and sudden clap of thunder.

L-A-I-T-Y.

The Italy laity.

Laity in Italy.

Yes.

The-

Monks have prayed the prayer throughout the ages.

Laity as well, after the influence of a prominent book on spirituality called The Way of the Pilgrim, about a layman who walks, who wanders through Russia and asks, how do I pray ceaselessly? And eventually finds an elder, a stardust in the Russian tradition, a wise priest who is a man of ceaseless prayer, and he teaches him the ways of ceaseless prayer.

Ceaseless prayer is It begins either on the lips or in the mind as a form of vocal or mental prayer.

And eventually, eventually, if a person is true to it, if they persist, if they invoke the name of Jesus, if they invoke the name of Mary throughout the day, ceaseless prayer can even have the shortest, shortest life.

So he was telling priests, priests, you have to make a daily holy hour.

Laity, do what you can, but at least 15 minutes a day.

And then he was surprised at the generosity of the laity and how many people were making a holy hour every single day.

Wow.

The letters which follow are strictly in reply to the first, not the least a refutation or review of the book which called that letter forth.

The final one states the impressions of the layman respecting the answers which have been made to him.

Letter of a Layman, March ninth, 1863.

My dear Maurice, I do indeed wish you to speak in plain language about the Bible to English laymen at the present time.

I will tell you why, and I should be glad, as one of your oldest friends, though much severed from you through life, to tell others why.

If the questions are not put clearly, the name of the querist will neither add to their relevancy nor to the value of your reply.

So I will only say that I am, with grateful recollections of the past and hearty hopes that your future labors may bring comfort and blessing to yourself and others.

Your sincere friend, A Layman.

Usually I don't have a lot written down, but I've just got a few headings here that I'd love to delve into as the program unfolds.

But right now I'd like to pray that beautiful prayer for you, the Diaconate Laity Prayer.

Lord, guide the deaconate and the laity to your light, your divine love and your unfolding mystery.

Protect them in their ministries of God's mercy.

You've done so many awesome books for us, starting with the Libra Cristo Method.

You've done Spiritual Warfare Q&A for Priests and Laity.

And you've done an amazing book here on The Sins of the Father, A Catholic and Biblical Approach to Generational Curses.

And we're here to talk about what's sort of known as generational sin.

Now, what are your obligations? I said that at the Eucharistic Congress last summer, where I said, you know, there's been a lot of talk about the rights of the laity.

Great, they do.

Laity have rights and they were overlooked and all that.

But I said, now, what about the obligations of the laity?

We'll move to looking at the church's sort of constructive position in response to the goodness of having children in just a moment.