Abbey of the Arts Prayer Cycle
The Love of Thousands, Birthing the Holy, Earth Monastery, Monk in the World, and Soul of a Pilgrim Prayer Cycles are all free offerings from Abbey of the Arts of 7 days each of morning and evening prayer. Earth Monastery is on cultivating an Earth-cherishing consciousness. Monk in the World explores the themes from the Monk Manifesto. Birthing the Holy celebrates Mary and the sacred feminine. Soul of a Pilgrim companions you on the pilgrimage of life. The Love of Thousands honors the presence of angels, saints, and ancestors. AbbeyoftheArts.com is a virtual monastery and global community.
Episodes
June 12, 2025 • 18 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Claudia Love Mair
Opening Song: We Are Weaving Our Lives by Alexa Sunshine Rose from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 104: Interpretation by Christine Robinson, adapted, set t...
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June 12, 2025 • 21 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Jo-ed Tome
Opening Song: Beauty by Betsey Beckman, arranged and performed by Simon de Voil and Alexa Sunshine Rose from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
First Reading: Sophfronia Scott, The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton. Broadleaf Books (2021) page 60.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxolo...
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June 5, 2025 • 15 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Jo-ed Tome
Opening Song: Join in the Joy by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Singing with Monks and Mystics
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 19: Interpretation, musical setting, and sung by Simon de Voil
Reading of the Night: Howard T...
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June 5, 2025 • 20 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Cassidhe Hart
Opening Song: All Belong Here by The Many, from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy. Lyrics by Lenora Rand; Music by Hannah Rand As recorded by The Many ©2017 Plural Guild Music
First Reading: Patrick Saint-Jean, Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola. H...
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May 29, 2025 • 15 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Melinda Thomas
Opening Song: May I Be Empty by Batya Levine (a queer Jewish artist) © 2020, from the album Karov
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 84: Interpretation by Christine Robinson, musical setting and sung by Simon de Voil
Reading of t...
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May 29, 2025 • 22 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Jo-ed Tome
Opening Song: Arms of Love by Alexa Sunshine Rose from the album Cultivating Sees of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
First Reading: Tyler Sit, Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers. Chalice Press (2021) page xli.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Cont...
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May 22, 2025 • 14 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Cassidhe Hart
Opening Song: May This Body Be a Bridge by Te Martin from the album Cultivating Sees of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 13: Interpretation, musical setting, and sung by Simon de Voil
Reading ...
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May 22, 2025 • 22 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Claudia Love Mair
Opening Song: We Rise by Batya Levine (a queer Jewish artist) © 2020, from the album Karov
First Reading: Kat Armas, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength. Brazos Press (2021) page 72.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in th...
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May 15, 2025 • 16 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Claudia Love Mair
Opening Song: Dreams by Soyinka Rahim from the album Cultivating Sees of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 113: Interpretation by Christine Robinson. Musical setting and sung by Simon de Vo...
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May 15, 2025 • 23 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Cassidhe Hart
Opening Song: Dweller by Joel McKerrow from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
First Reading: Randy Woodley, Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth. Broadleaf Books (2022) page 57-58.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in...
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May 8, 2025 • 14 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Cassidhe Hart
Opening Song: Open Up Ancient Gates by Dena Jennings from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 90: Translation and musical setting by James Block, adapted and sung by...
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May 8, 2025 • 22 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Melinda Thomas
Opening Song: Wade in the Water by Benjamin Mertz from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
First Reading: Wilda Gafney, Womanist Midrash: Volume 1: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne. Westminster John Knox Press (2017) page 3-4.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Br...
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May 1, 2025 • 19 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Jo-ed Tome
Opening Song: Release by Deirdre Ní Chinnéide from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm 139: Tune: The Banks of Claudy, Words: Kiran Young Wimberly © 2015, from the alb...
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May 1, 2025 • 22 mins
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Opening Prayer written by Claudia Love Mair
Opening Song: I Know by Soyinka Rahim from the album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy
First Reading: Austin Channing Brown, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Convergent Books (2018) page 176.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the a...
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November 21, 2023 • 17 mins
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Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: Holy Holy Holy by Karen Drucker from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm Version: Tune: Bold Riley, Words: Kiran Young Wimberly © 2018, from t...
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November 21, 2023 • 24 mins
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Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: Let the Land Sing by Lydia Violet from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
First Reading: Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life. Riverhead Books (2002) page 4-5.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in th...
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November 16, 2023 • 17 mins
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Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: Cypress Seed Song written by Betsey Beckman, sung by Te Martin from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Saints and Ancestors
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm Version: Tune: BánChnoic Eirann O, Words: Kiran...
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November 16, 2023 • 26 mins
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Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: Grandmother Song by Sandy Vaughn, adapted by Lorraine Bayes from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
First Reading: Easter, Sandra. Jung and the Ancestors: Beyond Biography, Mending the Ancestral Web. Muswell Hill Press. Kindle Edition.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Ri...
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November 8, 2023 • 15 mins
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Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: The Spirits Are Here with Us by Soyinka Rahim from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living
Psalm Version: Tune: A Fig for a Kiss, Words: Kiran Young Wim...
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November 8, 2023 • 26 mins
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Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: Weep with Me by Deirdre Ní Chinneíde from the album The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
First Reading: Henri J. M. Nouwen, Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith HarperOne, 1997 (entry for August 29)
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the...
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