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Snow, ice, fog, and freezing rain are certainly all hallmarks of this time of year - just things we've learned to live with and drive on - but major sections of the U.S. have recently been shut down by bad weather. How do you exercise your faith when the weather keeps you at home?

Obviously the Internet has revolutionized the question. Resources abound for engaging in worship experiences. Here are a few.

Morning and Evening Prayer as well as Noonday Prayer, Compline, and Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families are hosted at missionstclare.com. (For Morning and Evening Prayer, make sure to turn on your computer's speakers.)
If all you really want is Sunday's lections and collects, try The Lectionary Page.
An immersive worship experience can be had at the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life, which has been covered by both Episcopal Café and Episcopal Life in times past.
Barbara Cawthorne Crafton's Geranium Farm offers a quiet virtual Candle Vigil in which to light a candle for prayer.
Praying the hours? The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration make audio of their worship available on a comprehensive basis. Also, those who engage in fixed-hour prayer may find explorefaith's time-zone-generated services for morning, noon, evening, and compline to be helpful. (Services are based on Phyllis Tickle's The Divine Hours.)

Do you have a resource that's not on this list?

Comments (6)

Another online version of the Daily Office is at http://www.dailyoffice.org/

Posted by Eugene Pagano | January 10, 2010 3:14 PM

Daily Office has daily - mostly reflections on the Daily Office lections. Also on Facebook Streams of Mercy

Posted by Ann Fontaine | January 10, 2010 3:32 PM

I've found a wonderful podcast of morning prayer. It is great to be able to download it daily. I listen to it on the go while I'm driving on those mornings where I am just too rushed. The speaker has a wonderful speaking voice, and there is appropriate instrumental music throughout. I found it through ITunes, but here is the direct link:

Morning Prayer from the Episcopal Church in Garrett County
Daily Morning Prayer
http://www.episcopalchurchingarrettcounty.org/Morningprayermp3/MPdaily.php

Posted by Rick+ | January 10, 2010 5:15 PM

The resource Rick+ mentions was covered on The Lead,

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/people/exdj_reads_bcp.html

Posted by John B. Chilton | January 10, 2010 5:45 PM

People may also be interested in Pray as you Go which can be downloaded in MP3 format. http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/

Thanks for mentioning Anglicans of Second Life. We have snow on the sim but it's not stopping anyone getting to our Cathedral! Happy to welcome anyone who would like to worship with us. Five services a week have sermons, so food for thought a-plenty, and we also have a bible study.

Helene Milena (Lay Pastor)

Posted by Ailsa Wright | January 11, 2010 8:56 AM

The Washington National Cathedral has a webcast every week of the entire 11:15 am Eucharist service. All the great music from beginning to end, the readings, the sermon, and the prayers. It's a great way to virtually 'go to church' if you're home ill or otherwise can't get to your own parish. www.nationalcathedral.org

- Carleton MacDonald, member, Ascension, Gaithersburg, Md., and bell ringer at the Cathedral.

Posted by Carleton MacDonald | February 5, 2010 9:20 PM

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