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• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
    Saint of the Day St. Ivo (Ives) of Kermartin St. Ivo of Kermartin (1253–1303) was born to a noble family in Brittany, France. He studied civil and canon law, philosophy, and theology. He went on to practice law for many years in both the civil an...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
    Verse of the Day "We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?...

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  Liturgical day: Sunday 5th (C) of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 13,31-33a.34-35): When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, «Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. God will glorify him, and He will glorify him very soon. »My children, I am wit...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. 1 hour ago
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 19 2019   « May 18  |  May 20 » Fifth Sunday of Easter Lectionary: 54 Reading 1 Acts 14:21-27 After Paul and Barnabas had proclaimed the go...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:44 AM
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:43 AM
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 5th Sunday of Easter) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   i...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:43 AM
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:42 AM
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:41 AM
  May mind and tongue made strong in love Your praise throughout the world proclaim, And may that love within our hearts Set fire to others with its flame. Most blessèd Trinity of love, For whom the heart of man was made, To you be praise in timeless song, And everlasting homage paid. ...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:41 AM
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:40 AM
    Saint of the Day St. Felix of Cantalice St. Felix of Cantalice (d. 1587) was born to a pious peasant family in Italy. He grew up tending sheep and was hired out to work for a farmer at the age of nine, which he did for twenty years. He evidenced signs of...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:39 AM
    Verse of the Day "With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless; with the pure you show yourself pure, and with the crooked you show yourself perverse. You deliver a humble people, but your eyes are upon the haughty to bring the...

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:38 AM
  Liturgical day: Saturday 4th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 14,7-14): Jesus said to his disciples: «If you know me, you will know the Father also; indeed you know him and you have seen him». Philip asked him, «Lord, show us the Father and that is enough&...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:37 AM
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 18 2019   « May 17  |  May 19 » Saturday of the Fourth Week of EasterLectionary: 284 Reading 1 Acts 13:44-52 On the following sabbathalmost ...

• Meditations

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Sat at 12:36 AM
    Meditation of the Day Jesus Christ is the one whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and established as priest, prophet, and king. The whole People of God participates in these three offices of Christ and bears the responsibilities for mission and service that f...

• Pain and the Resurrection: The Route to Communion

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 7:47 AM
  May 16, 2019 Pain and the Resurrection: The Route to Communion Brian Isenbarger Recently, a loved one of mine has been experiencing relentless pain. It all began with minor aches years ago which have gradually become worse and worse – to the point of interfering with his day to day life...

• The Last Supper: An Outbreak of God's Glory

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 7:34 AM
  May 17, 2019 The Last Supper: An Outbreak of God’s Glory Gayle Somers At the Last Supper, Jesus announces that His betrayal by Judas begins an outbreak of God’s glory. How can this be? Gospel (Read Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35) St. John tells us that after Satan had entered Judas, d...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:40 AM
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:40 AM
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:39 AM
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:39 AM
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:38 AM
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:37 AM
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:37 AM
    Saint of the Day Bl. Antonia Mesina Blessed Antonia Mesina (1919-1935) was one of ten children born to a poor family on the island of Sardinia in Italy. Being the second oldest child, she had to leave school to help with the family chores after her mothe...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:36 AM
    Verse of the Day "Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways." Psalm 119:1-3  

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:35 AM
  Liturgical day: Friday 4th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 14,1-6): Jesus said to his disciples, «Do not be troubled; trust in God and trust in me. In my Father's house there are many rooms. Otherwise I would not have told you that I go to prepare a place for you. Af...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Fri at 12:34 AM
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 17 2019   « May 16  |  May 18 » Friday of the Fourth Week of EasterLectionary: 283 Reading 1 Acts 13:26-33 When Paul came to Antioch in Pisi...

• Steeling Salvation

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 9:25 AM
  May 4, 2019 Steeling Salvation Those Catholic Men By: David Frulla After 9 hours in single-digit temperatures, I wasn’t quite sure if my feet were cold because there was a hole in my waders or if I should have worn a thicker pair of socks. It didn’t really matter. We had fished a...

• Give Yourself Completely to Jesus Through Mary

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 9:20 AM
  May 16, 2019 Give Yourself Completely to Jesus Through Mary Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV “When and how did you hear the voice of God calling you to be a religious priest?” This is one question about my vocation that I find difficult to answer. I cannot really say exactly when I perceive...

• We Rest in Hope, Come What May

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 9:13 AM
  May 16, 2019 We Rest in Hope, Come What May Constance T. Hull In a Fallen world where suffering abounds, what is the Christian answer to suffering and uncertainty? What is it we have been given in the face of pain, sorrow, uncertainty, and agony in our lives and the world? The answer is the s...

• Where Did We Get The Liturgy of The Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 8:55 AM
  You will find this article quite interesting.     May 16, 2019 Where Did We Get The Liturgy of the Hours? Fr. Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V. We find the origins of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Old Testament. The psalms, the 150 prayers in the Old Testament, are the real basis of...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:41 AM
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:41 AM
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:40 AM
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:40 AM
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:39 AM
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:38 AM
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:38 AM
    Saint of the Day St. Simon Stock St. Simon Stock (1165-1265) was born in Kent, England. He was strongly drawn to God as a child, and at the age of twelve he began to live as a hermit in the hollow of an oak tree. After two decades of thi...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:37 AM
    Verse of the Day "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." Ephesians 2:13  

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:36 AM
  Liturgical day: Thursday 4th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 13,16-20): After Jesus had washed the feet of the disciples He said «Truly, I say to you, the servant is not greater than his master, nor is the messenger greater than he who sent him. Understand this, and ...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:34 AM
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 16 2019   « May 15  |  May 17 » Thursday of the Fourth Week of EasterLectionary: 282 Reading 1 Acts 13:13-25 From Paphos, Paul and his compa...

• Meditations

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Thu at 12:34 AM
    Meditation of the Day "On the whole, God’s love for us is a much safer subject to think about than our love for Him. Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even if we could, feelings are not what God principally cares about. Christian Love, either towards Go...

• Mary Teaches Us That Love

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 9:06 AM
  When Federal and State Governments try and or want to control a women's Life throw this at them saying Don't mess with God and the Blessed Virgin Mary.       May 15, 2019 Mary Teaches Us That Love Bears New Life Jeannie Ewing “Love gives new life to the heart. By it...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:47 AM
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:47 AM
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:45 AM
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:45 AM
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:44 AM
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:43 AM
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:42 AM
    Saint of the Day St. Dymphna St. Dymphna (7th c.) was the daughter of a pagan Irish chieftain and a beautiful Christian noblewoman. Dymphna was raised as a Christian, and she consecrated her virginity to Christ at a young age. Dymphna's father lov...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:39 AM
    Verse of the Day "For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God." Job 19:25-26  

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:37 AM
  Liturgical day: Wednesday 4th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 12,44-50): Jesus declared publicly: «Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me, sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever belie...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Wed at 12:36 AM
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 15 2019   « May 14  |  May 16 » Wednesday of the Fourth Week of EasterLectionary: 281 Reading 1 Acts 12:24—13:5a The word of God conti...

• Does This Ancient Prayer Release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory?

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 11:39 AM
  Does This Ancient Prayer Release 1,000 Souls From Purgatory? Here’s the Astonishing Truth Articles Christian Living Prayer by ChurchPOP Editor - November 2, 2018   Public Domain / ChurchPOP This is a really great prayer! Although, there are some misconceptio...

• Our Kady if Giid Success:

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 10:20 AM
  May 14, 2019 Our Lady Of Good Success: A Message For Our Time Jonathan B. Coe From 1594 to 1634, in Quito, Ecuador, a Conceptionist sister, who would become the Venerable Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, received apparitions from the Mother of God that were approved by the local bishop during ...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 9:45 AM
    Saint of the Day St. Matthias the Apostle St. Matthias the Apostle (1st c.) followed Jesus during his entire earthly ministry and was one of his 72 disciples. Matthias was chosen by the 11 Apostles to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal of Christ...

• Fourth Sunday of Easter

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 1:07 AM

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:52 AM
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:52 AM
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:51 AM
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:50 AM
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:50 AM
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:49 AM
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:47 AM
  Liturgical day: May 14th: Saint Matthias, apostle View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,9-17): Jesus said to his disciples, «As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain in my love. You will remain in my love if you keep my commandments, just as I have kept my Father...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Tue at 12:45 AM
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 14 2019   « May 13  |  May 15 » Feast of Saint Matthias, ApostleLectionary: 564 Reading 1 Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 Peter stood up in the midst of...

• Fatima is a WAKE-UP-CALL

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 9:04 AM
  May 13, 2019 Fatima Is a Wake-Up Call Fr. Nicholas Sheehy, LC A world plagued by sin needed a wake-up call. Over 100 years ago, the sun danced in Portugal. This miraculous event gave credibility to the whole Fatima event and served as proof that it was truly a divine intervention in a world a...

• How Prayer Produces A Real Union with God

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 8:58 AM
  May 13, 2019 How Prayer Produces a Real Union with God Stephen Beale In the Psalms, prayer is often portrayed a cry to a God who seems distant. For example, in Psalm 130, the petitioner says: Out of the depths I call to you, LORD;Lord, hear my cry!May your ears be attentiveto my cry for m...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:22 AM
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:22 AM
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:21 AM
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:20 AM
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:20 AM
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:19 AM
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:18 AM
    Saint of the Day St. Juliana of Norwich St. Julian/Juliana of Norwich (1342–1416) is a Benedictine nun who lived as a recluse in Norwich, England. Little is known of her life with certainty. At the age of 30 she was suddenly struck b...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:18 AM
    Verse of the Day "The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks." Luke 6:45  

• Feast Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:17 AM
    Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of Fatima On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children as they were grazing their sheep in Fatima, Portugal. Their names were Lucia, Francisco, and Jactina. She appeared "brighter than the ...

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:16 AM
  Liturgical day: Monday 4th (B & C) of Easter Saints 13th May: Our Lady of Fátima View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 10,1-10): Jesus said: «Truly, I say to you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. But ...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:15 AM
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 13 2019   « May 12  |  May 14 » Monday of the Fourth Week of EasterLectionary: 279 Reading 1 Acts 11:1-18 The Apostles and the brothers who...

• Meditations

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. Mon at 12:14 AM
    Meditation of the Day "We will never be free of trials and temptations as long as our earthly life lasts. For Job has said: 'Is not the life of human beings on earth a drudgery?' (Job 7:1). Therefore, we should always be on our guard against temptations, always praying...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...

• Saint of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
    Saint of the Day Blessed Imelda Lambertini Bl. Imelda Lambertini (1322–1333) was born to a noble and devout family in Bologna, Italy. As a child she developed a great love for prayer, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the Holy Eucharist. She sp...

• Verse of the Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
    Verse of the Day "But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in ...

• Feast Day

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
    Today’s Feast Day Good Shepherd Sunday The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as “Good Shepherd Sunday” because the Mass reading is taken from the Gospel of John, where Jesus uses the imagery of a shepherd guiding and guarding his fl...

• Gospel/Homily

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  Liturgical day: Sunday 4th (C) of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 10,27-30): Jesus said, «My sheep hear my voice and I know them; they follow me and I give them eternal life. They shall never perish and no one will ever steal them from me. What the Father has given me i...

• Lectionary Readings

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
  USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   May 12 2019   « May 11  |  May 13 » Fourth Sunday of EasterLectionary: 51 Reading 1 Acts 13:14, 43-52 Paul and Barnabas continued on from Perga...

• Meditations

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 12
    Meditation of the Day "Infinite grief I wish from My creature in two ways: in one way, through her sorrow for her own sins, which she has committed against Me her Creator; in the other way, through her sorrow for the sins which she sees her neighbors commit against Me....

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 11
  Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 11
  Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 4th Sunday of Easter) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   i...

• Liturgy of the Hours

  by Bishop Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A. May 11
  None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...