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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, This is the day that You have made and I will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 May I see all the good that You accomplish around me all day long. I do not want to focus on anything n...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Marie Magdalen Postel St. Marie Magdalen Postel (1756–1846) was born in a fishing village in Normandy, one of seven children of a middle class family. As a child she became famous for her generosity; she would often give...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life." Jude 1:17-21
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (1251 A.D.) is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites lived as hermits on Mt. Carmel in the Holy Land beginning in the 12th centur...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "The works of man, whether they are good or bad, are not always isolated, transitory acts; more often, especially in the case of the leaders of nations and those who are invested with public authority, they continue to subsist after they are concl...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 16 2020 « July 15 | July 17 » Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 392 Reading 1 Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 The way ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Thursday 15th in Ordinary Time View saints July 16th: Our Lady of Mount Carmel View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,28-30): Jesus spoke thus, «Come to me, all you who work hard and who carry heavy burdens and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Mount Carmel Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time From the treatise "On the Mysteries" by St Ambrose, bishopInstruction on the post-baptismal ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Mount Carmel Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Mount Carmel Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, m...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Mount Carmel Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord,...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 16 July 2020 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Other End Of The Leash Wednesday, July 15, 2020 When I was growing up, I used to take my dog, ‘Pudgy,’ for walks. Whenever Pudgy saw something of interest, another dog, a rabbit, a mailman, she would take off after it – or she would try. I was on the other end of th...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: He Who Fills All in All Which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:23 Jesus is He Who Fills All in All. Think of all you want to do for God; you can do it if you have faith to move mountains (1 Corinthians 13:2). Think of all you...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Please be with me today. I want to draw near to you and I humbly ask you to draw near to me (James 4:8a) I ask You for wisdom for all of my conversations, all of my relationships, all of my ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure (1221–1274) was born with the name Giovanni in Tuscany, Italy. As a child he became seriously ill and was in danger of death until his mother brought him to St. Francis of Assisi, who was then livi...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 15 2020 « July 14 | July 16 » Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 391 Reading 1 Is 10:5-7, 13b-16...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Wednesday 15th in Ordinary Time View saints July 15th: Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,25-27): On one occasion Jesus said, «Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I praise you, because you have hidden the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor on Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor From the Journey of the Mind to God by St BonaventureMystical wisdom is revealed by t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor on Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Saint Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor on Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 15 July 2020 Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Kateri Tekakwitha St. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), also known as the 'Lily of the Mohawks,' was born in present-day New York. Her father was a Mohawk chief, and her mother an Algonquin who had been converted to the Christian fait...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day “'Come now, let us settle the matter', says the Lord. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "Chastity is the most unpopular of the Christian virtues. There is no getting away from it; the Christian rule is, ‘Either marriage, with complete faithfulness to your partner, or else total abstinence.’ Now this is so difficult and so...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLentils & Flattery Tuesday, July 14, 2020 The philosopher Aristoppus lived a comfortable life by flattering the tyrant king Denys. He began looking down on his less prosperous fellow philosophers. One of them was Digoeness. One day Aristoppus saw Diogeness washing some vegetables. Scornf...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Holy Spirit: He But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:26 The Holy Spirit is a person. He is not like smoke, fog, a...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, I pray that as two people come together to join in holy marriage, that they will take their covenant and their responsibilities seriously, as Jesus taught... Have you not read that He who made them at the begi...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh&...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 14 2020 « July 13 | July 15 » Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Lectionary: 390 Reading 1 Is 7:1-9 In the days of Ahaz, kin...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Tuesday 15th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,20-24): Jesus began to denounce the cities in which He had performed most of his miracles, because the people there did not change their ways, «Alas for you Chorazin and Bethsaida! If the miracles...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha on Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha From the treatise "On the Mysteries" by St Ambrose, bishopThe many prefigurations of baptism in Scripture Listen ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha on Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha on Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha on Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make has...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 14 July 2020 Tuesday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Henry II Saint Henry II (972-1024 A.D.) was born to the Duke of Bavaria and the Princess of Burgundy. He was a pious child and was given the education of a priest. However, his destiny changed when he succeeded his father as the Du...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me." Colossians 1:28-29 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "My great God, you know all that is in the universe, because you yourself have made it. It is the very work of your hands. You are omniscient, because you are omnicreative. You know each part, however minute, as perfectly as you know the whole. Yo...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMMissing His Appointment Monday, July 13, 2020 Did you ever wake up and realize you had an appointment to make, and you missed it. You overslept. Or maybe you’ve missed appointments without sleeping, but by getting distracted in something else. There were many people in the Gospel a...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying… "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!" Matthew 21:9 On Palm Sunday Jesus rode victoriously into Jerusalem on a donkey. ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new day. Thank You that I am able to see, to hear, to speak, and to move freely today. I am blessed because You are creative, forgiving, and an understanding God.  ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying… "Baruch Haba B'Shem Adonai" (Hebrew) "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!" Matthew 21:9
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 13 2020 « July 12 | July 14 » Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 389 Reading 1 Is 1:10-17 Hear the word of the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Monday 15th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 10,34--11,1): Jesus said to his disciples, «Do not think that I have come to establish peace on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father and ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Saint Henry Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time From the treatise "On the Mysteries" by St Ambrose, bishopWe are born again through water and the Holy Spirit ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Saint Henry Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us....
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Saint Henry Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time or Saint Henry Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to he...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 13 July 2020 Monday of week 15 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: Greater Than Solomon The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. Matthew 12:42 Solo...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I don't want to strive against You with my own self-efforts. I want to totally rely on You. Please increase my faith. Please forgive my unbelief. James writes...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Veronica St. Veronica (1st c.) is one of the holy women of Jerusalem who accompanied Jesus on the Way of the Cross. Out of her sorrow and compassion she offered Jesus her veil to wipe the blood and sweat from his face as He carried...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "St. Bridget once received and bore patiently a succession of trials from various persons. One of them made an insulting remark to her; another praised her in her presence, but complained of her in her absence; another calumniated her; another spo...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 12 2020 « July 11 | July 13 » Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 103 Reading 1 Is 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD: Just as fro...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Sunday 15th (A) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 13,1-23): That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the lakeside. As many people gathered around him, He got in a boat. There He sat while the whole crowd stood on the shore, and He spoke to them in...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time From the beginning of the treatise "On the Mysteries" by St Ambrose, bishopCatechesis on the rites preceding baptism We gave a daily instructio...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 12 July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 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 end.Amen. Allelu...
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by David KoontzCorinthians 11:28-29 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. Take the time to look into your soul and repent your sins unto the Lord. We are all sinners. ...
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by Br. E.G. Carrierehttps://www.faithisbelieving.org/blogs/1/46/verse-of-the-day-proverbs-23-22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.Proverbs 23:22 Honor your parents. Your life is built on it. Parents will weaken with age, but you still should honor them. God ord...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Father: Our Father in Heaven Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven... Matthew 6:8-9 Not only were you born of an earthly father, but also you have a Father in Heaven. Whe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Benedict of Nursia St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547 A.D.) and his twin sister, St. Scholastica, were born to a Roman nobleman and his wife in Nursia, Italy. He spent his childhood with his parents in Rome. As a young man he found in...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "The Lord exists forever; your word is firmly fixed in heaven. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. By your appointment they stand today, for all things are your servants." Psalm 119:89-91 ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Today, I am praying for people in this world who do not have earthly fathers. They may have never known their father, or their father was taken from them, or he may have left them at some point, or a m...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven... Matthew 6:8-9
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 11 2020 « July 10 | July 12 » Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot Lectionary: 388 Reading 1 Is 6:1-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I sa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Saturday 14th in Ordinary Time View saints July 11th: Benedict, abbot, patron saint of Europe View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 10,24-33): Jesus said to his apostles, «A student is not above his teacher, or a slave above his master. A student should be gl...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saint Benedict, Abbot on Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Benedict, Abbot From the Rule of Benedict, abbotPut Christ before everything Whenever you begin any good work you should first of a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saint Benedict, Abbot on Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saint Benedict, Abbot on Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saint Benedict, Abbot on Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time (First Vespers of tomorrow, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitato...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 July 2020 Saturday of week 14 in Ordinary Time 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 end.Am...
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by David KoontzWhen a person comes to the Holy Spirit he is born again.Bringing a religious person to the next level.The HOLY SPIRIT is the voice that brings us to acknowledge what is right with the Lord. With the HOLY SPIRIT in our lives,we learn these things; LOVE,JOY,PEACE,PATIENCE,KINDNESS,GOODNESS,FAI...