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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 127 Reading 1 EZ 33:7-9 Thus says the LORD:You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel;when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me.If I tell the wicked, “O wicked one, yo...
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Liturgical day: Sunday 23rd (A) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 18,15-20): Jesus said to his disciples, «If your brother or sister has sinned against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are in private, and if he listens to you, you have won you...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 ...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 Fat...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 Fathe...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 ...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 F...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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. Al...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: Son of Man No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3:13-14 Jesus is the Son of Man. On Earth, Jesus called Himself by this...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This prayer is based upon Proverbs 29:22-27 Dear Father in Heaven, Let me never be an angry person who stirs up strife nor a furious person who abounds in transgression. I pray that I will NOT be so filled with pride that I think of mysel...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3: 13-14
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Saint of the Day St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997), known simply as Mother Teresa, was born to a family of Albanian descent in what is now Macedonia. As a young girl Mother Teresa was fascinated by stories sh...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24
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Protect us Lord, as we stay awake; Watch over us as we sleep, that awake we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace (Alleluia).
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
O Come Holy Spirit Beloved of my soul. I Adore Thee, I Love Thee, Enlighten Me, Guide Me, Strengthen Me, Console Me. Tell me what I ought to do and Command me to do it. I promise to submit and abide to everything that you ask of me and to accept All that thy allow to happen to ...
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Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 436 Reading 1 1 COR 4:6b-15 Brothers and sisters: Learn from myself and Apollos not to go beyond what is written, so that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over agains...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 22nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,1-5): One Sabbath Jesus was going through the corn fields and his disciples began to pick heads of grain crushing them in their hands for food. Some of the Pharisees asked them, «Why do you do wha...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time From a sermon on the Beatitudes by Saint Leo the GreatThe blessedness of Christ's kingdom After pronouncing his blessing ...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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, co...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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 F...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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 th...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, ...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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 en...
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John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Secret Of The Apostles Friday, September 4, 2020 In Acts 5:12, it's written: 'And at the hands of the apostles' many signs and wonders were taking place among the people and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.' There's an important connection there. Apostles and miracles ...
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Jesus: Bright and Morning Star I am…the Bright and Morning Star. Revelation 22:16 Jesus is the Bright and Morning Star; He shines in darkness to give all people hope. Just before the dawn, a bright star appears on the horizon where the sun will be rising. That las...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Almighty God, Jesus tells us... "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Ma...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Matthew 5:44
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Devotion of the Month Month of Our Lady of Sorrows The Church dedicates the month of September to Our Lady of Sorrows. This devotion recalls the Blessed Virgin Mary’s spiritual martyrdom in virtue of her perfect union with the Passion of Chr...
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Saint of the Day St. Rosalia St. Rosalia (1130–1166 A.D.) was born to a wealthy and noble Norman family, descendants of Charlemagne who had migrated to Sicily. From a young age Rosalia was strongly drawn to Christ, which caused her to leave her l...
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Verse of the Day "For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength."" Isaiah 30:15a
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Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 435 Reading 1 1 COR 4:1-5 Brothers and sisters:Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christand stewards of the mysteries of God. Now it is of course required of stewardsthat they be found tru...
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Liturgical day: Friday 22nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 5,33-39): Some people asked Jesus, «The disciples of John fast often and say long prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why is it that your disciples eat and drink?». Then Jesus sai...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 22 in Ordinary Time From a sermon on the Beatitudes by Saint Leo the GreatBlessed are the poor in spirit There is no doubt that the poor find it ea...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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 F...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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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Saint of the Day Pope St. Gregory the Great Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604 A.D.) was the son of a wealthy Roman senator. His mother and two of his aunts are also saints, which provided him with a strong and devout religious upbringing. His skill i...
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Verse of the Day "For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also gl...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Melech Of The Universe Thursday, September 3, 2020 If you were shrinking the universe down to a model, with the earth represented by a ball one inch in diameter, the nearest star would have to be put 51,000 miles away. There are one hundred billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, whi...
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The Holy Spirit: A Deposit God, who sealed us has also given us the Spirit in our hearts as a deposit that there are more good things coming. (author’s translation) 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 When you became a Christian, you received the Holy Spirit as ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Loving Father in Heaven, Today I lift up all teachers to You. I pray for Your anointing upon their lives, their work, and their ministries. Please give them wisdom, knowledge, guidance, patience, love,...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
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Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 434 Reading 1 1 COR 3:18-23 Brothers and sisters: Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool, so as to become wise. Fo...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 22nd in Ordinary Time View saints September 3rd: St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 5,1-11): One day, as Jesus stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, with a crowd gathered around him listening to the word o...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor A sermon of St Gregory the GreatFor the love of Christ I do not spare myself in ...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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 F...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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 th...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 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 a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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 Fa...
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Saint of the Day St. Brocard St. Brocard (d. 1231 A.D.) was a Frenchman who traveled to the Holy Land to enter into religious life there. He was among the first group of hermits to establish a community of monks on Mount Carmel. Details of his life are s...
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Verse of the Day "Therefore, we are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Experiment Of Your Faith Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Bible speaks of the testing of our faith. You probably think about it in negative terms... what God is going to lay on you next. The Greek word for testing or a trial means 'EXPERIMENT.' Our English word 'Experiment' comes fro...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: A Stone of Stumbling Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. 1 Peter 2:7-8 Jes...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, Thank You for this new day. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Psalm 92:1 Thank You for the beautiful sunshine. I am ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Psalm 92:1
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Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 433 Reading 1 1 COR 3:1-9 Brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as spiritual people, but as fleshly people, as infants in Christ. I fed you milk, not solid food, because you were un...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 22nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 4,38-44): Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon. His mother-in-law was suffering from high fever and they asked him to do something for her. Bending over her, He rebuked the fever, and ...
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Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of week 22 in Ordinary Time From a commentary on John by OrigenChrist spoke of his body as a temple Destroy this temple and in three days I will r...
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Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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 b...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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...
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Wednesday 2 September 2020 Wednesday of week 22 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
September 1, 2020 How the Saints Overcame Spiritual Dryness Fr. Joseph M. Esper O God, Thou art my God, I seek Thee ,my soul thirsts for Thee; my flesh faints for Thee, as in a dry and weary land where no water is. Psalm 63:1 We all have periods in our spiritual lives when praying is di...
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September 1, 2020 Turn to Mary In Times of Desolation Fr. Ed Broom, OMV He was going through a terrible interior storm. There seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel. It seemed hopeless; no way out! Loss of appetite, loss of sleep, loss of desire for anyone and anything. &n...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
September 1, 2020 Living a Truly Surrendered Life Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV I injured my knee a few years ago while playing soccer in a Manila college campus. I sat at the sidelines, looking at my hurting knee, seeing it swell up so fast, and feeling that throbbing sensation. The words that came...
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THE HARBINGER II - THE RETURN Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Are we running out of time? Are the shakings that have come upon our world a sign of approaching calamity? Has the ancient mystery of the harbingers continued to unfold and progress up to the present hour? And have othe...
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Jesus: The King of Righteousness To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace.” Hebrews 7:2 Melchizedek had the title “...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Righteous God, I ask You to teach me of what James writes in his New Testament letter... Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patien...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4
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Devotion of the Month Month of Our Lady of Sorrows The Church dedicates the month of September to Our Lady of Sorrows. This devotion recalls the Blessed Virgin Mary’s spiritual martyrdom in virtue of her perfect union with the Passion of Chr...
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Saint of the Day St. Giles St. Giles (7th c.) was born to a wealthy and noble Greek family. He devoted his life to the things of God and grew in sanctity, but found that his material and spiritual riches drew unwanted praise and attention. To escape pr...
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Verse of the Day "And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'" Matthew 25:40
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Malachi: My Messenger - The Malachi Connection Monday, August 31, 2020 The first event recorded in the New Testament is that of the coming of John the Baptist in the Gospel of Luke. Isn't it a big jump to go from the rebuilding of the Temple at the end of the Old Testament to the birth o...
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The Holy Spirit: Floods Upon the Dry Ground For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and floods upon dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessings upon thine offspring. Isaiah 44:3 The Holy Spirit is Floods upon the Dry Ground. ...
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According to thousands of years of tradition, Buddhists meditate to understand themselves and their connections with all beings. In doing so, they hope to be released from suffering and, ultimately, to gain enlightenment.In the past few decades, researchers have realized the benefits of practicing...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Mighty God, Let Your Holy Spirit pour Your rain upon my thirsty soul... Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rai...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Let us know,Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.His going forth is established as the morning;He will come to us like the rain,Like the latter and former rain to the earth.Hosea 6:3
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Raymond Nonnatus St. Raymond Nonnatus (1200-1240) was born in Catalonia, Spain, to a noble family. His life was saved by caesarean section after his mother died in childbirth, earning him the name 'Nonnatus' meaning 'one not b...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practic...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 431 Reading 1 1 COR 2:1-5 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom. For I resolved to know nothing while I was wi...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Monday 22nd in Ordinary Time View saints August 31st: St. Raymond Nonnatus, religious View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 4,16-30): When Jesus came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath as He usually did. He stood up to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 31 August 2020 Monday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 22 in Ordinary Time From "The Imitation of Christ"I taught my prophets My son, says the Lord, listen to my words, the most delightful of all words, s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 31 August 2020 Monday of week 22 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 Fat...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 31 August 2020 Monday of week 22 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...