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Friday 5 June 2020 Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Friday of week 9 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 ...
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Friday 5 June 2020 Friday of week 9 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 t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Blessings Of The Shalem Thursday, June 4, 2020 Among the sacrifices of the Bible, one was called the Shalem. The root word behind this sacrifice means "peace" but also "to make complete." Messiah is the fulfillment of all the sacrifices of the Bible, and certainly of the Shalem. If y...
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Jesus: The Head of the Body And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18 Jesus is the Head of the Body; the One who gives direction to the Ch...
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Saint of the Day St. Filippo Smaldone St. Filippo Smaldone (1848–1923) was born in Naples, Italy, during a time of upheaval and unrest both in Italy and in the Church. He decided to become a priest, and while in seminary he took on a personal apost...
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Verse of the Day "Just as you do not know how the life breath enters the human frame in the mother’s womb, so you do not know the work of God, who is working in everything." Ecclesiastes 11:5
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I need to learn to take one day at a time and not to worry about tomorrow. Jesus reminds me... Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ...For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 4, 2020 « June 3 | June 5 » Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 356 Reading 1 2 Tm 2:8-15 Beloved: Remember Jesus...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 9th in Ordinary Time View saints JesusChrist, Eternal High Priest (1st Thursday after Pentecost Sunday) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 12,28-34): One of the scribes came up to Jesus and put a question to him, «Which commandment is the first of...
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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 9 in Ordinary Time The Moral Reflections on Job by Pope St Gregory the GreatThe Church rises like the dawn Since the dawn goes from darkness into l...
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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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...
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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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...
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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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 t...
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Thursday 4 June 2020 Thursday of week 9 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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Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:3It's common to say we're dead to sin in terms of our spiritual self, or that “when God looks at me, God sees Christ and not my sinful human self." In reality we're still sinners...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Scare House Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Did you ever as a child, go through an attraction that was supposed to scare you? It may have been called a scare house or a haunted house. And you rode or walked through it, and it was dark. You might have even felt hands touching you and heard sc...
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Jesus: The Hidden Manna He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone, a new name is written which no one knows except ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Dear Father God, Please help me to develop a thirst for You. Please give me a hunger for Your daily Manna. Please increase my desire to spend time with You today. Draw near to Godand He will draw near to you.James 4:8 Please make me aware of Your presence...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8
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Saint of the Day St. Kevin of Glendalough St. Kevin of Glendalough (498-618 A.D.) lived in Ireland during the age of the great early Irish saints, many of whom were his contemporaries. He was baptized by St. Cronan, and from age seven was taught by St....
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Verse of the Day "My child, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways." Proverbs 23:26
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 3 2020 « July 2 | July 4 » Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle Lectionary: 593 Reading 1 Eph 2:19-22 Brothers and sisters: You are no long...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 9th in Ordinary Time View saints June 3rd: St. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 12,18-27): The Sadducees came to Jesus. Since they claim that there is no resurrection, they questioned him in this way, «Mas...
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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs on Wednesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs Saint Charles Lwanga (in the centre) and his 21 followers, b...
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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs on Wednesday of week 9 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...
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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs on Wednesday of week 9 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...
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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Wednesday of week 9 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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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Wednesday of week 9 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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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Wednesday of week 9 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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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs on Wednesday of week 9 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 ...
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Wednesday 3 June 2020 Wednesday of week 9 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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June 2, 2020 The Heavenly Father’s Love: No More Talk of Darkness Elizabeth Yank In The Phantom of the Opera, Raoul comforts Christine, singing, “No more talk of darkness, forget these wide-eyed fears.” Our Heavenly Father, who is our “refuge and strength,” (Psal...
Posted by Tony Villari
I've been around the block, put through the wringer once or twice, and have found my own version of peace and happiness. People are constantly asking me about happiness. I tell people happiness is a frame of mind. If you can be happy with what you have done to your life, then let the good times roll...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
You Are Not What You Don't Eat Tuesday, June 2, 2020 You've heard the expression, "You are what you eat." Of course, it's true. Whatever you eat, that's what you are. That's true in the physical realm and also in the spiritual. If you partake of spiritually bad food, if you receive into ...
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The Father: Father of the FatherlessA father of the fatherless,a defender of widows,is God in His holy habitation.Psalm 68:5 God is the Father of the Fatherless; He cares for the poor and needy. The Father cares for those who can’t look after themselves, and for all people who belong to Him...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, You are Father of the Fatherless. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5 I pray for those who have a void in their ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the day A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5
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Saint of the Day St. Elmo St. Elmo (d. 303 AD), also known as St. Erasmus of Formia, was an Italian bishop during the reign of Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. During their brutal persecution against Christians, St. Elmo left his diocese and fle...
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Verse of the Day "We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, 'The insults ...
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Meditation of the Day "Of all the divine attributes, only God’s omnipotence is named in the Creed: to confess this power has great bearing on our lives. We believe that his might is universal, for God who created everything also rules everything and can do everyt...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 2, 2020 « June 1 | June 3 » Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 354 Reading 1 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18 Beloved: Wait f...
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Liturgical day: Tuesday 9th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 12,13-17): Jewish leaders sent to Jesus some Pharisees with members of Herod's party, with the purpose of trapping him in his own words. They came and said to Jesus, «Master, we know that you are true...
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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time A colloquy of St DorotheusOn false spiritual peace The man who finds fault with hims...
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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs 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 Lo...
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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs 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. ...
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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 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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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 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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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 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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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 in Ordinary Time or Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs 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...
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Tuesday 2 June 2020 Tuesday of week 9 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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Devotion of the Month Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most popular Catholic devotions. Although it was beloved in previous centuries, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673, showing h...
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Saint of the Day St. Justin Martyr St. Justin Martyr (100–165 A.D.) was a pagan philosopher from Samaria. After meeting a Syrian Christian who convinced him that the biblical prophets were more trustworthy in the pursuit of truth than worldly phi...
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Verse of the Day "Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Save me, O Lord, from my enemies; I have fled to you for refuge. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Le...
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Today’s Feast Day Mary, Mother of the Church Mary, by virtue of being the mother of Jesus Christ, has always been recognized as the Mother of the Church, which Jesus established during His Passion. Before He expired on the Cross, Jesus gave His fin...
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LOCUSTS, PESTILENCE, & THE CALL OF GOD Monday, June 1, 2020 I always seek to be careful with regard to speaking of the future. But months before 2020 began I told others that I believed 2020 would be a dramatic year, an important year, a critical year, and a year of shaking. I shared thi...
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Jesus: The Hope of Glory To them, God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 Jesus is the Hope of Glory. All people will die, except those who m...
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Dear Father God, Truly blessed are those who share the Good News of Jesus Christ... How beautiful upon the mountainsAre the feet of him who brings good news,Who proclaims peace,Who brings glad tidings of good things,Who proclaims salvation,Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”Isa...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayHow beautiful upon the mountainsAre the feet of him who brings good news,Who proclaims peace,Who brings glad tidings of good things,Who proclaims salvation,Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”Isaiah 52:7
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 1, 2020 « May 31 | June 2 » Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Lectionary: 572A Reading 1 Gn 3:9-15, 20 After ...
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Liturgical day: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (Monday after Pentecost) View saints June 1st: St. Justin, martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 19,25-27): Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of...
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Monday 1 June 2020 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 9 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Mary, Mother of the Church From an allocution by Pope Paul VI at the Second Vatican CouncilThe Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church M...
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Monday 1 June 2020 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 9 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 h...
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Monday 1 June 2020 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 9 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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Monday 1 June 2020 Monday of week 9 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...
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Monday 1 June 2020 Monday of week 9 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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Monday 1 June 2020 Monday of week 9 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...
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Monday 1 June 2020 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 9 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 hast...
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Monday 1 June 2020 Monday of week 9 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 t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Image of the Invisible God He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:15 Jesus is the Image of the Invisible God whom you can’t see. Throughout history, people have asked to see God, but God has protected th...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I want to know You more. You are great and You do great things. I want to spend more time with You each day. Please remind me... ...to make time to sit befo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
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Saint of the Day St. Petronille St. Petronille (1st c.), also known as Petronilla, was a virgin martyr of the early Church in Rome. According to tradition she was connected to St. Peter the Apostle; she may have been either his natural daughter, servan...
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Verse of the Day "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared b...
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Today’s Feast Day Pentecost Sunday When Jesus ascended into heaven forty days after His resurrection, He instructed the Apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the sending of the Holy Spirit. Ten days later the eleven Apostles, together with the Blessed ...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost - Mass of the Day (see also Vigil Mass (Extended) and Vigil Mass (Simple)) Liturgical Colour: Red. Readings at Mass These readings are for the day of the feast itself: ________ Entrance AntiphonWis 1: 7 The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole worldand th...
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Liturgical day: Pentecost Sunday View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 20,19-23): On the evening of that day, the first day after the Sabbath, the doors were locked where the disciples were, because of their fear of the Jews, but Jesus came and stood in their midst. He said to them, &laqu...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Pentecost An altarpiece at Siena (1308-1311) by Duccio di Buoninsegna (1255-1319). From the treatise "Against the Heresies" by St IrenaeusThe sending of the Holy Spirit When the Lord told his...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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 to the Son and to th...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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 and to the Son and t...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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 and to the Son and to ...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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 the Son and to the Ho...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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 to the Son and to the...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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 Father and to the Son and...
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Sunday 31 May 2020 Pentecost 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. Alleluia. ________ Exami...
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With the Easter Season approaching our "rearview mirror" and Pentecost ahead I thought this passage from Pope Francis will give everyone a path to travel...Peace that looks to heavenThe peace that Jesus gives is very different, the Pope said. “It’s a peace that makes you move. It doesn&r...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Breath of the Almighty The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 The Holy Spirit is the Breath of the Almighty; He gives life to all living things. When Adam was originally created, God breathed into ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Oh Breath of God, Please breathe on me. Fill me with life anew, that I may love what You love, and do what You do. Please breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure, until my will becomes one with...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. – John 20:21-22
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Joan of Arc St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was born in Domremy, France to peasant farmers during the Hundred Years War between France and England. She was a pious child, and from age 13 she received visions of saints, most notably St....
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord, the Lord lightens my darkness. By you I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him." ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 30 2020 « May 29 | May 31 » Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Mass in the Morning Lectionary: 302 Reading 1 Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Saturday 7th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 21,20-25): Peter looked back and saw that the disciple Jesus loved was following as well, the one who had reclined close to Jesus at the supper and had asked him, « Lord, who is to betray you?». On se...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 30 May 2020 Saturday of the 7th week of Eastertide Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of the 7th week of Eastertide A reading from a 6th-century African authorThe Church in its unity speaks in the language of every nation The disciples sp...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 30 May 2020 Saturday of the 7th week of Eastertide 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 30 May 2020 Saturday of the 7th week of Eastertide 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 30 May 2020 Saturday of the 7th week of Eastertide 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 th...