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Office of Readings If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spi...
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Saint of the Day St. Josaphat St. Josaphat (1580-1623) was born to a devout religious family of Ruthenian ancestry in what is now Ukraine, and was baptized in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He devoted his virginity to the Virgin Mary and grew in his revere...
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Verse of the Day "For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with sho...
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Liturgical day: Tuesday 32nd in Ordinary Time View saints November 12th: St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 17,7-10): Jesus said to his disciple, «Who among you would say to your servant coming in from the fields after plowing or tending sh...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 12 2019 « November 11 | November 13 » Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and MartyrLectionary: 492 Reading 1 Wis 2:23–3:9 God...
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Meditation of the Day "The Devil didn't deal out temptations to Our Lord only. He brings these evil schemes of his to bear on each of Jesus' servants—and not just on the mountain or in the wilderness or when we're by ourselves. No, he comes after us in the city a...
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November 11, 2019 Why We Pray Before the Blessed Sacrament John A. Kane Companion in Our Exile In the Holy Eucharist, Christ is not only the food of our souls, but also the companion of our exile. The human heart yearns for the sweet consciousness of companionship. The Divine Presence in the...
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Uncertainty Of Information Monday, November 11, 2019 From a classic book of military strategy comes a principle of successful warfare: “Uncertainty of information acts as an impediment to vigorous activity.” In the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee lost communicatio...
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Holiness by Max Lucado John the Baptist would never get hired today. No church would touch him. He was a public relations disaster. Mark 1:6 says he “wore clothes of camel’s hair and ate locusts and wild honey.” His message was...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. Psalm 29:11 A Time to Think Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. –Reverend Billy Graham,...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You are the Almighty One. Your Word tells me... The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, b...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is r...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
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Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
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Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy...
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Office of Readings If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spi...
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Saint of the Day St. Martin of Tours St. Martin of Tours (c. 316-397 A.D.) was born into a pagan family in what is now Hungary. He was raised in Italy where his father, a senior officer in the Roman army, was stationed. At the age of ten Martin joined ...
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Verse of the Day "As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. They are to do good, to be rich in good works...
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Liturgical day: Monday 32nd in Ordinary Time View saints November 11th: Saint Martin of Tours, bishop View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 17,1-6): Jesus said to his disciples, «Scandals will necessarily come and cause people to fall; but woe to the one who has brought it a...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 11 2019 « November 10 | November 12 » Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, BishopLectionary: 491 Reading 1 Wis 1:1-7 Love justice, yo...
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Greed Has Many Faces by Max Lucado Our obsession with stuff carries a hefty price tag. We spend 110 percent of our disposable income trying to manage debt. Who can keep up? No one can! Jesus warns in Luke 12:15, “Be on your guard against every form of g...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. Matthew 18:19 A Time to Think Where there is great love there are always miracles. – Willa Cather, author ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I want to praise You and thank You for this new Sunday... O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Psalm 8:1 T...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Psalm 8:1
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
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Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
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Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy...
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Office of Readings If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spi...
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Saint of the Day Pope St. Leo the Great Pope St. Leo the Great (c. 400–461 A.D.) was born in Tuscany to an aristocratic family. After serving as deacon under two popes he became the Roman Pontiff from 440 to 461 A.D. He was one of the greatest Ho...
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Verse of the Day "But you, O Lord, know me; You see me and test me—my heart is with you." Jeremiah 12:3a
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Liturgical day: Sunday 32nd (C) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 20,27-38): Some Sadducees arrived. These people claim that there is no resurrection and they asked Jesus this question, «Master, in the Scripture Moses told us: ‘If anyone dies leaving a wif...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 10 2019 « November 9 | November 11 » Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 156 Reading 1 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14 It happened th...
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The Grace of Christ Max Lucado Guilt sucks the life out of our souls. Grace restores it. No one had more reason to feel the burden of guilt than did the apostle Paul. He had orchestrated the deaths of Christians—an ancient version of a terrorist. Yet, Paul gave his guilt to Jesus,...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16 A Time to Think I do not understand the mystery of grace—only that it meets us where we are, but does not...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Please help me to think before I speak today... Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. James 3:10 I pray that I will...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. James 3:10
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
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Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
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Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy...
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Office of Readings If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spi...
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Saint of the Day St. Benignus St. Benignus of Armagh (d. 467 A.D.) was the son of a pagan Irish chieftain in what is now County Meath in Ireland. He was baptized by St. Patrick and became his loyal follower in the saint's ministry across Ireland. In 450 ...
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Verse of the Day "For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet 'in a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay; but my righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleas...
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Today’s Feast Day Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica November 9th is the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. It marks the dedication, in 324 A.D., of the cathedral church of Rome after Constantine's Edict of Mi...
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Liturgical day: November 9th: Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 2,13-22): As the Passover of the Jews was at hand, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple court He found merchants selling oxen, sheep and doves, and money-changer...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 9 2019 « November 8 | November 10 » Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in RomeLectionary: 671 Reading 1 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9,...
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We are all God's children, created by the same Father, saved by His Son Jesus Christ. We may come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors and texture but truly we are one people. In Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man...
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The Olive Tree & The Construction Project Friday, November 8, 2019 In Zechariah 4, the prophet is shown a vision of olive trees and a menorah - an oil lamp, being continually filled with oil. And then the prophet asks the angel what it all means. The angel answers, “This is the Wor...
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Give Up Your Bag of Burdens Max Lucado Worry is the burlap bag of burdens. It’s overflowing with “whaddifs” and “howells.” Whaddif after all my dieting, I find that lettuce is fattening and chocolate isn’t? Howell we pay our baby’s tu...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:24–25 NIV A Time to Think Meet your fears with faith. —Max Lucado &nbs...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. let it shine, let it shine, let it shine... Dear Father God, Today, want to let the light of Jesus shine through me so that others will come to know Jesus, the li...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
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Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
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Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy...
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Office of Readings If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spi...
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Saint of the Day The Four Crowned Martyrs According to tradition the Four Crowned Martyrs (d. 305 A.D.) were renowned sculptors living in what is today Austria-Hungary. They were commissioned by Roman Emperor Diocletian to make several sculptures; howeve...
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Verse of the Day "And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." 1 John 5:11-12
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Liturgical day: Friday 31st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 16,1-8): At another time Jesus told his disciples, «There was a rich man whose steward was reported to him for fraudulent service. He summoned the steward and asked him: ‘What is this I hear abo...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 8 2019 « November 7 | November 9 » Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 489 Reading 1 Rom 15:14-21 I myself ...
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Meditation of the Day "Now, as he was riding one day over the plain of Assisi he met a leper, whose sudden appearance filled him with fear and horror; but forthwith calling to mind the resolution which he had made to follow after perfection, and remembering that if he ...
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November 7, 2019 What Can Veterans Teach Us About the Christian Life? Constance T. Hull There is a section in the Gospel of Matthew that all Catholics should recognize. In fact, it is such a testament to the power of faith, that it is recited by each and every one of us at Mass in the Liturgy...
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November 7, 2019 The Miracle of Hope a Priest Found in Fatima Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle If we live the message that Our Lady gave us at Fatima, our personal faith will grow much stronger. At the same time, it will have an increased effect on the very life and mission of the Church, w...
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November 7, 2019 How God Used a Lunchtime Stranger to Teach Me About Determination Alan Scott Finding Your Determination — A True Story As a young man who was not yet even twenty, I attended college, pursuing a degree in accounting. During my first year, given that I was very shy and ...
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The Straight and Narrow November 7, 2019 A narrow passageway leading to a gate Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.—Matthew 7:14 (KJV) To keep on the right path of life, follow Jesus’ ...
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The Way And Not A Place Thursday, November 7, 2019 One of the earliest names for our faith in the Messiah, as recorded in the Book of Acts, is “The Way.” This name carries profound ramifications. The lives of most people, and even most believers, tend to be determined by thei...
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God is Sovereign by Max Lucado Many years ago I spent a week visiting the interior of Brazil with a long-time missionary pilot. Let me just say, Wilbur and Orville had a sturdier aircraft! I could not get comfortable. I kept thinking the plane was going to crash in the jungle...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I'm thirsty for more of You. I'm thirsty for Your living water of life, for Your anointing on my life and ministry... "...but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him wil...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "...but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
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Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without en...
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Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy...
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Office of Readings If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spi...
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Saint of the Day All Dominican Saints November 7th is the Feast of All Saints of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans. Founded by a Spaniard, St. Dominic de Guzman, in France in the early 13th century, the order has 14 canonized saints an...
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Verse of the Day "For it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.' So then, each of us will be accountable to God." Romans 14:11-12
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Liturgical day: Thursday 31st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 15,1-10): Tax collectors and sinners were seeking the company of Jesus, all of them eager to hear what He had to say. But the Pharisees and the scribes frowned at this, muttering. «This man welcomes...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 7 2019 « November 6 | November 8 » Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 488 Reading 1 Rom 14:7-12 Brothers...
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November 6, 2019 Spiritual Combat is Not of Equals Kathleen Beckman Recently, Msgr. John Esseff was counseling me on a book that I’m writing on the subject of reclaiming our families and homes from diabolical spirits. First, for those unfamiliar with Monsignor, he is a spiritual son of ...
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Courteous Conduct by Max Lucado Those who don’t believe in Jesus take note of what believers do. They make decisions about Christ by watching us. When we’re kind, they assume Christ is kind. When we’re gracious, they assume Christ is gracious. But when we&rs...
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Why I Ate The Whole Bag Wednesday, November 6, 2019 There have been times when I’m away from my home and I feel like I’m starving. I see junk food (often red hot chips) and I buy it. Then I’m driving and eating, and I’ll end up eating the entire bag. As I eat, my ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV A Time to Think When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful. —Roy T. Bennett A Time to Act Be...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You are my Lord and my God. I worship You and thank You for giving up the glories of Heaven to come to earth to live in human flesh. I accept and receive You even though others reject You. ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Acts 10:36 New King James Version (NKJV) 36 The word which God sent to the [a]children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all— Footnotes: Acts 10:36 Lit. sons New King Jam...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...