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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. John Berchmans St. John Berchmans (1599-1621) was born in Flanders, Belgium, the eldest of five children of a shoemaker. He was a virtuous and well-liked child who would often rise early to serve at two or three Masses a day before...
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Verse of the Day "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." Luke 6:35-36 ...
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Liturgical day: Tuesday 34th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,5-11): While some people were talking about the Temple, remarking that it was adorned with fine stonework and rich gifts, Jesus said to them, «The days will come when there shall not be left one s...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 26 2019 « November 25 | November 27 » Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 504 Reading 1 Dn 2:31-45 Daniel...
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God's No-Tolerance Policy by Max Lucado Hypocrisy turns people against God, so he has a no-tolerance policy. Let’s take hypocrisy as seriously as God does. For starters, expect no credit for good deeds. None! If no one notices, you aren’t disappointed. If someone ...
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Your Heavenly Genes Monday, November 25, 2019 When I was 5 years old, I saw a girl extremely tall for her age, and we were the same age. My mother told me the reason she was so tall was because of her genes. I thought to myself, “Why would she be tall just because of the pants she ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 A Time to Think God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world, the bett...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I present to You my body as a living sacrifice unto You. Please help me to be holy and acceptable to You... I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you prese...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
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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 St. Catherine of Alexandria St. Catherine of Alexandria (4th c.) was born to a noble pagan family in Alexandria, Egypt, and her father was governor of the city. She was an intelligent child who devoted herself to study, and converted t...
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Verse of the Day “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden...
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Liturgical day: Monday 34th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 21,1-4): Jesus looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasure box; He also saw a poor widow dropping in two small coins. And he said, «Truly, I tell you, this poor widow put in mo...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 25 2019 « November 24 | November 26 » Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 503 Reading 1 Dn 1:1-6, 8-20 In ...
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Meditation of the Day "The soul, enlightened by faith, judges of things in a very different way to those who, having only the standard of the senses by which to measure them, ignore the inestimable treasure they contain . . . the soul that recognizes the will of God in...
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He is Preparing a Place by Max Lucado God’s purpose from all eternity is to prepare a family to indwell the kingdom of God. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1–2 NIV A Time to Think Every burden...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Please help me to develop a deeper longing for time with You in worship, prayer and reading my Bible. I want to spend more time with You EVERY day. Please help me to be aware of Your p...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works. Psalm 26:7
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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. Columbanus St. Columbanus (543 - 615 A.D.) was born in West Leinster, Ireland. He was a noble, well-educated, and handsome man who was pursued by many women. He sought the advice of a pious religious woman who advised him to flee...
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Verse of the Day "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter b...
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Today’s Feast Day Solemnity of Christ the King The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe is the last Sunday of the liturgical year before a new liturgical year begins with the first Sunday of Advent. Pope Pius XI instituted this ...
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Liturgical day: Sunday 34th in Ordinary Time: Christ the King (C) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 23,35-43): The people stood by watching. As for the rulers, they jeered at him, saying to one another, «Let the man who saved others now save himself, for he is the Messiah, the c...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 24 2019 « November 23 | November 25 » The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseLectionary: 162 Reading 1 2 Sm 5:1...
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Meditation of the Day "Our freedom always has this marvelous power to make what is taken from us—by life, events, or other people—into something offered. Externally there is no visible difference, but internally everything is transfigured: fate into free ch...
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Same Sex Marriage God’s Word: Let us understand that God has the final say on the legitimacy of same sex marriages performed in churches. Knowing this as truth in our knowledge of God, we must understand that any minister performi...
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God Knows More by Max Lucado A young woman wrote to me, “My boyfriend and I split up. I applied for a job and was rejected. Is God even listening to me? You need to know that God knows more about life than we do! And, yes, He’s listening! One day, my then...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, and that’s why you’re worshiped. Psalm 130:3–4 MSG A Time to Think Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, You created this world to be a beautiful place; a place where You would come and fellowship with Your beautiful creation. But I and every person have disobeyed You and given in to the deceitful voice of Satan's temptation to S...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes...
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Saint of the Day St. Clement St. Clement of Rome (d. 100 A.D.), also known as Pope St. Clement I, is considered the first Apostolic Father of the Church. He is mentioned by name in the Bible by the Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:3. St. Clement is a...
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Verse of the Day "And it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews 10:10
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Liturgical day: Saturday 33rd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 20,27-40): 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 wife ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 23 2019 « November 22 | November 24 » Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 502 Reading 1 1 Mc 6:1-13 As Ki...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeCompline (Night Prayer)________INTRODUCTIONO 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, ...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, Christ the King)Ve...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeAfternoon 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...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeMidday 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...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeMid-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.Gl...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without I...
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Saturday 23 November 2019Saturday of week 33 in Ordinary Time or Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr or Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary or Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Martyr or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings (combined with Lauds)This i...
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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. Cecilia St. Cecilia (3rd c.) is one of the most venerated of the virgin martyrs of Rome. Her name is in the Roman Canon of the Mass. According to tradition she made a private vow of chastity to Jesus, yet her parents promised her i...
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Verse of the Day "See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1
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Liturgical day: Friday 33rd in Ordinary Time View saints November 22nd: St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 19,45-48): Jesus entered the Temple area and began to drive out the merchants. And He said to them, «God says in the Scriptures: &lsqu...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 22 2019 « November 21 | November 23 » Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and MartyrLectionary: 501 Reading 1 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59 Jud...
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He Loves to Be with the Ones He Loves by Max Lucado Holiday travel. It isn’t easy. Then why do we do it? Why cram the trunks and endure the airports? You know the answer. We love to be with the ones we love. The four-year-old running up the sidewalk into the arms o...
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Leaving The Bird’s Nest Thursday, November 21, 2019 Proverbs 27: 8 says, ‘Like a bird wandering from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.” There are many truths in this Scripture, some for the individual, and some, much larger; true not only of men but of civil...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. Mark 4:18–19 NLT &...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God and Savior, Jesus, You are my Day Star, how I love the hope and the light You bring into my life. Your love is boundless. Your example is perfect. Your strength is mighty. ...
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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 Bl. Maria Franciszka Siedliska Bl. Maria Franciszka Siedliska (1842-1902) was born to a noble and wealthy family in Warsaw, Poland. When a Capuchin friar prepared her for her First Holy Communion, she began to desire the religious life a...
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Verse of the Day "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4
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Today’s Feast Day Presentation of Mary November 21st is the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to tradition, the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated to God as a young child; when she reached three years of age...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 33rd in Ordinary Time View saints November 21st: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 19,41-44): When Jesus had come in sight of the city, He wept over it and said, ‘If only today you knew the ways of peace! B...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 21 2019 « November 20 | November 22 » Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryLectionary: 500 Reading 1 1 Mc 2:15-29 ...
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Signs Of The Blessing Wednesday, November 20, 2019 When I was a little boy, my great uncle began bringing me strange gifts. First, it was a dog leash. Then it was a six-pack of dog food. It went on like that for some time until one day, when I was six, I came home and there waiting for m...
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What You Were Made to Do by Max Lucado Many people stop short of their destiny. They settle for someone else’s story. Grandpa was a butcher, Dad was a butcher, so I guess I’ll be a butcher. Everyone I know is in farming, so I guess I’m supposed to farm. Cons...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in hi...
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Dear Father in Heaven, I need Your peace in my life today. Jesus promised to give me peace... Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14;27
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Saint of the Day Bl. Maria Fortunata Viti Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti (1827–1922) was born in Italy, the eldest daughter of nine children. Her father had a gambling and alcohol addiction, and her mother died when she was 14 years old. Maria then c...
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Verse of the Day "For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully ple...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 33rd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 19,11-28): Jesus was now near Jerusalem and the people with him thought that God's reign was about to appear. So as they were listening to him, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He said, «A man...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings November 20 2019 « November 19 | November 21 » Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 499 Reading 1 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31 ...
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Wednesday 20 November 2019Wednesday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeCompline (Night Prayer) (today)The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday.________INTRODUCTIONO God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be t...
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Wednesday 20 November 2019Wednesday of week 33 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.Gl...
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Wednesday 20 November 2019Wednesday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeAfternoon 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.Glo...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 20 November 2019Wednesday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeMidday 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 20 November 2019Wednesday of week 33 in Ordinary TimeMid-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....
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 20 November 2019Wednesday of week 33 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.Glo...