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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I ask You to please give me the grace to be a faithful witness for You during times of blessing as well as during lean and difficult times. I pray that I will be a consistent witness for You “in ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2
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I have started a local charity silent auction fundraiser. Included are Travel Packages Without Airfare and Travel Packages With Airfare. Note: these are pdf files, so make sure you can view pdfs on your device. On the non-airfare, there are trips to the Super Bowl, Daytona & Indy 500, live Fro...
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See, can't even write a story about this, with putting a skew to it. Explain how any new gun control laws will affect *criminals.* Want a *legal* gun? Need to pass FBI NICS. Want to conceal carry? In most jurisdictions, that means another check by the sheriff. That's *2 background checks.*Do a searc...
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LGBT does NOT belong in our schools! In Ohio, and in Texas, Drag Story Readers are SEXUAL PREDATORS! In Houston, the reader sexually assaulted an 8 year old! This was the sort of person a library wanted to read to kids! In another case, the kids laid on top of the thing...lord only knows why parents...
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The story I'm responding to. More lies, but what's expected, by liberal leaning pubs. First and foremost, while I disagree with a lot of what Matt does, one of his big goals is pushing Liberty State. First and foremost, for me, is that it's a fight back against infringing on the 2nd Amendment. Unab...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
August 29, 2019 Keep Your Focus on God, Not on Things Alan Scott Sometimes I have often felt like I need to let go of ‘the world.’ There are way too many distractions. So, I have been abandoning lots of things that used to be very important to me and adopting a whole new w...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Ant Hero & The Dumb Ant Thursday, August 29, 2019 I once was attempting to show mercy to an ant. I was trying to lead it around some obstacles in its path to freedom outside. I was trying to be an ant-hero. But the problem was, I was dealing with an especially dumb ant. It kept going...
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God Believes in You by Max Lucado The tale involves a wealthy father and a willful son. The boy prematurely takes his inheritance and moves to Las Vegas and there wastes the money on slot machines and call girls. As fast as you can say “blackjack,” he is broke. Too proud to g...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
God Believes in You by Max Lucado The tale involves a wealthy father and a willful son. The boy prematurely takes his inheritance and moves to Las Vegas and there wastes the money on slot machines and call girls. As fast as you can say “blackjack,” he is broke. Too proud to g...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
God Believes in You by Max Lucado The tale involves a wealthy father and a willful son. The boy prematurely takes his inheritance and moves to Las Vegas and there wastes the money on slot machines and call girls. As fast as you can say “blackjack,” he is broke. Too proud to ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 A Time to Think God has editing rights over our prayers. He will edit the...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to be like a light on a hill so that others will be drawn to You... “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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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Saint of the Day St. Sabina of Rome St. Sabina (d. 126 A.D.) was a wealthy Roman noblewoman, a widow and the daughter of Herod Metallarius. She was converted to Christianity by her virtuous female slave, St. Serapia, a devout Christian from Antioch who e...
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Verse of the Day "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2
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Today’s Feast Day The Passion of St. John the Baptist St. John the Baptist was a cousin of Jesus, and his mission was to preach repentance to Israel in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. When John rebuked King Herod for his unlawful un...
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Liturgical day: August 29th: Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6,17-29): Herod had sent to have John arrested, and had him chained up in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife whom he had married. For John had told him, «It is...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 29 2019 « August 28 | August 30 » Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the BaptistLectionary: 428/634 Reading 1 1 Thes 3:7-13 We hav...
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August 28, 2019 What is the Miraculous Medal? Fr. William Saunders Q: I received a Miraculous Medal for Confirmation. Where does this come from and what does this mean? The story of the Miraculous Medal arises from the apparitions of our Blessed Mother to St. Catherine Laboure, a novic...
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The God Coin Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Messiah asked those who were testing him about paying taxes, “Whose image is on this coin?” They answered, “Caesar’s.” To which He responded, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and render to God ...
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Behind the Shower Curtain by Max Lucado I'm going to have to install a computer in my shower. That's where I have my best thoughts. I had a great one today. I was mulling over a recent conversation I had with a disenchanted Christian brother. He was upse...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17 A Time to Think It is impossible for that man to despair who remembers that his Helper is omnipo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God Almighty, Please empower me by Your Holy Spirit today. I do not want to do anything out of my own might and power... 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord Almig...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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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Saint of the Day St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430 A.D.) was born in North Africa to a pagan father and a Christian mother, St. Monica. His mother did her best to raise him in the Christian faith, but Augustine, a brilliant a...
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Verse of the Day "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor have this in common." Proverbs 22:1-2
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 21st in Ordinary Time View saints August 28th: St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 23,27-32): Jesus said, «Woe to you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs beauti...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 28 2019 « August 27 | August 29 » Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: 427 Reading 1 1 Thes 2:9-13 ...
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August 27, 2019 10 Ways to Grow in Friendship with Jesus & Mary Fr. Ed Broom, OMV The ultimate purpose of our life is to grow to know, love and to follow in the footsteps of Jesus who said that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jesus is the real purpose of our existence. He gives meaning...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Hand Delivered Bouquets by Max Lucado Through Christ, God has accepted you. Think about what this means. You cannot keep people from rejecting you. But you can keep rejections from enraging you. Rejections are like speed bumps on the road. They come with the journey. You...
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Exceeding The Orthodox Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Orthodox Jews live by the Laws of Moses as interpreted by their rabbis. Virtually everything in their life is governed by law or one tradition or another. Think of how zealous they are, how careful, how vigilant they are in following what t...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds. James 1:2 A Time to Think If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart. –O...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You love all the children of the world… Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world. And You love all the people in the world. You want us all...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” And H...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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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Saint of the Day St. Monica St. Monica (322-387 A.D.) was raised in a Christian home in Tagaste, North Africa. Early in life she struggled with alcoholism, sneaking draughts of wine from the family cellar, before being caught and overcoming the ha...
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Verse of the Day "No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord." Isaiah 54:17 &nbs...
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Liturgical day: Tuesday 21st in Ordinary Time View saints August 27th: St. Monica View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 23,23-26): Jesus said, «Woe to you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You do not forget the mint, anise and cumin seeds when you pay the tenth of...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 27 2019 « August 26 | August 28 » Memorial of Saint MonicaLectionary: 426 Reading 1 1 Thes 2:1-8 You yourselves know, brothers and si...
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August 26, 2019 It Is the Lord Who Heals Fr. John R.P. Russell In the Gospels, Jesus heals two blind men. He gives sight to the blind. Then, he drives the demon out of a demoniac. He gives voice to the mute. Then, he goes around to all the cities and villages curing every disease and healing ...
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August 26, 2019 Through Faith, We Can Have Contact With the Living God Stephen Beale Hebrews 12—the text for next Sunday’s Mass readings—employs extraordinary imagery to describe our ability, as Christians, to have contact with the living God. Here is the text as it will be...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15 (NIV) Matthew 5:8 A Time to Think Work becomes worship when you dedicate it to God and perform it with an awareness of His presence. &nda...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for Your sacrifice which you accomplished to forgive my sins. Thank You for being our Messiah Prophet to bring the message of God and His love to me and to all people. Thank You for being our Messiah Priest to make the sacri...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jeremiah 31:31 The New King James Version A New Covenant 31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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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Saint of the Day St. Orontius of Lecce St. Orontius of Lecce (1st c.) was the son of the Roman imperial treasurer in Lecce, Italy. Upon his father's death he inherited the position. Orontius was converted to the Christian faith along with his nephew, For...
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Verse of the Day "Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of Go...
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Liturgical day: Monday 21st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 23,13-22): Jesus said, «Woe to you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow other...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 26 2019 « August 25 | August 27 » Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 425 Reading 1 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10 Paul,...
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Meditation of the Day "Often Jesus asks the sick to believe. He makes use of signs to heal: spittle and the laying on of hands, mud and washing. The sick try to touch him, ‘for power came forth from him and healed them all’. And so in the sacraments Christ ...
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You Have Clout with God by Max Lucado You may find yourself in an impossible situation. You feel outnumbered and outmaneuvered. You want to quit. Could I ask you to memorize this promise and ask God to bring it to mind? Write it where you’ll find it. Tattoo it, if not o...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 A Time to Think I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This prayer is based upon the prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10 Most gracious heavenly Father, I call to You in prayer. I pray that you would bless me indeed. Please enlarge my terr...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So G...
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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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Saint of the Day St. Genesius of Rome St. Genesius of Rome (d. 303 AD) was a renowned actor and playwright, the leader of a popular acting troupe during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. When the Emperor was killing Christians, Genesius wrote plays to m...
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Verse of the Day "And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming." 1 John 2:28
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Liturgical day: Sunday 21st (C) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 13,22-30): Jesus went through towns and villages teaching and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, «Lord, is it true that few people will be saved?». And Jesus answered, «Do...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 25 2019 « August 24 | August 26 » Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 123 Reading 1 Is 66:18-21 Thus says the LORD:I know...
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Reality is what it is, and what it ain't it ain't. Sometimes, what it is it ain't, and what it ain't, well... it is. Other times it is nothing, and then it ain't nothing. But, if it is nothing, it ain't, and if it ain't nothing, it is. Acknowledging nothing gives nothing existence; Ther...
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A trait most scientists say they have in common is they require the "scientific method" be applied, to virtually everything theoretical, in order to declare proof of a hypothesis and make a statement of fact. In other words, the results of an experiment have to be repeatable. This is why...
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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) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time) 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, ...
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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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Saint of the Day St. Bartholomew St. Bartholomew (1st c.) is one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles who, together with his friend and fellow Apostle Philip, came from Cana in Galilee. All we know of St. Bartholomew (also called Nathaniel) is what is mentio...
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Verse of the Day "But it is for you, O Lord, that I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer." Psalm 38:15
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Liturgical day: August 24th: Bartholomew, apostle View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,45-51): Philip found Nathanael and said to him, «We have found the one that Moses wrote about in the Law, and the prophets as well: He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth». Nathanael r...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 24 2019 « August 23 | August 25 » Feast of Saint Bartholomew, ApostleLectionary: 629 Reading 1 Rv 21:9b-14 The angel spoke to me, say...
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August 23, 2019 Enter the Narrow Gate to a Universal Church Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. Start small, finish big. That seems to be God’s motto. He begins salvation history with two people from what is now Iraq. When planning to raise a really big family, why start with...