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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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Saint of the Day St. Marcellin Champagnat St. Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840) was born to a peasant family near Lyons, France, in the same year the French Revolution erupted. He grew up amid the havoc and instability it left in every area of lif...
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Verse of the Day "For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you." 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
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Liturgical day: Thursday 7th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 17,20-26): Jesus said, «I pray not only for these but also for those who through their word will believe in me. May they all be one as you Father are in me and I am in you. May they be one in us; so the wor...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 6 2019 « June 5 | June 7 » Thursday of the Seventh Week of EasterLectionary: 300 Reading 1 Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Wishing to determine the...
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The Ancient Word That Is Always New Thursday, June 6, 2019 People have sometimes asked me how old my computer is. If I answer, “It’s seven months old.” They reply, “Then it’s a dinosaur.” “Oh really?” I reply, “And what kind of comput...
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Our God is a Good God by Max Lucado “You are good, LORD. The LORD is good and right” (Ps. 25:7–8). “Taste and see that the LORD is good” (Ps. 34:8 NIV). God is a good God. We must begin here. Though we don’t understand...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Because You are for me, who can be against me? What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us al...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:31-33 New King James Version (NKJV) God’s Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not...
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The Blesser Is Greater Wednesday, June 5, 2019 In Hebrews 7 we’re told of the priest-king, Melchizedek blessing Abraham – and then of a principle, which is this: “Without a doubt, the lesser person is blessed by, the greater.” In other words, the one who blesses i...
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Take This Quiz by Max Lucado Name the ten wealthiest men in the world. Name the last ten Heisman trophy winners. Name the last ten winners of the Miss America contest. Name eight people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer priz...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy. Philippians 1:3-4 A Time to Think We walk without fear, full of hope and courage and strength to do His will, waiting for the en...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I pray for all those who are reading this devotional today. Please touch their lives in great and mighty ways. Please draw them closer to You and provide... ...Comfort on di...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up—just as you, in fact, are doing. Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright...
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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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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. Boniface St. Boniface (d. 754 A.D.) was born to a noble Christian family in Devonshire, England. He became a Benedictine monk and devoted his life to the evangelization of the pagan Germanic tribes in what is now Germany. He went t...
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Verse of the Day "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 7th of Easter Saints June 5th: Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 17,11b-19): Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed, «I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world whereas I am going to you. Holy Father, keep th...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 5 2019 « June 4 | June 6 » Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and MartyrLectionary: 299 Reading 1 Acts 20:28-38 At Miletus, Paul spoke ...
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June 4, 2019 Ten Ways to Grow in Devotion to the Holy Spirit Fr. Ed Broom, OMV The Gift of Gifts, the Sanctifier, the Interior Master, the Finger of God, Paraclete, Sweet Guest of the soul, the bond of love between Father and Son, Consoler and Counselor, the Soul-life giving principle of the ...
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June 4, 2019 The Tree of Knowledge & Heroic Holiness Thomas Griffin In the Book of Genesis, we have the epic story of our fall. Humanity is given everything they could ever ask for, deserve or think is necessary. Dominion over the animals, perfect relationship with each other and perfect unio...
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What is faith? Can you have faith and not know what faith is? Most of us have a definition to suit what we believe, and belief is a major part of having a sense of faith. At its most basic, faith is a belief in something for which there is little or no proof. And, most import...
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Uncluttered Faith by Max Lucado One of my favorite stories concerns a bishop who was traveling by ship to visit a church across the ocean. While en route, the ship stopped at an island for a day. He went for a walk on a beach. He came upon three fishermen mending their nets. ...
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The Worst Case Scenario Tuesday, June 4, 2019 I’ve written of two towering saints of the twentieth century; Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, leaders of the underground church in Romania, who had both spent years in Communist prisons for their faith. I was blessed to have known them pe...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17 A Time to Think Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us. It pulls us up to Him. –Billy Graham, evangelist and au...
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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... Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 6:34 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of...
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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. 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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Liturgical day: Tuesday 7th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 17,1-11a): Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, «Father, the hour has come; give glory to your Son, that the Son may give glory to you. You have given him power over all mortals, and you want him to ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 4 2019 « June 3 | June 5 » Tuesday of the Seventh Week of EasterLectionary: 298 Reading 1 Acts 20:17-27 From Miletus Paul had the presb...
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Vedanta is the branch of Hindu learning which encompasses theology and the relationship of soul to God. It is based primarily on the section of Hindu scripture known as the Upanishads, and on the Vedanta-Sutra, a sacred text that seeks to condense and explain the teachings found in the Upanishads.&n...
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The Spirit helps us in our weaknesses,for we do not know how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in speech. He who searches hearts knows that the Spirit means, for the Spirit intercedes for the saints as God himself will...
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Anonymous, “Guardian Angel,” 18th century Blogs | Jun. 1, 2019 Guardian Angels to the Rescue The saints, and ordinary Catholics, bear testimony to the love and power of our guardian angels Patti Armstrong As a second-grader at St. Albert the Great School in Dearborn, ...
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June 3, 2019 The Holy Spirit is God’s Gift to You Luis M. Martinez Not only to possess us does the Holy Spirit live in us, but also to be possessed by us, to be ours. For love must possess, as well as be possessed. He is the Gift of God Most High — Donum Dei Altissimi. Now, the ...
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June 3, 2019 Pentecost Is a Eucharistic Event Stephen Beale After Jesus’ ascension, Pentecost seems to shift the spotlight to the Holy Spirit. And yet, the fundamental message of Pentecost centers around the Body and Blood of Christ. Consider the enduring image we have of Pentecost it...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
When We Miss the Target by Max Lucado Read the first verse of Matthew’s gospel. Jesus knew David’s ways. He witnessed the adultery, winced at the murders, and grieved at the dishonesty. But David’s failures didn’t change Jesus’ relation to David. The initial...
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The Anti-Archay Monday, June 3, 2019 In warfare, a low ranking soldier isn’t appointed to fight a high ranking officer. The Book of Ephesians tells us we’re at war with a specific kind of enemy in the spiritual realm. The English read “principalities,” but the Gre...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer 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 God and H...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 55:6 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 ...
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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. 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 7 was taught by St. Pet...
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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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Liturgical day: Monday 7th of Easter Saints June 3rd: St. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,29-33): The disciples said to Jesus, «Now you are speaking plainly and not in veiled language! Now we see that you know all things, even before ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 3 2019 « June 2 | June 4 » Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, MartyrsLectionary: 297 Reading 1 Acts 19:1-8 While Apollos ...
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2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Praised be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation! He comforts us in all our afflictions and thus enables us to comfort those who are in trouble, with the same consolation we received from him. As we have shared much in the...
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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...
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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. 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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Liturgical day: Ascension (C) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 24,46-53): Jesus said to his disciples: «You see what was written: the Messiah had to suffer and on the third day rise from the dead. Then repentance and forgiveness in his name would be proclaimed to all the nation...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 2 2019- Seventh Sunday of Easter « June 1 | June 3 » Seventh Sunday of Easter Lectionary: 61 Reading 1 Acts 7:55-60 Stephen, filled wit...
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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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Thin Air-ogance by Max Lucado You can climb too high for your own good. The story of David and Bathsheba is less a story of lust and more a story of power. A story of a man who rose too high for his own good. A man who needed to hear these words: “Come down before you f...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to Think Prayer is the pulse of life. –Andrew Murray, writer, and pastor A Time to Act Ask God to stay with you in difficult situations and affirm th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, You are Father of the Fatherless. I pray for those who have a void in their lives where a father's love should be present. I pray those who have never known a father, those whose fathe...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Hebrews 9:23-28 New King James Version (NKJV) The Greatness of Christ’s Sacrifice 23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be [a]purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better ...
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Living Loved Max Lucado The secret to loving is living loved. It’s the forgotten first step in relationships. Remember Paul’s prayer? “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love” (Ephesians 3:17 NLT). Many people...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Truly blessed are those who bring the Good News of Jesus Christ... How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of go...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 52:7 New King James Version (NKJV) 7 How beautiful upon the mountains Are 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, ...
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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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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, 7th Sunday of Easter) 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, i...
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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. 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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Liturgical day: Saturday 6th of Easter Saints June 1st: St. Justin, martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16, 23-28): Jesus said to his disciples, «When that day comes you will not ask me anything. Truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my Name, He will give you...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 1 2019 « May 31 | June 2 » Memorial of Saint Justin, MartyrLectionary: 296 Reading 1 Acts 18:23-28 After staying in Antioch some time,P...
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Meditation of the Day "My Lord, I offer you myself in turn as a sacrifice of thanksgiving. You have died for me, and I in turn make myself over to you. I am not my own. You have bought me; I will by my own act and deed complete the purchase. My wish is to be separated ...
Posted by Bishop Thomas Biddinger
The FIG: By Fr. Thomas Biddinger, S.O.S.M.A. All My Life I Have Had To Deal With One Struggle After Another; Struggles With my Health, School, College, Friendships, Work And Much More. Then One Day I Realized That If I Prayed, And Put My Trust In God And Ask That God's Will Be Done in My Life, My ...
Posted by Tony Villari
Leo Tolstoy wrote, "Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them." Leo was one of the greatest writers of all time, but this quote evidences little understanding of lo...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
May 31, 2019 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Following the Annunciation in which the angel Gabriel came to Mary and pronounced she would become the mother of our Lord, Mary traveled from Galilee to Judea to visit her cousin Elizabeth, an elderly woman, who after a lifetime with a barre...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
May 31, 2019 The Ascension of Our Lord Renews Our Hope Gayle Somers On Ascension Day, Jesus gives His apostles — a group of men singularly lacking in influence — a worldwide mission. How would they be able to pull this off? Gospel (Read Lk 24:46-53) St. Luke tells us that as Jes...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
May 31, 2019 Four Things the Feast of the Visitation Teaches Us About Friendship Jeannie Ewing I love everything about the Feast of the Visitation: the graciousness of Mary going in haste to celebrate the joy of the Annunciation with her cousin Elizabeth; the gift of friendship as St. Elizabe...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
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...