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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily Scripture & Reflection You will surely forget your trouble. Job 11:16 A Time to Think You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are. –Max Lucado, author, and pastor A Ti...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord of Lords, I acknowledge that You are my Lord. Please be Lord of every part of my life. Please help me to be transformed and renewed by You... And do not be conformed to this world,but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,that you may prove wha...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
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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...
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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...
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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Helen St. Helen, also known as St. Helena (d. 327 A.D.), was a woman of humble means from Asia Minor. She married the future Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus, and their son Constantine was born in c. 272. Constantius divorced He...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "For I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all b...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Sunday 20th (C) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 12,49-53): Jesus said to his disciples, «I have come to bring fire upon the earth and how I wish it were already kindled; but I have a baptism to undergo and what anguish I feel until it is over! ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 18 2019 « August 17 | August 19 » Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 120 Reading 1 Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 In those days, the prin...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMTender Words to the Tired Heart by Max Lucado Brook Besor. Don't feel bad if you've never heard of the place. Most haven't, but more need to. The Brook Besor narrative deserves shelf space in the library of the worn-out. It speaks tender words to the tired heart. ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily Scripture & Reflection Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7 A Time to Think Faith draws the poison from every grief, takes the sting from eve...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, God of All, What do you want to achieve through my life? Is there a special calling, a greater purpose than what I am aware of? Please show me. I want to die to myself ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep...
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by Tony VillariI love the fact that I was born when I was. Discovery and technology were beginning to move at such a rapid pace it would soon be hard to keep up. Hand-crank adding machines would soon give way to electric calculators which would give way to solar calculators which would give way to scientific...
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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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 20th 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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Hyacinth of Poland St. Hyacinth (1185-1257) was born of noble lineage and reared in a Polish castle. His parents took great care of the development of his mind and soul, entrusting his education to his uncle, a priest who beca...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:6-7
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Saturday 19th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 19,13-15): Little children were brought to Jesus that He might lay his hands on them with a prayer. But the disciples scolded those who brought them. Jesus then said, «Let them be! Do not stop the c...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 17 2019 « August 16 | August 18 » Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 418 Reading 1 Jos 24:14-29 Joshua gathe...
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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...
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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...
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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Roch / Rocco St. Roch, also known as St. Rocco (d. 1327), was born in Montpellier, France, the pious son of the city's governor. He was born with a red cross on his chest, a sign that the Virgin Mary answered his mother's prayer to...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Friday 19th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 19,3-12): Some Pharisees approached Jesus. They wanted to test him and asked, «Is a man allowed to divorce his wife for any reason he wants?». Jesus replied, «Have you not read that in the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 16 2019 « August 15 | August 17 » Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 417 Reading 1 Jos 24:1-13 Joshua gathered...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.August 15, 2019 Mary Can Aid Us in Learning to Trust God Constance T. Hull When we doubt, when the path is obscured and unclear, when we become unsure of the plan God has for our lives where should we turn? Who has walked the way of faith before us, trusting entirely in God’s will? The ...
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by Tony VillariMany people I minister feel their sense of hope is lost, and it might be that their sense of hope is, in fact, misplaced. Hope, however, is never truly lost. We can give up hope, lose our sense of hope, but the hope we feel, that we sense is lost, is as eternal as the ability w...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJapan’s Ambassador & The Enemy’s Strategy Thursday, August 15, 2019 In 1941, the Japanese ambassador was in Washington D.C. It seemed he was there to seek peace. But at the same moment, the Japanese empire was about to launch the attack on Pearl Harbor. They had sent their am...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMHe Did it Just for You by Max Lucado When God entered time and became a man, he who was boundless became bound. Imprisoned in flesh. Restricted by weary-prone muscles and eyelids. For more than three decades, his once limitless reach would be limited to the stretch of an arm...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily Scripture & Reflection O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2 A Time to Think Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down. –Norman Vincent Peale, b...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new day. Sometimes my world seems dark; problems abound and stress creeps in, and I can't seem to see Your light... Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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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...
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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...
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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Tarcisius St. Tarcisius (3rd c.) was a boy who lived during the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian. When the Christians would secretly celebrate daily Mass in the catacombs, a deacon would be sent to carry the Holy Eucharist to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today’s Feast Day Solemnity of the Assumption August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Holy Day of Obligation. It is an ancient feast of the Church, celebrated universally by at least the 6th century. Ac...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: August 15th: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 1,39-56): Mary then set out for a town in the Hills of Judah. She entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leapt in her womb...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 15 2019 - Mass During the Day « August 14 | August 16 » Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass During the DayLectionary: 622...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Finding Everyday Holiness with Saints Francis & Clare of Assisi Michele Chronister For as long as I can remember, I have loved St. Francis and St. Clare. When we were planning a trip to Italy, I convinced my husband to make Assisi one of our stops. It was every bit as beautiful and peaceful ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.St. Maximilian Kolbe’s ‘Descent to Hell’ Stephen Beale It takes extraordinary courage to act in the moment of crisis. It takes a different kind of courage to endure unending suffering. St. Maximilian Kolbe had both. Many Catholics are familiar with this Holocaust saint&rs...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.August 14, 2019 Make God Present Through One Another Fr. John R.P. Russell When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said, “The...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.August 14, 2019 How Can We Choose Joy in a Joyless World? Jeannie Ewing There’s a restless spirit that lurks in the heart of many: joylessness. It emerges in varying forms, sometimes depression or anxiety, other times ingratitude and anger. But the root is the same, and it erodes our ab...
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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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) 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 begi...
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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Maximilian Kolbe St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) was born in Poland to a devout Christian family. As a boy he had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She showed him two crowns, one white for virginity and one red for m...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Wednesday 19th in Ordinary Time View saints August 14th: St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, priest and martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 18,15-20): Jesus said to his disciples, «If your brother or sister has sinned against you, go and point out the fault when th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 14 2019 « August 13 | August 15 » Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and MartyrLectionary: 415 Reading 1 Dt 34:1-12 Moses wen...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "I do not wish the soul to consider her sins, either in general or in particular, without also remembering the Blood and the broadness of My mercy, for fear that otherwise she should be brought to confusion. And together with confusion would come ...
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by Tony VillariWell, was it close enough, or almost the same? Will you respect me in the morning? More importantly, will "close enough" buy me another date? We do seem to accept life to be "close enough or almost the same" as what we really want, what we expect. Is what we really want so fa...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Unmet Need Tuesday, August 13, 2019 One of the key strategies of salesmanship is to locate an unmet need and seek to connect that unmet need with the product or thing you’re trying to sell. If they can do that – they’ve got the customer hooked. The enemy, too, wants...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMCount to Eight (Woe, Be Gone) by Max Lucado “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” (Matt. 14:17) How do you suppose Jesus felt about the basket inventory? Any chance he might have wanted them to include the rest of the possibilities? Invol...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily Scripture & Reflection Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 A Time to Think When our failings run deep, God's love runs deeper.—Mary C. Neal, M.D. ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord of All Creation, I welcome Your lordship over my life, over everything including my time, talents, and treasures. I freely give myself to You and to Your work, knowing that You will take care of my needs. Please forgive me when I have not obeyed You i...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7
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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...
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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...
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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Cassian of Imola St. Cassian of Imola (4th c.) was the Bishop of Brescia near Milan, Italy. When a wave of persecution erupted under the Roman Emperor, Cassian fled to Imola, Italy, where he found work as a schoolmaster teaching chil...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? Hebrews 1:14
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Tuesday 19th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 18,1-5.10.12-14): At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, «Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?». Then Jesus called a little child, set the child in the midst of the di...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 13 2019 « August 12 | August 14 » Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 414 Reading 1 Dt 31:1-8 When Moses had f...
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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...
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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...
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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Jeanne de Chantal St. Jeanne (Jane) Frances de Chantal (1572–1641) was born in Dijon, France. She was the daughter of the president of parliament, and lived up to her noble status as a refined, cheerful, and beautiful woman. At...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Liturgical day: Monday 19th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 17,22-27): On day when they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to his disciples, «The Son of Man will be delivered into human hands, and they will kill him. But He will rise on the third day»....
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings August 12 2019 « August 11 | August 13 » Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 413 Reading 1 Dt 10:12-22 Moses said to t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "Oh, how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion. I wait for souls, and they are indifferent toward Me. I love them tenderly and sincerely, and they distrust Me. I want to lavish My graces on them, and the...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily PrayerDear Lord God Almighty, Though man-made shelter may fall in the storms and the fury of nature and wars, nothing can destroy the strong and everlasting shelter I have in You. Please let me dwell in Your shelter today and every day. Whoever dwells in the shelter ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1