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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 10:27 New King James Version (NKJV) 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nel...
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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. Petronille St. Petronille (1st c.), also known as Petronilla, was a virgin martyr of the early Church in Rome. According to tradition she was connected to St. Peter the Apostle; she may have been either his natural daughter, servan...
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Verse of the Day "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared b...
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Today’s Feast Day Feast of the Visitation The Feast of the Visitation celebrates the providential meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, when two of the Church's greatest prayers were first spoken. After being told by the Archangel Gabriel that s...
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Liturgical day: May 31st: Visitation 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. Elizabeth was filled with Ho...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 31 2019 « May 30 | June 1 » Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryLectionary: 572 Reading 1 Zep 3:14-18a Shout for joy, O da...
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Facing Natural Disasters? Pray to St. Medard, Patron Against Bad Weather Articles Prayer Prayers in English by ChurchPOP Editor - May 30, 2019 Facebook / Daphne Zaras, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons / ChurchPOP Bad weather is literally storming our country,...
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Monastic Life Christian monastic life originates first in the East, with St. Anthony taking to the desert of Egypt in the early medieval period. This type of solitary monasticism got its inspiration from important figures in the Christian faith such as St. John the Baptist, ...
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May 30, 2019 The Ascension, Jesus’s Priesthood, and the Mass Shane Kapler “Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.” (Luke 24:50-51) For many who read th...
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May 30, 2019 The Joyful Hope of the Ascension Constance T. Hull The Ascension of Our Lord is a feast of great hope. In fact, it is through the Ascension of Our Lord that we come to see that this world is not our true home. He goes before us to ‘prepare a place for us’ (John 14:2)....
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Don’t Ever Get Healed In That Name! Thursday, May 30, 2019 In the writings of the rabbis, there are accounts bearing out Messiah’s miracles. One involves a Jewish man who needs healing. A Jewish believer tells him to pray in the name of Yeshua, Jesus. He does and he’s h...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. Peter 1-6 (NIV) A Time to Think Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.—Francine Rivers, au...
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God is Still Sovereign Max Lucado Paul urges us to “rejoice in the Lord always!” (Philippians 4:4). Not just on paydays, good days, or birthdays. But rejoice in the Lord always. Rejoice in the Lord always? “Yeah, right,” mumbles the pe...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Oh Breath of God, Please breathe on me. Fill me with life anew, that I may love what You love and do what You do. Please breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure, until my will becomes one with ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Colossians 1:15-17 Tree of Life Version (TLV) Ben-Elohim Is Supreme 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created— in heaven and on earth, ...
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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. Joan of Arc St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was born in Domremy, France to peasant farmers during the Hundred Years War between France and England. She was a pious child, and from age 13 she received visions of saints, most notably St....
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Verse of the Day "Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord, the Lord lightens my darkness. By you I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him." ...
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Today’s Feast Day Ascension Thursday After Jesus' Resurrection from the dead, He continued to appear to His disciples for a period of 40 days. After this time, with His Apostles gathered around Him on the Mount of Olives, Jesus was taken up bodily ...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 6th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,16-20): Jesus said to his disciples, «A little while and you will see me no more; and then a little while, and you will see me». Some of the disciples wondered, «What does he mean by: ‘...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 30 2019- The Ascension of the Lord « May 29 | May 31 » The Ascension of the LordLectionary: 58 Reading 1 Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 30 2019- Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter « May 29 | May 31 » Thursday of the Sixth Week of EasterLectionary: 294 Reading 1 Acts 18:1...
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May 28, 2019 Prayer Is A Battle Connie Rossini The Catechism tells us that “prayer is a battle,” and, “The ‘spiritual battle’ of the Christian’s new life is inseparable from the battle of prayer” (no. 2725). We do not expect battles to be easy or cons...
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May 29, 2019 Why You Should Have Hope for the Future of the Church Michele Chronister It’s officially the heart of ordination season, and our family is attending our usual round of ordination Masses. For the second year in a row, I am sewing a chasuble and stoles for some of my seminar...
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The Lord Looks at the Heart by Max Lucado “God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 2 Samuel 16:7 Seven sons pass. Seven sons fail. The procession comes to a halt. ...
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The Love That’s Still Counting Wednesday, May 29, 2019 If you’ve ever been chased around the dining room table by a parent, most likely it wasn’t your mother, but your father. My father would count up to three. My mother would count up to three thousand and beyond. In f...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. Genesis 28:15 NIV A Time to Think Say you are well, or all is well with you and God shall hear your words and make them true. –Ella Wheeler Wilcox, author A T...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Please work through me and guide me so that I will have the mind of Christ in all I do today. Help me, that I will not do anything in my flesh, nor out of selfish ambition or vain conceit... L...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 2:3-5 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 3 Do nothing out of selfishness or conceit, but with humility consider others as more important than yourselves, 4 looking out not only for your own interests but also for the interests ...
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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, The Ascension of the Lord) 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, &n...
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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. Bona of Pisa St. Bona (1156 - 1207 A.D.) was born in Pisa, Italy. She experienced visions at a young age which led her into an ascetical life of penance and fasting. She dedicated herself to God at the early age of ten and became an ...
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Verse of the Day "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other." Ecclesiastes 7:14a
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 6th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,12-15): Jesus said to his disciples, «I still have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now. When He, the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into the whole truth. He has nothing to ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 29 2019 « May 28 | May 30 » Wednesday of the Sixth Week of EasterLectionary: 293 Reading 1 Acts 17:15, 22—18:1 After Paul's escort...
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May 28, 2019 In Christ, We Are All Kings Stephen Beale Baptism calls us to be three things that many of us likely have forgotten. In uniting us to Christ, baptism calls us to share in his offices of king, prophet, and priest, as the catechism suggests (as does Father Jacques Philippe in his ...
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Saint of the Day St. Bernard Montjoux St. Bernard of Montjoux (c. 923–1008 A.D.), also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, was born to a wealthy and noble family in the Kingdom of Arles (present day France and Switzerland). As an adult he refused an...
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Verse of the Day "Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor. One wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted." Proverbs 21:21-22
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Meditation of the Day "Teresa [of Avila] is as insistent as [St. John of the Cross] that there is no prayer development unless it be accompanied by purification from faults. Given what a love communion with utter Purity demands, one could not conceive the matter to be ...
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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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Liturgical day: Tuesday 6th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,5-11): Jesus said to his disciples, «But now I am going to the One who sent me and none of you asks me where I am going; instead you are overcome with grief because of what I have said. Indeed believe me:...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You are the Almighty Father God who sent His only Son Jesus who was Mighty in Deed and Word. You are Mighty to save, Mighty to heal, Mighty to provide, Mighty to redeem, Mighty to love. You ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 28 2019 « May 27 | May 29 » Tuesday of the Sixth Week of EasterLectionary: 292 Reading 1 Acts 16:22-34 The crowd in Philippi joined in ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 14:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 And I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another [a]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neithe...
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Married From The Heart Monday, May 27, 2019 Imagine a marriage where the husband and wife each have a list of what the other must do and a script for what the other must say. So when they speak to each other, it’s all from a script. What would you think of such a marriage? It would...
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Our Group by Max Lucado “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of a person. We told him to stop because he does not belong to our group.” - Mark 9:38 John has a dilemma. He and the other disciples ran into someone who was doing grea...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 A Time to Think Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. –Reverend Billy Graham, author an...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer My Dear Heavenly Father, All praise to Your holy name. I honor You, for You are holy. Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Pleas...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 15:11-13 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be full. 12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you. ...
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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. Augustine of Canterbury St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604 A.D.), also known as St. Austin, was prior of a monastery in Rome before being called by Pope Gregory the Great to be a missionary to the British Isles. The Pope received ...
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Verse of the Day "O Lord, you are my God, I extol you, I praise your name; For you have carried out your wonderful plans of old, faithful and true." Isaiah 25:1
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Liturgical day: Monday 6th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,26—16,4): Jesus said to his disciples, «From the Father, I will send you the Spirit of truth. When this Helper has come from the Father, He will be my witness, and you, too, will be my witnesses for ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 27 2019 « May 26 | May 28 » Monday of the Sixth Week of EasterLectionary: 291 Reading 1 Acts 16:11-15 We set sail from Troas, making a ...
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The Desires of Your Heart by Max Lucado “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 I recently met a twenty-year-old, just discharged from the military, and pondering his future. He bore a square...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection "But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.” Proverbs 1:33 A Time to Think God is the best listener. You don’t need to shout nor cry out loud because he hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to be the salt of the earth, a light in the darkness and like a city on a hill so that others will be drawn to You... You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its fl...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 15:13 Tree of Life Version (TLV) [a] 13 No one has greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. Footnotes: [a] John 15:13 cf. Lev. 19:18. Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life ...
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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. Philip Neri St. Philip Neri (1515–1595) was born in Florence, Italy, to the noble class. He was a dutiful child with a cheerful disposition, making him popular with all who knew him. At the age of 18 he was to begin...
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Verse of the Day "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ...
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Liturgical day: Sunday 6th (C) of Eastern View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 14,23-29): Jesus said to his disciples: «If anyone loves me, he will keep my word and my Father will love him; and we will come to him and make a room in his home. But if anyone does not love me, he will...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 26 2019 « May 25 | May 27 » Sixth Sunday of EasterLectionary: 57 Reading 1 Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Some who had come down from Judea were in...
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Meditation of the Day "Whenever that sacrifice of Christ is memorialized in the Church, there is an application to a new moment in time and a new presence in space of the unique sacrifice of Christ Who is now in glory. In obeying His mandate, His followers would be rep...
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The girl who wanted to receive Communion so badly that Jesus intervened directly Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. | Flickr CC by NC-ND 2.0 Share 1122 Larry Peterson | May 12, 2019 She was 11 when she finally was granted her lifelong wish, and literally died of joy. ...
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May 21, 2019 Getting Up in the Morning: Our First Spiritual Battle Fr. John Portavella A new day begins. The alarm clock sounds. It is time to get up quickly from bed. The moment has arrived to offer the first sacrifice to our Lord. The body says, “No, not yet!” but the soul says,...
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When Everything Changes Are you on the eve of change? A new chapter? A new season? Heaven’s message for you is clear: when everything else changes, God’s presence never does. Your journey in the company of the Holy Spirit, who “will teach you everything and will ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling. Psalm 91:1 NIV A Time to Think The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep disco...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You that You are with me always, as Jesus promised... "...I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 Thank You that if I stumble and fall, I will ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 28:20 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 20 teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of ...