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  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 25, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day Saint Dwynwen St. Dwynwen (5th c.) was a princess from Anglesey in Wales, the beautiful and virtuous daughter of King Brychan Brycheiniog. According to legend she fell in love with a young man, yet refused to marry him due to her piety a...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 25, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." John 14:27  

  • Feast Day

    Posted January 25, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Today’s Feast Day The Conversion of St. Paul of Tarsus St. Paul the Apostle, originally named Saul, was an intelligent and zealous Jewish scholar and Pharisee who fiercely persecuted the first Christian converts among the Jews. While on his way to ...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 25, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: January 25th: Conversion of Paul, apostle View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 16,15-18): Jesus showed himself to the Eleven and said to them, «Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; ...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted January 25, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   January 25 2019   « January 24  |  January 26 » Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, ApostleLectionary: 519 Reading 1 Acts 22:3-16 Paul addres...

  • Meditations

    Posted January 25, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "Since all our love for God is ultimately a response to His love for us, we can never love Him in the same way He loves us, namely, gratuitously. Since we are fundamentally dependent on God and in His debt for our creation and redemption, our love...

  • Sharing with others

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    The Corinthian church was a diverse community that Paul was encouraging to behave in countercultural ways – in how they ate together, but also in how they gave. Paul sent Titus and the brothers to help with the practical organisation of the gift – to ensure both financial probity and sec...

  • What is the Sign of The Cross

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 24, 2018 What Is the Sign of the Cross? St. Francis de Sales The Sign of the Cross is a Christian ceremony that represents the Passion of our Lord by tracing the shape of the Cross with a simple motion. It is a ceremony, I say, and here is what is meant by that term. A skillful manag...

  • The Works of Jesus

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    The Works Of Jesus Dan Burke Presence of God – Grant, O good Jesus, that I may learn how to act as You did, with the one purpose of accomplishing the work entrusted to me by the Father, allowing Him to direct me in everything. MEDITATION “The works which the Father hath gi...

  • The Wisdom of Friends

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 24, 2019 The Wisdom of Friends Br. Juan Macias Marquez, O.P. There abides in the human heart a desire for deep and expansive vision. This is proven by the yearning we have for building skyscrapers that provide stunning views of a city’s downtown or skywalks l...

  • Turning the Other Cheek in a Digital Age

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 24, 2019 Turning the Other Cheek in a Digital Age Constance T. Hull The Internet and mainstream media have been set ablaze with the latest outrage that seems to be manufactured every five minutes. Each side rushes to judgment and paints the other group as the villain. Meanwhile suppor...

  • A Point of Light

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Tony Villari

    I'm the master sergeant who took calls from people who dialed the wrong number, wanting to report aliens that were watching them through their bathroom mirror.  I'm the guy that told them to take shaving cream and ensure every inch of the mirror was covered, then get tin foil and make a hat fro...

  • Getting Older

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Tony Villari

    As I got older, I mellowed.  I removed violence from my life and my soul, with months of introspection, both personal and clinical.  I spent so many years being someone else all the time; it was relieving to finally admit I could just be myself.  The problem:  I didn't ...

  • Max Lucado

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    All Things Work for Good by Max Lucado   And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28   We know…There are so many things we do not know. We do not know if the ...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Mighty God, I am in desperate need of Your presence today. Let Your Holy Spirit pour rain upon my thirsty soul, renewing me for this season of my life. I will let Your Word fall afresh on me this morning. I want to truly live the words which Jesus spoke... Do not worry about your life,what...

  • Prayer Against Stess & Anxiety

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Dear Lord, I need you now because I am full of stress and anxiety. Reading your word brings comfort, as I ask you to come and take my heavy burdens.  I take each burden, one by one, and lay them at your feet.  Please carry them for me so that I don't have to.  Replace them with yo...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 24, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 24, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 24, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 24, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 24, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 24, 2019 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Francis de Sales St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622) was born to a noble family in France. He enjoyed a privileged upbringing and education, earning a doctorate in law and theology. He was a well-liked and intelligent man, yet q...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds." Hebrews 10:23-24  

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Thursday 2nd in Ordinary Time Saints January 24th: St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3,7-12): Jesus and His disciples withdrew to the lakeside and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him. A great number of people also came from ...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted January 24, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   January 24 2019   « January 23  |  January 25 » Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: 314 Reading 1 Heb ...

  • Have Confidence in Accepting God's Will

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 23, 2019 Have Confidence in Accepting God’s Will St. Francis de Sales While taking a walk by yourself, or when you are alone at some other time, turn your eye to God’s will and see how he wills all the works of his mercy and justice, in heaven and on earth and under the ea...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet all you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14 A Time to ThinkFaith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author A Time to ActBe willing to take lovingly each small gift of life. A Time to PrayLord, day by day, help m...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for Your generosity and kindness to me.   I look to You as the perfect example of how to give with a generous heart.   Because of Your Holy Spirit within me, I can learn to love and give generously.   Ple...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 23, 2019 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 witho...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 23, 2019 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 with...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 23, 2019 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 witho...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 23, 2019 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 23, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 23, 2019 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Marianne Cope St. Marianne Cope (1838–1918), also known as St. Marianne of Molokai, was a German-born American immigrant. She worked in a New York factory before entering the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in Syrac...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all y...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Wednesday 2nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3,1-6): Again Jesus entered the synagogue. A man who had a paralyzed hand was there and some people watched Jesus: Would he heal the man on the sabbath? If he did they could accuse him. Jesus said to the ...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted January 23, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   January 23 2019   « January 22  |  January 24 » Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 313 Reading 1 Heb 7:1-3, 15-17 Melchize...

  • Divinity Self-Education: Resources and Suggestions

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Mark E. DeFillo

    INTRODUCTION Among the credentials available to ministers of the Universal Life Church Monastery is the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. There are more than one website affiliated with our church, and they describe the degrees slightly differently sometimes; as of this writing, the description o...

  • 10 Ways Creation Can Move Us To Prayer and Gratitude

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 22, 2019 10 Ways Creation Can Move Us to Prayer & Gratitude Fr. Ed Broom, OMV Let us always begin with a keen awareness of the glory, greatness, and love of God as Creator in  our own person. Never should we forget our destiny and our dignity that flow from God’s lovin...

  • Learn to Imitate Saints Like St. Thomas Aquanis

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sharing this article. Its one of the Best I have seen in ages. And it makes Awesome sense also.  So I hope you enjoy reading it. How it effects your life is How Open you are, How Open your Mind is, and NOT have NEGATIVITY. Negativity is the worst thing anyone can have, use daily and go on with ...

  • Seen in the Mirror Dimly

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Tony Villari

     Ever thought about the moment when an attractive person leaves you with a sense of desire? How about the moment when your desire moves into the realm of love? When a relationship doesn’t pan out, are you one of those people who can turn your love for someone off, like a switch, or d...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    May the Peace of Christ be with you always.   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,   ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 22, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 22, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 22, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 22, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 22, 2019 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Anastasius the Persian St. Anastasius the Persian (7th c.) was the son of a Persian sorcerer. He became a Zoroastrian soldier in the army of Khosrau II, the Persian monarch who absconded the True Cross of Christ from Jerusalem and to...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed subst...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Tuesday 2nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 2,23-28): One sabbath Jesus was walking through grainfields. As his disciples walked along with him, they began to pick the heads of grain and crush them in their hands. Then the Pharisees said to Jesus, &l...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   January 22 2019   « January 21  |  January 23 » Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn ChildrenLectionary: 312 Reading 1 Heb 6:10-20 B...

  • Meditations

    Posted January 22, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "Now surely I do see what an immense effect such a doctrine [of the Holy Trinity] must have upon life. It is no mere question for theologians, but one that concerns every living soul. Whatever is allowed by God's power must be guided by His wisdom...

  • Towards a Theology of the Universe

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Mark E. DeFillo

    "We Are Children of the same Universe" Since this is one of the defining statements of the Universal Life Church Monastery, it behooves us to consider the "Universe" from a theological viewpoint, in the context of our interfaith fellowship. This article is just a beginning, far from the end. I do ...

  • Burning With Love: St. Joseph Sebastian

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 21, 2019 Burning With Love: St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ A snapshot in time.  That’s what this moment was; but not some faded black and white photograph or oil on canvas.  No, this was real, live and in color — Rome, 1866. An assembl...

  • What We Can Learn from the Old Testament's Runaway Prophets

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    January 21, 2019 What We Can Learn from the Old Testament’s Runaway Prophets Stephen Beale Who wouldn’t want to be a prophet? Well, a lot of the people who were actually prophets in the Old Testament. Moses, when called out of the burning bush, essentially responded by asking &l...

  • Max Lucado

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus Heals a Blind Man by Max Lucado “As [Jesus] passed by, He saw a man blind from birth” (John 9:1). This man has never seen a sunrise. Can’t tell purple from pink. The disciples fault the family tree. “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born bl...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Shepherd Or The Butcher Monday, January 21, 2019 An Israeli tour guide was telling his group that in the Middle East, shepherds don’t drive their sheep from behind, they lead them. To their amusement, one of the first sites they saw was a flock of sheep, but the man was in back...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1   A Time to Think If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. –Martin Luther King, Jr.   A Time to Act ...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Lord God,   Thank You for being a creative God who inspires me to look at the world through Your eyes.   I look up to the sky and I see Your canvas.   I look at the flowers in the field and I see You tenderness and beauty.   Lord, pl...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Peace be with you and may the Holy Spirit Guide you and remain with you forever more.   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, ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 21, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 21, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 21, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 21, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 21, 2019 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Agnes of Rome St. Agnes (c. 291–304 A.D.) was born to a noble Roman family. She was a beautiful young woman of twelve or thirteen years of age when many suitors desired her hand in marriage. Instead of marrying, St. Agnes com...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9  

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Monday 2nd in Ordinary Time Saints January 21st: St. Agnes, virgin and martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 2,18-22): One day, when the disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees were fasting, some people asked Jesus, «Why is it that both the disciples ...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   January 21 2019   « January 20  |  January 22 » Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and MartyrLectionary: 311 Reading 1 Heb 5:1-10 Brothers and sist...

  • Meditations

    Posted January 21, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "There was much in the Magdalen that she had never used, perhaps never dreamed of, until she came to our Lord. He revealed to her the secret of true self-development, which is another word for sanctity. And she found under His guidance that everyt...

  • Love is Love

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Amie Rhoden

    Love is Love Love can make deaf can "hear" and blind can "see" through seeing and feeling. Love is sacred and kind like a rose in the glass. Be careful because like rose, Love is frail but yet powerful. Love is all around us and Love is strong than hate. Love is like a faith a size of th...

  • Max Lucado

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Who is God?by Max Lucado So who is God? Can I trust Him to take care of me? How much time do you have? The weather changes—but God is UN-changing! Fashion changes. Even change changes. But Hebrews 6:17 says God is always the same—yesterday, today, and tomorrow. So can we trust God? Is...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionHe shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17 A Time to ThinkA chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. –Maralee McKee, author A Time to ActPray and re...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Father God, Thank you for entrusting me with Your resources. Whatever my earthly portion may be, whether it is my creativity, my spiritual gifts, my generosity, or my compassion, Lord, make known to me what you desire of me and my resources. By knowing my gifts, talents, abilities, and resou...

  • A Godless Concept

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Tony Villari

    If I define faith in the context of religious or spiritual belief, my question then falls to having non-spiritual faith or a life without God.  In my 50 years of searching for answers, doubting, questioning, and discovering, I have come to the realization that something else must be out th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Peace be with you and May the Blessings of Almighty God be with you always.   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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2019 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Sebastian St. Sebastian (d. c. 288 A.D.) was born in Gaul, present-day France, to wealthy Italian parents. According to tradition he went to Rome to serve and encourage the Christians who were being persecuted under the Roman Emper...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him." Proverbs 30:5  

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Sunday II (C) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 2,1-12): There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus was also invited to the wedding with his disciples. When all the wine provided for the celebration had been served ...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   January 20 2019   « January 19  |  January 21 » Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 66 Reading 1 Is 62:1-5 For Zion's sake I will not be s...

  • Meditations

    Posted January 20, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "That which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did and suffered for all men, He did and suffered for each one in particular; and He would not have thought it too much to do if it had been a question of saving only a single soul. The salvation of a s...

  • 6 Resons You Should Rest on Sundays

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tell the Wife, Girl Friend We are NOT doing anything on Sundays except go to Church, Have dinner and spend time with Family and God.  The women will throw tantrums, so be it.    God rested on the 7th Day!!  So Should WE!!  

  • Max Lucado

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Everything You Needby Max Lucado Are you hoping that a change in circumstances will bring a change in your attitude? If so, you are in prison, and you need to learn a secret of traveling light. What you have in your Shepherd is greater than what you don’t have in life. May I meddle for a mom...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionWhat is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27 A Time to ThinkAt least at times of loss, we are reminded of our priorities, of our many blessings. In times of gain, we can so often lose our way. –Mindy Starns Clark, author A Time to ActTake comfort k...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new day. Each day the Earth spins on its axis and the sun sheds light on every living thing, all created by You. The light You provide, in the day and through the night, brings life and rhythm to me. It is in You that I live and move and have my being. I cannot...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 2nd 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,  ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2019 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2019 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Canute IV of Denmark St. Canute IV of Denmark (1042 – 1086 A.D.), also known as Canute the Holy, was one of thirteen sons born to the king of Denmark. Canute later succeeded his brother to the throne and reigned as king from 10...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 19, 2019 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Verse of the Day "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8