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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
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Liturgical day: Saturday 1st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 2,13-17): When Jesus went out again beside the lake, a crowd came to Him and He taught them. As he walked along, he saw a tax collector sitting in his office. This was Levi, the son of Alpheus. Jesus said ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 19 2019 « January 18 | January 20 » Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 310 Reading 1 Heb 4:12-16 The word of God...
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Faith So, to the question of what is faith? It's one of those questions that I find myself pondering at 2:30 in the morning as I stare at a ceiling I can't see in the dark. Finally, I just say, screw it. I roll over on my side and, like the preverbal "coyote" a m...
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January 18, 2019 Scripture Speaks:His First Miraculous Sign Gayle Somers At the start of His public ministry, Jesus attended a wedding in Cana. Why was this the perfect setting for Him to work His first miraculous sign? Gospel (Read Jn 2:1-11) St. John tells us that after Jesus c...
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January 18, 2019 Be Faithful to God in Little Things Fr. Jean Nicolas Grou Holy Scripture has said two things that may convince us of the importance of faithfulness in little things: “He that despises small things,” we are told, “shall fall by little and little.” And ...
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The Measurable MiracleFriday, January 18, 2019Acts 1:3 says Messiah appeared and presented Himself by many convincing proofs. This verse separates our faith from every faith of the ancient world outside of Israel. None of the ancient gods presented themselves with many convincing proofs. But Yeshua,...
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Loved with a Steadfast Loveby Max Lucado The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.Lamentations 3:22–23 RSV Jeremiah was depressed, as gloomy as a giraffe with a neck ache. Jerusalem was under siege, h...
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Daily Scripture & ReflectionFight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 A Time to ThinkOur prayers run along one road and God's answers by another, and by and by they m...
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Dear Lord God, Today I lift up those who are lacking a home to live in. I pray for those who find themselves displaced and alone. Help me to live a life that is worthy of what You have called me to, to love and serve others in Your name. Please reveal to me the needs that You have equipped me to...
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May the Peace Of Christ Be With You Each and Everyday. 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, &...
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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. Margaret of Hungary St. Margaret of Hungary (1242–1271) was the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary, and niece of the famed St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Her royal parents made a vow to God that if Hungary was saved from the Mong...
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Verse of the Day "But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God." Acts 20:24
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Liturgical day: Friday 1st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 2,1-12): Jesus returned to Capernaum. As the news spread that he was at home, so many people gathered that there was no longer room even outside the door. While Jesus was preaching the Word to them, some pe...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 18 2019 « January 17 | January 19 » Friday of the First Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 309 Reading 1 Heb 4:1-5, 11 Let us be on ou...
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Meditation of the Day "Worship is a spiritual weapon. When we worship God, we enter into His presence in a powerful way. Because demons tremble at His presence, they are reluctant to follow us there. No doubt the Devil is busy tempting us and trying to distract us even...
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One can learn from a teacher of faith and humility. The teacher must be of A Faithful Servant of the Lord Committed to the Lord 24/7. Believe, Trusting in the Lord, Obedience and Practice put forth what The Lord Commands. Not Our way but God's Way. anuary 17, 2019 St. Antony the A...
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January 17, 2019 This is a story of what a person is going through with medical problems and blows it by not listening to his doctors instructions and God is dealing with him on the situation and how he is suppose to do in what the Lord is instructing him to do. The Spiritual Life Is a Const...
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Dancing With God Thursday, January 17, 2019 Have you ever watched a married couple who’ve been dancing for years out on a dance floor? Every move they make is perfectly synchronized. The man leads, the woman follows, and you can hardly distinguish between the leading of the dance a...
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Judas, The Man Who Never Knew by Max Lucado I’ve wondered at times what kind of man this Judas was. What he looked like, how he acted, who his friends were. I guess I’ve stereotyped him. I’ve always pictured him as a wiry, beady-eyed, sly, w...
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Daily Scripture & ReflectionOr don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you? Don’t you know that you have the Holy Spirit from God, and you don’t belong to yourselves? 1 Corinthians 6:19 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to ThinkWe fail in the work of gra...
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Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your everlasting love. You are my God, and I will ever praise You. Please help me to seek You today. I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me to set my eyes on things above. I pray th...
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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. Anthony of the Desert St. Anthony of the Desert (251–356 A.D.), also known as St. Anthony the Great, was a leading figure among the Desert Fathers, the early Christian monks who lived in the Egyptian desert in the 3rd and 4th...
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Verse of the Day "Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation." Psalm 68:19
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Liturgical day: Thursday 1st in Ordinary Time Saints January 17th: St. Anthony, the Abbot View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 1,40-45): A leper came to Jesus and begged Him, «If you so will, you can make me clean». Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched h...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 17 2019 « January 16 | January 18 » Memorial of Saint Anthony, AbbotLectionary: 308 Reading 1 Heb 3:7-14 The Holy Spirit says:Oh, th...
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Verse of the Day "For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:13-14
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January 16, 2019 God Uses Power and Gentleness With Us Luis M. Martinez Mighty is the work of sanctification. Over the chaos of our miseries, over the dry and empty waste of our poor heart, is seen the Spirit; and His fruitful breath causes a richer and more beautiful creation to arise than t...
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No One Compares to Himby Max Lucado Psalm 89:6 asks the question: “Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord?” And the answer is, any pursuit of God’s counterpart is vain. No one and nothing compares to him. No one advises him. No one helps him. You and I may have power. ...
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Daily Scripture & ReflectionBecause your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. Psalm 63:3 A Time to ThinkThe safest place to be is within the will of God –Author Unknown A Time to ActFace your challenges with determination and resiliency. A Time to PrayLord, help us...
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Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your presence in my life today, that as I draw near to You, You are so good to draw near to me. James 4:8 Lord, when I struggle to know Your nearness, I pray that You will renew my faith and my awareness that You will never leave me nor forsake me. Hebrews 13:5 Someti...
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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. Priscilla of Rome St. Priscilla of Rome (1st c.) was a Christian noblewoman who served as a benefactor to the Christian community in Rome. She supported St. Peter the Apostle, the first Bishop of Rome, and her home near the catacombs...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 1st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 1,29-39): As soon as Jesus and his disciples left the synagogue, Jesus went to the home of Simon and Andrew with James and John. As Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever, they immediately told ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 16 2019 « January 15 | January 17 » Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 307 Reading 1 Heb 2:14-18 Since the chil...
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Meditation of the Day "We have difficulty understanding this, just as a blind man has difficulty understanding color, but our difficulty doesn’t alter this fact: God’s omnipotence and omniscience respects our freedom. In the core of our being we remain free...
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Gary, here is an explanation of your question brother. Its better than what I can explain without messing it up and forgetting something. Hope this helps you. How could Jonah survive three days in the belly of a “whale”? See this page in: Dutch, French, ...
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That is a terrible event to endure. I am sorry to hear of such tragedy for the parents and rest of the family. You don't say whether that family is also 'Christian' or a different belief system. If 'Christian', maybe you could pick and choose as you feel most fitting from Baker Funeral Handbook. Pag...
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The Fear of Life’s Final Momentsby Max Lucado This is the promise of Christ: “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a pl...
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The Ploughed LifeTuesday, January 15, 2019Plowing is a process of breaking up and turning over the soil. Soil needs plowing so it doesn’t become hard, dry, and unreceptive to growing life. What’s true for soil is also true for your heart. The heart left on its own tends to become hard. T...
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Daily Scripture & ReflectionNow faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 A Time to ThinkFaith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. –Martin Luther King, Jr. A Time to ActBelieve in God's power to transform you and...
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Dear Lord God, Thank You for being my Advocate and my Counselor. Please help me to navigate my day with Your wisdom. I pray that Your Holy Spirit will help me to be slow to anger and slow to speak. Lord, may I see the world around...
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Have a Great and Blessed Day, Peace of Christ be with you. 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...
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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. Arnold Janssen St. Arnold Janssen (1837–1909) was born in Germany to a large Catholic family. He was a man of simple faith who studied theology, entered the priesthood, and served as a school teacher. He had a profound devoti...
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Verse of the Day "For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. For just as we have many members in on...
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Liturgical day: Tuesday 1st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 1,21-28): Jesus and his disciples went into the town of Capernaum and began to teach in the synagogue during the sabbath assemblies. The people were astonished at the way he taught, for he spoke as one havi...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 15 2019 « January 14 | January 16 » Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 306 Reading 1 Heb 2:5-12 It was not to an...
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Meditation of the Day "Many people seem to worry themselves a great deal more over the things they cannot help than over the things that they can. ... This want of proportion is doubtless observable in myself. Do I think more of the accidents of birth, fortune, and per...
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January 14, 2019 Glowing in Christ Br. Juan Macias Marquez, O.P. People often remark at how dazzling-white our Dominican habits are. The question they frequently ask goes something along the lines of, “How do you not get it dirty?” I usually respond to this question, “Well, ...
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January 14, 2019 Jesus Wants to Quench Our Spiritual Thirst Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ “You are the woman at the well.” The startling inspiration took hold of me during my morning meditation. Not that I was used to such lofty thoughts or profound insights. Hardly. In my spirit...
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January 14, 2019 How Jesus the Mystical Word Brings Us to the Father Stephen Beale Isaiah 55:11-12 speaks beautifully of how Jesus is sent on His mission by the Father: So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me empty, but shall do what pleases me, achieving...
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Can We Believe the Bible?by Max Lucado Can we believe the Bible? How can we know it is anything more than a collection of sayings and stories? Can we truly believe that the Bible is the Word of God? There are many reasons I believe in the Bible. Here are a few: Composition. It was composed over s...
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Daily Scripture & ReflectionCall unto to Me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. Jeremiah 33:3 A Time to ThinkWeave in faith and God will find the thread. –Old Proverb A Time to ActBelieve in the sun even when it's not shining. A Time to ...
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Two Messiahs For OneMonday, January 14, 2019The prophets foretold Messiah would come in glory, riding on the clouds, subduing the nations and reigning forever. The prophets also said He would come in humility, riding on a donkey, that He’d be rejected, suffer, and die for sins. The rabbis coul...
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Dear Lord God, Today I surrender all that I am to You. May I speak words that bring healing and encouragement today. May my actions reflect the great mercy You have shown to me. May my attitude be like Yours, my King Jesus. Help me to walk in humility and faith. You are the God who rescues me ...
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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. Felix of Nola St. Felix of Nola (d. 250 A.D.) was born in Italy near Naples, the son of a Syrian soldier. After his father's death, Felix gave his goods to the poor and entered the priesthood. He was ordained by his bishop, St. Maxim...
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Verse of the Day "Though the fig tree should not blossom and there be no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive should fail and the fields produce no food, though the flock should be cut off from the fold and there be no cattle in the stalls, yet I will exul...
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Liturgical day: Monday 1st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 1,14-20): After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee and began preaching the Good News of God. He said, «The time has come; the kingdom of God is at hand. Change your ways and believe the Good Ne...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 14 2019 « January 13 | January 15 » Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 305 Reading 1 Heb 1:1-6 Brothers and sist...
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Meditation of the Day "This great power of grace over nature appears at first sight as unnatural, for which reason nature strives against it and does not even wish to hear of the necessity of penance and mortification. But the obligation of penance remains, and precise...
Posted by Tony Villari
We get signs from God constantly and are too wrapped up in our own issues to notice. I've learned to put selfish concerns aside. I've learned to take notice. For instance, did you wake up this morning? This is a sign from God that you have another day to excel in life. ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14 A Time to Think God enters by a private door into each individual. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher, and poet A Time to Act Cultivate t...
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Dear Lord God, Thank You for filling Your creation with awe-inspiring beauty. Help me to savor Your glory today as it is displayed in Your creation. Please help me to see the work of Your hands all around me. Your goodness is greater than I can imagine. May Your Holy Spirit give me eyes to see ...
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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. Hilary of Poitiers St. Hilary of Poitiers (300–368 A.D.) was born in France to noble pagan parents. He was well instructed in philosophy and converted to Christianity after studying the Old and New Testaments. He was baptized i...
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Verse of the Day "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are." 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
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Today’s Feast Day Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord The Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord is closely connected with the Solemnity of the Epiphany; both are biblical manifestations of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. On the occasion of Jesus' b...
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Liturgical day: Baptism of the Lord (C) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 3,15-16.21-22): A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to think that might be the Christ. Then John answered them, «I baptize you with water, but the one who is coming will ...