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  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted November 13, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. Isaiah 58:9 (NLT)   A Time to Think While we are waiting on God, we are waiting with God. —Louie Giglio   A Time to Act Kno...

  • Sapphries

    Posted November 13, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Dilemma Of The Skeptics Tuesday, November 13, 2018   Skeptics claim that the Bible came from men and not from God. The question to ask them is: What kind of men, good or bad? For bad men wouldn’t have written the words of the Bible because they condemn sin and pronoun...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted November 13, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Christian Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank you for Your Holy Spirit.   Holy Spirit, thank You for filling me, for speaking to my heart and for guiding me.   Please help me to follow Your direction, strong enough to do You...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 13, 2018 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 November 13, 2018 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 November 13, 2018 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 November 13, 2018 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 November 13, 2018 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 November 13, 2018 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 November 13, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Frances Xavier Cabrini St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917) was the thirteenth child of a modest farming family born near Milan, Italy. Her father would often gather his children in the kitchen to hear him read from a book ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 13, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, yo...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 13, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Tuesday 32nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 17,7-10): Jesus said to his disciple, «Who among you would say to your servant coming in from the fields after plowing or tending sheep: ‘Come at once and sit down at table?’. No, you tel...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 13, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 13, 2018   « November 12  |  November 14 » Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, VirginLectionary: 492 Reading 1 Ti 2:1-8, 11-14 Be...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Heavenly Father, most Gracious and Loving God,   I pray to You and ask that You will abundantly bless my family and me.   And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine ha...

  • There is Renewed Interest in the End Times

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 12, 2018 There Is Renewed Interest in the End Times Russell Shaw As I stood in line waiting to go to confession recently (yes, I still do that), a man who’d lately exited the confessional approached me and in a confidential tone of voice said, “I’m beginning to beli...

  • The Importance of Cultivating Silence During Advent

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 12, 2018 The Importance of Cultivating Silence During Advent Stephen Beale At Christmas, God speaks to us in a way far more profound and mysterious than any other kind of speech known to man: He communicates to us through the Word made flesh. The task of Advent, which is just weeks ...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Josaphat St. Josaphat (1580-1623) was born to a devout religious family of Ruthenian ancestry in what is now Ukraine, and was baptized in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He devoted his virginity to the Virgin Mary and grew in his revere...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with sho...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 12, 2018 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 November 12, 2018 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 November 12, 2018 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 November 12, 2018 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 November 12, 2018 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 November 12, 2018 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Monday 32nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 17,1-6): Jesus said to his disciples, «Scandals will necessarily come and cause people to fall; but woe to the one who has brought it about. It would be better for that one to be thrown into the sea w...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 12, 2018   « November 11  |  November 13 » Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and MartyrLectionary: 491 Reading 1 Ti 1:1-9 Paul, a slav...

  • Meditations

    Posted November 12, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "The Devil didn't deal out temptations to Our Lord only. He brings these evil schemes of his to bear on each of Jesus' servants—and not just on the mountain or in the wilderness or when we're by ourselves. No, he comes after us in the city a...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 11, 2018 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 November 11, 2018 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 November 11, 2018 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 November 11, 2018 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted November 11, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Martin of Tours St. Martin of Tours (c. 316-397 A.D.) was born into a pagan family in what is now Hungary. He was raised in Italy where his father, a senior officer in the Roman army, was stationed. At the age of ten Martin joined ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 11, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. They are to do good, to be rich in good works...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 11, 2018 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 November 11, 2018 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 11, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Sunday 32nd (A) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 12, 38-44): In his teaching to the crowds Jesus said, «Beware of those teachers of the Law who enjoy walking around in long robes and being greeted in the marketplace, and who like to occupy reser...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 11, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 11, 2018   « November 10  |  November 12 » Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 155 Reading 1 1 Kgs 17:10-16 In those days,...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted November 10, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16 (NIV) A Time to Think The changes we dread most may contain our salvation. &mdas...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted November 10, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Father God, I want to praise You and thank You for this new day... O LORD, our Lord,How excellent is Your name in all the earth,Who have set Your glory above the heavens!Psalm 8:1 Thank You for the times You have made Your presence known to me in a mighty way. Please move in m...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 10, 2018 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 November 10, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 32nd 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 November 10, 2018 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 November 10, 2018 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted November 10, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day Pope St. Leo the Great Pope St. Leo the Great (c. 400–461 A.D.) was born in Tuscany to an aristocratic family. After serving as deacon under two popes he became the Roman Pontiff from 440 to 461 A.D. He was one of the greatest Ho...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 10, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "But you, O Lord, know me; You see me and test me—my heart is with you." Jeremiah 12:3a  

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 10, 2018 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 November 10, 2018 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 10, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Saturday 31st in Ordinary Time Saints November 10th: St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 16,9-15): Jesus said to his disciples, «And so I tell you: use filthy money to make friends for yourselves, so that when it fa...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 10, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 10, 2018   « November 9  |  November 11 » Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: 490 Reading 1 Phil 4...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Benignus St. Benignus of Armagh (d. 467 A.D.) was the son of a pagan Irish chieftain in what is now County Meath in Ireland. He was baptized by St. Patrick and became his loyal follower in the saint's ministry across Ireland. In 450 ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. For yet 'in a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay; but my righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleas...

  • Feast Day

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Today’s Feast Day Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica November 9th is the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. It marks the dedication, in 324 A.D., of the cathedral church of Rome after Constantine's Edict of Mi...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 9, 2018 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 November 9, 2018 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 November 9, 2018 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 November 9, 2018 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 November 9, 2018 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 November 9, 2018 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: November 9th: Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 2,13-22): As the Passover of the Jews was at hand, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple court He found merchants selling oxen, sheep and doves, and money-changer...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 9, 2018   « November 8  |  November 10 » Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in RomeLectionary: 671 Reading 1 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9...

  • Sapphries

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Gap And Your Mantle Friday, November 9, 2018   If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that there’s a gap between the everyday life we live and the life we know we should live in God’s Word, between the always victorious saint, pure, holy, loving...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV)   A Tim...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted November 9, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Father God,   Please help me to think before I speak today...   Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. James 3:10   I pray that I will always think of others and their needs,...

  • A Bishop Explains why the Church Must Still Battle Demons Today

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    A Bishop Explains Why the Church Must Still Battle Demons Today Articles Supernatural by Bp. Robert Barron - July 1, 2017   Public Domain / ChurchPOP In the sixth chapter of St. Mark’s Gospel, we find the account of Jesus sending out the Twelve, two by two, on...

  • Lessons of Gratitude From a Leper

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Lessons on Gratitude From a Leper By Shemaiah Gonzalez November 5, 2018 So many times when I come to prayer, I have a list of all the things I want God to fix in my life — my temper, my relationship with that certain annoying person in my life (maybe these are related?). Rarely do I ...

  • Be Willing to Simply Love God

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 8, 2018 Be Willing to Simply Love God St. Francis de Sales When we say that we cannot find God and that He seems so far away, we mean only that we cannot feel His presence. I have before observed that many people do not distinguish between God and the feeling of God, between faith an...

  • The Everyday Costs of Dicipleship

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 8, 2018 The Everyday Costs of Discipleship Constance T. Hull Living in comfort, those of us in the West can be slow to learn the true cost of discipleship. We can mistake our material ease, freedom to attend Mass each Sunday, our access to healthcare and longer lives, and relative sa...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:24–25 NIV A Time to Think ...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    This little light of mine,I'm gonna let it shine.let it shine, let it shine, let it shine...  Dear Father God, Today, I really do want to let the light of Jesus shine through me so that others will come to know Jesus, the light of the world...  Then Jesus spoke to them again, sayi...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 8, 2018 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 November 8, 2018 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 November 8, 2018 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 November 8, 2018 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day The Four Crowned Martyrs According to tradition the Four Crowned Martyrs (d. 305 A.D.) were renowned sculptors living in what is today Austria-Hungary. They were commissioned by Roman Emperor Diocletian to make several sculptures; howeve...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life." 1 John 5:11-12  

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 8, 2018 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 November 8, 2018 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Thursday 31st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 15,1-10): Tax collectors and sinners were seeking the company of Jesus, all of them eager to hear what He had to say. But the Pharisees and the scribes frowned at this, muttering. «This man welcomes...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 8, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 7, 2018   « November 6  |  November 8 » Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 487 Reading 1 Phil 2:12-18 My be...

  • An Explaination of the Most Powerful Tool of the Devil

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    A Priest Explains the Most Powerful Tool of the Devil – And How to Defeat It Articles Christian Living Supernatural by Fr. Bill Peckman - May 29, 2017   herby_fr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 I believe the most powerful tool the devil has at his disposal is fear. When I ...

  • 7 Words you Didn't Know Had Christian Origins

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    7 Words You Didn’t Know Had Christian Origins History Lists by ChurchPOP Editor - August 18, 2014   vlasta2 / Flickr You can’t get away from the fact that Christianity has been highly influential to the culture of the West, from morality and science, to ...

  • A Prayer to Jesus for Healing

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    A Prayer to Jesus for Healing By vincentstock - November 1, 2018 0 2456   Dear Lord, You are the Just judge, Holy and True. You are the Most High God. You give us life. You hold all power in your hands. You are the Mighty one from God who carries the world, and is r...

  • Search for Something That is Lost

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 7, 2018 Searching For Something That is Lost Alan Scott New challenges that pop up in our life, regardless of the level of difficulty, bring the realization that the other aspects of our lives must go on. In most cases, we still have a job and responsibilities at home that require ou...

  • Daily Scripture and Reflections

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & Reflection Cease striving and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 NAS   A Time to Think The tendency of the world is down – God's path is up. —Dwight L Moody   A Time to Act Be assured the Lord gently guides us on the right pat...

  • Sapphries

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holiness Of Will Wednesday, November 7, 2018   Deuteronomy 6:5 instructs us to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Therefore, does following God, mean just going along with the flow? Yes and no. There’s the flow of God’s Spirit, and there&rsquo...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dear Father in Heaven,   I'm thirsty for more of You.   I'm thirsty for Your living water of life, for Your anointing on my life and ministry...   "...but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 7, 2018 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 November 7, 2018 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 November 7, 2018 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 November 7, 2018 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...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day All Dominican Saints November 7th is the Feast of All Saints of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans. Founded by a Spaniard, St. Dominic de Guzman, in France in the early 13th century, the order has 14 canonized saints an...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "For it is written, 'As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.' So then, each of us will be accountable to God." Romans 14:11-12  

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted November 7, 2018 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 November 7, 2018 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Liturgical day: Wednesday 31st in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 14,25-33): One day, when large crowds were walking along with Jesus, He turned and said to them, «If you come to me, without being ready to give up your love for your father and mother, your spouse...

  • Lectionary Readings

    Posted November 7, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   November 6, 2018   « November 5  |  November 7 » Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 486 Reading 1 Phil 2:5-11 Brothers...

  • Union with God

    Posted November 6, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 5, 2018 Union with God Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction Union with God Presence of God – My God, Thou hast created me for Thyself; grant that I may return to Thee and unite myself to Thee by love. MEDITATION The whole life of man is a return journey to God: he came from ...

  • Ten Ways to Prepare for a Holy Death

    Posted November 6, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 6, 2018 Ten Ways to Prepare for a Holy Death Fr. Ed Broom, OMV The most important moment in our life is the very moment that we die. This will determine our destiny for all eternity. Either we will be saved or damned. Either we will be with God for all eternity or we will be los...

  • Remember to Prat for the Souls of Priests. Minister, Deacons

    Posted November 6, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 6, 2018 Remember to Pray for the Souls of Priests Louise Merrie As we begin the month of November, the month dedicated to praying for the souls in purgatory, let us remember to pray for the souls of priests. Although many priests are holy, they are still human and imperfect, and as w...

  • St. Joseph

    Posted November 6, 2018 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    November 6, 2018 St. Joseph, Our Patron of a Happy Death Fr. Maurice Meschler Man’s necessities and sufferings on earth are many and manifold. One such trial is the lot of all. We all belong to the confraternity of death, just as we all are subject to sin. Death is the sad penalty of si...