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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent Lectionary: 247 Reading I Ex 32:7-14 The LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once to your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, for they have become depraved. They have soon turned aside from the way I pointed ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 5:31-47): Jesus said to the Jews: “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the test...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of the 4th week of Lent From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, popeContemplating the Lord's passion True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 31 March 2022 Thursday of the 4th week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Flesh and Blood Faith Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Why didn't the apostles use philosophy or theology to prove the gospel? And why didn't the Sanhedrin use philosophical or theological arguments to stop its spread? The reason is that the gospel was not based on philosophy or...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Man Christ Jesus For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 Jesus was human because He was born of the virgin Mary. He is the Man Christ Jesus; therefore, He understands your desires and dreams, an...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, You are the one who watches over me and who provides for all of my needs... The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 Thank You for all of the blessings You have given to me a...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Lectionary: 246 Reading I Is 49:8-15 Thus says the LORD: In a time of favor I answer you, on the day of salvation I help you; ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 5:17-30): Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him, because he not only...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent From a letter by Saint Maximus the Confessor, abbotThe mercy of God to the penitent God’s will is to save us, and nothing p...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 30 March 2022 Wednesday of the 4th week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMAn Unclogged Shofar Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Perhaps the most uniquely Biblical musical instrument is the shofar, the Hebrew trumpet fashioned out of a ram's horn. The word "shofar" comes from the root word that means "clear". A shofar must make a clear sound; if there's any o...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Judge of the Living and the Dead And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. Acts 10:42 Jesus is the Judge of the Living and the Dead. This means that He i...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You came to set us free from darkness, pain and our sins. Today I lift up the men, women and children around the world who are enslaved in any way. Lord, help each one to find freedom and ju...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 4:17-19 NIV and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to pr...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today's Meditation “Like a child who fears no danger in his father’s protecting arms, we must cast ourselves into the arms of our Heavenly Father, confident that those Hands which sustain the heavens are all powerful to supply our necessities, to uphold us in temptation, and to turn all...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Lectionary: 245 Reading I Ez 47:1-9, 12 The angel brought me, Ezekiel, back to the entrance of the temple of the LORD, and I saw water flowing out from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the façad...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 5:1-16): There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. I...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, popeIn praise of charity In John’s gospel the Lord says: By this love you have for one anot...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 29 March 2022 Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
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by Olivia SmithAnything You Need To Know About Nursing Education Nursing is an academic study that aims at assisting nurses and patients in achieving their career goals. It is viewed as a career that requires patience and hard work. As such, many people resort to hiring nursing career men and women who are not pr...
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by David FloresLayout of exploration paper ought to comprise of a short presentation with a decent proposition proclamation. What's more, you ought to make reference to the exploration questions and set the heading of your examination. Fundamental body ought to be completely committed to the point inclusion. It th...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMMessiah of The Gentiles Monday, March 28, 2022 One of the biggest objections for Jewish people to accept Messiah is that they say, "If Jesus, Yeshua, were the Messiah, He would be accepted by the Jewish people not by the Gentiles." They believe that Jesus is of the Gentiles, ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Holy Spirit: The Breath of the Lord The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. Isaiah 40:7 The Holy Spirit is the Breath of the Lord; He breathes life into all living things. It is the Bre...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Today I pray for the children in my family, in my community and for children all around the world. The pressures and stresses that have been brought on by social media alone are strong. ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 2:52 NKJV And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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by Myles BartonWeeds are plants that grow in the wrong place. They can be found in gardens, lawns, and fields. They can be a nuisance because they grow so quickly and they are hard to get rid of. Weeds can also have a negative effect on the environment because they often take away water and nutrients from other pl...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent Lectionary: 244 Reading I Is 65:17-21 Thus says the LORD: Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be remembered ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 4:43-54): At that time Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of the 4th week of Lent From a homily on Leviticus by Origen, priestChrist the High Priest makes atonement for our sins Once a year the high priest, leaving the p...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The King Eternal Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen 1 Timothy 1:17 Jesus is the King Eternal. Just as an earthly king rules his kingdom through his laws, so Jesus rules t...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You have overcome death. I desire Your life and holy presence to renew me today... Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies a...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 12:1-2 NIV Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today's Meditation “Set free from human judgment, we should count as true only what God sees in us, what he knows, and what he judges. God does not judge as man does. Man sees only the countenance, only the exterior. God penetrates to the depths of our hearts. God does not change as man does....
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Fourth Sunday of Lent Year C Readings Lectionary: 33 Reading I Jos 5:9a, 10-12 The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Fourth Sunday of Lent (C) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 15:1-3.11-32): Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) From a treatise on John by St AugustineChrist is the way to the light, the truth and the life The Lord tells us: I am the light ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) 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 end.Amen...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Foundation Which is Laid For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Some people ask, “WWJD?” (What Would Jesus Do?). There is no other foundation on which anyone can build a life ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You have given me new life. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20 Thank You for the scars on Your hands, on...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 84:10 NKJV For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Lectionary: 242 Reading I Hos 6:1-6 “Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday of the Third Week of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 18:9-14): Jesus then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent From a sermon by Saint Gregory NazianzenServe Christ in the poor Blessed are the merciful, because they shall obtain mercy, says the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent (First Vespers of tomorrow, 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent 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 end.Amen....
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Huppah Children Friday, March 25, 2022 In Matthew 9:15 you will read in your Bible about the guests of the bridegroom. But in Greek it doesn't say that, it reads "children of the bridal chamber." But the key is that it's the translation of a Hebrew phrase that's filled wi...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Father: The Witness of God If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 1 John 5:9 The Witness of God was the words the Father spoke at the baptism of Jesus: “...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for taking on the form of a servant and bearing my sin upon the cross. I love You with all that I am... Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 22:37 NKJV Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Lectionary: 545 Reading I Is 7:10-14; 8:10 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I wil...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.March 25th: Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 1:26-38): The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Annunciation of the Lord From a letter of Saint Leo the Great, popeThe mystery of man's reconciliation with God Lowliness is assumed by majesty, weakn...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory b...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glo...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity 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 withou...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Patience Teachers Thursday, March 24, 2022 Do you want to learn patience? You can go to a seminar, get a book, or get a CD on patience. But God has a course that is better than that. It's called Patience 101. Where is it held? Right where you are. When you are in your car...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Hope of Israel Because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Acts 28:20 Jesus is the Hope of Israel. God’s people—the Jewish people—have suffered throughout history. Because God has promised to bless the people of Israel, t...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You are my daily bread... Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 You are the one who sustains me... I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never ...