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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 8:12 NKJV Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” Matthew 5:14 NKJV “You are the light of the world....
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday after Epiphany Lectionary: 217 Reading I 1 Jn 5:14-21 Beloved: We have this confidence in him that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have ask...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 3:22-30): Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where he spent some time with them baptizing. John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abunda...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday after Epiphany Sunday A sermon by Faustus of RiezThe marriage of Christ and the Church On the third day there was a wedding. What wedding can this be but the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany 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 Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany 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 F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany 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 Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany 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 an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany 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 Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Baptism of the Lord) 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 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 8 January 2022 Saturday after Epiphany 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 John R. Harvey D.D.Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away – Matthew 24:35 “Nothing lasts forever.” We have become so used to the reality of this cliche that we have many times, even as Christians, unconsciously applied this earthly maxim to eternal things. ...
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by Diana LightThe Nahua/indigeneous native Mexican word Ipalnemohuani.(eep-ahl-neh-moh-anee) translates to "He Through Whom One Lives," or that which, or by means of which, people live; Giver of Life; a deity that is part of the Ometeotl Complex, primordial parents of deities and humans, or Pre-hispanic creation;...
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by peter ChamberlandTap is about gaining knowledge, travel, and possible new positions. Ask what can you do to increase your position wherever you’re at? What can be done with the whole process to learn something from this? Life is always a continual process of learning. When you’re not its time to wonder a...
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by peter ChamberlandRespect is for those who deserve it, not those that demand it... Often times I hear common statements of fallacious nature about respect. People state that someone with bad hygiene has no respect. People will say that people who don’t follow typical society norms have no respect. People...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Evidence of The True Pentecostals Friday, January 7, 2022 Many believers speak about Pentecost and what it is to be Pentecostal, or what it is to be spirit-filled, gifts of tongues, prophesies and miracles. All these things are in the Bible, but it's missing the point. Pe...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Living God Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:3 The t...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, You are worthy of all my praise. Thank You for Your provision in my life. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 Lord, there is power in Your name and thro...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 If any of you lacks wisdom, le...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday after Epiphany Lectionary: 216 Reading I 1 Jn 5:5-13 Beloved: Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by wate...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 5:12-16): It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where he was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wi...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday after Epiphany Sunday A sermon by St Maximus of TurinThe mystery of the Lord's baptism The Gospel tells us that the Lor...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 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, mak...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 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,...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany 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 Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany 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 and to...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany 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 Father and...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 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 Lor...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 7 January 2022 Friday after Epiphany Sunday 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 peter ChamberlandIn Christopher Penzcak’s book Sons of the Goddess, he makes the statement that purification is a big part of the witch’s journey. This is why I chose to speak about my thoughts on purification from a Satanist perspective. I find it is useful in a roundabout sort of way within the ...
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by Pastor David MayDay 7 Jesus Makes Us Clean Imagine your mind filled with heavy suitcases, labeled with things like, “bitterness,” “unforgiveness,” “mistakes,” and “shame.” Now, imagine throwing out those heavy bags and replacing them with things like “p...
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by peter ChamberlandRibesal represents balance between emotions and logic. Don’t sacrifice either for one or the other, focus on compensating between the two to live harmoniously as possible. If your feeling a little chaotic or off balance you can invoke Ribesal to calm the storm. But be weary, he is noted as a t...
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by peter ChamberlandThe pentacle and pentagram have long been associated with witchcraft on multiple levels. It is a symbol that evokes mystery within us and instigates a lot of hype when combined with certain situations. It was said that the Zodiac Killer had a pentagram tattooed on his hand, and the pentagram has bee...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.We pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him– 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 Here is the gospel in a nutshell. First, God made Jesus sin itself — Jesus who had n...
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by Pastor David MayDay 5 Deep Cleaning Unforgiveness The process of deep cleaning is long and painful. You not only have to pick up the clutter but also have to address the hidden dirt that collects in the baseboards, the corners, and the places you don’t often look. In the process, it starts to look and...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Shell of You Thursday, January 6, 2022 Messiah said you must be born again. One of the symbols of being born again is the butterfly because in nature, it goes through the first part of its life crawling - as a caterpillar. And then it becomes a heavenly creature - a beaut...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Name of Jesus Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. Colossians 3:17 There’s power in the Name of Jesus. Remember that signs and wonders are done through the Name of Jesus (Acts 4:30). The Name of Jesus cleansed the ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new year and Your continued blessings of the loved ones You have placed in my life. I ask You for a new year of health and healing, both spiritually and physically, for my life and for those...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday after Epiphany Lectionary: 215 Reading I 1 Jn 4:19–5:4 Beloved, we love God because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen&nbs...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 4:14-22): Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. He came to N...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday after Epiphany Sunday A commentary on St John's gospel by St Cyril of AlexandriaThe gift of the Holy Spirit to all mankin...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette 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 h...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette 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, ma...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany 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 Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany 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 an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany 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 Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette 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, ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 6 January 2022 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday 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 Diana LightThe Pew Research Center conducted the religious landscape of each state. It would be interesting, on your part, to review the composition of your state. Religious composition of adults in your state: https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/ My State is Arizona. Here is the ...
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by peter ChamberlandCaacrinolas specializes in discerning secrets of the mind, he can be used to draw out the secrets of others, but he can also be used to solve problems that are road blocks to an individual. Even on mundane levels like dealing with short sightedness on behavior problems. Now would be a good time to r...
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by Pastor David MayDay 3 Deep Cleaning Toxic Influences Have you ever noticed your anxiety spike after spending a lot of time reading the news? Does your blood sometimes boil after scrolling through social media, seeing the misinformation and arguments that inevitably fill the comments? Have you noticed yourse...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned – Mark 16:16 Jesus describes two groups of people, and he gives each assurance of the end they can expect for their current course of life. Jesus has commissioned his disciples to go i...
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by peter ChamberlandPart of general witchcraft is attuning to the different seasons of the year. Many of the modern celebrations of holidays are based around ancient pagan customs and there is a plethora of ways to look into things. I find the easiest way and most common is the activity of four seasons. Within four sea...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Sabbath Must Be Entered Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Those of you who live near or work with Orthodox Jews are aware of something that happens every week. Every week on Friday, a few hours before sunset, Orthodox Jews begin rushing around, going home early, preparing, doing...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Name Above Every Name Therefore, God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name. Philippians 2:9 The name of Jesus is the Name Above Every Name. It is more excellent than that of Adam, the first man, because Jesus is the...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You do not give me a spirit of fear... For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 May I possess only what You give to me...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will q...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Daily Verse "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against evildoers."–1 Peter 3:12
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today's Meditation “It is undoubtedly true that each of us, men and women, irresponsible and thoughtless as we often are, hold within our hands the happiness and sorrows of others. We cannot help it or escape from it. The power is in us inalienably almost from birth to death—in us, beca...
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by Pastor David MayDay 1 Deep Cleaning Our Hearts Think about the feeling you get after you deep clean your space. The clutter goes away, the surfaces get that gleaming, shiny look, and everything smells fresh and new. As you look around, you feel accomplished—like you can breathe again. We now ha...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop Lectionary: 214 Reading I 1 Jn 4:11-18 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. Th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6:45-52): After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he dismissed the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint John Neumann, Bishop From a letter to Cardinal Barnabo by John Neumann, bishopI have laboured with all my powers to fulfil the du...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Wednesday after Epiphany 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 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Wednesday after Epiphany 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 ha...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Wednesday after Epiphany 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.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Wednesday after Epiphany 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.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Wednesday after Epiphany 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.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Wednesday after Epiphany 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 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 5 January 2022 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday 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 peter ChamberlandIn Quantum Physics there are experiments that describe the power of the observer in science effecting the outcome of the experiment to the desired effect. One such experiment is called the double slit theory. It has become evidenced that we have impact on the outcome of even science with our desires...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins – Acts 2:38 Perhaps forgiveness is not one of your felt needs. You may have so completely immersed yourself in the relativism and self-justification of your culture that you have numbed your...
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by peter ChamberlandAnd God said, let there be light, and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good, and separated the light from the darkness. -- First Day of Creation. Genesis Chapter One. The darkness was not made. It existed in the beginning with God, as God’s spirit hovered over the wat...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Return of The Falashas Tuesday, January 4, 2022 There has long lived in Africa a people known as the Falashas who keep the Biblical traditions and call themselves Beta Yisrael, the House of Israel. It appears that the Falashas are descendants of Jewish people who came to ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Father: The God of my Fathers But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. Acts 24:14 Paul worshiped the Go...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for walking with me each day and for carrying my burdens... I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high. Leviticus 26:13
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Lectionary: 213 Reading I 1 Jn 4:7-10 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6, 34-44): When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was alr...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Late 19th-century portrait, after an engraving of 1797. From a conference to her spiritual daughtersOur dail...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on Tuesday after Epiphany 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 he...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on Tuesday after Epiphany 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 t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Tuesday after Epiphany 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 Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Tuesday after Epiphany 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 and ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Tuesday after Epiphany 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 Father a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on Tuesday after Epiphany 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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 4 January 2022 Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday 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 peter ChamberlandAccording to the constitution of the state that I live in, any minister of any denomination of the gospel may solemnize a marriage as long as they are over eighteen and validly ordained. This implicitly includes ministers ordained by ULC, which I am and have been for a year and a half. The thought s...
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by peter ChamberlandLiving by faith is reflecting on your god day by day for your purposes and intentions in what you do every moment, for every moment in life counts, and at any given time we have access to decide our destiny. This entails the attitude of asking god what he wants you to do. To live to your fullest pot...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Paradises of Hell Monday, January 3, 2022 Hitler promised to usher in a thousand-year kingdom of glory for the Aryan people and 6 million Jews died. Stalin promised a worker's paradise on earth and took the lives of 40 million. Mao, likewise, promised China a people's par...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: Worthy You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created. Revelation 4:11 Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and st...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Please help me to choose You today, above all else. Help me to know how to best follow You. Please help me to be wise with how I spend my time and where I place my affections. ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. Romans 9:16
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.St. Genevieve of Paris Saint of the Day St. Genevieve (c.422-512 A.D.) was born to a respectable family in a small village outside Paris, France. When she was seven years old a famous bishop, St. Germain, spotted her in a crowd and prophesied to her parents about her future sanctity. At ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Daily Verse "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."–Psalm 19:14
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today's Meditation “It is necessary to have an absolutely sure intention in all our actions, so that the generous fulfillment of our daily duties may be directed toward the highest supernatural ideal. Thus, our life, apart from moments of prayer, will be a prayerful life. It is clear that the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday after Epiphany Lectionary: 212 Reading I 1 Jn 3:22–4:6 Beloved: We receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and...
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by peter Chamberland"I am thine Inmost Self. I gaze out upon thy world of coloured lights from the Darkness behind thine eyes." (Temple of the Vampire: Vampire Bible) …. "And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the moun...