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  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 11 January 2022 Tuesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time  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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 11 January 2022 Tuesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 11 January 2022 Tuesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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 Fathe...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 11 January 2022 Tuesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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 Fa...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 11 January 2022 Tuesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 11 January 2022 Tuesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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...

  • cognition

    Posted January 10, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    In the book The Happy Satanist, the author makes mention of cognitive dissonance, a Wikipedia article describes this as “In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the perception of contradictory information. Relevant items of information include a person's actions, feelings, ideas, b...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Sgt. Pepper, Summer of Love, & The Ancient Prophecy Monday, January 10, 2022   June 7, 1967, a date in which ancient prophecy was fulfilled. It was the year when the Beatles came out with the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The Vietnam War was in full swing and p...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: His Voice The LORD thundered from heaven,and the Most High uttered His voice. Psalm 18:13 God speaks in many ways. In the Bible, some audibly heard His voice, and others inwardly heard it. At other times He spoke through prophetic utterances. He also spoke throug...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for the ways that You have blessed and guided throughout my life.   I look to my past to remember that You have been faithful in guiding and blessing me all the days of my life...   The ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 &nb...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Daily Verse "But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. We are confident of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you [both] are doing and will continue to do. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ."–2 T...

  • Meditation

    Posted January 10, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Today's Meditation “Our confidence in God must be founded on His infinite goodness and on the merits of the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, with this condition on our part: that we should preserve and recognize in ourselves an entire and firm resolution to belong wholly to God, an...

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 305 Reading I 1 Sm 1:1-8 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, Elkanah by name, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 1,14-20): After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. R...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time From a letter of Pope St Clement I to the CorinthiansAll wisdom comes from the Word of God on high We shall pray without ceas...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 10 January 2022 Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 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...

  • Many Names

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    I will raise unto David a righteous Branch… and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS – Jeremiah 23:5-6   Jesus Christ perfectly kept the law, from beginning to end. When Moses recorded the first five books of the Bible, then, he was not so much ...

  • Daily Divination

    Posted January 9, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Balan suggests for us to take repose and observe and listen to our environment instead of seeking to influence things al the time. What comes to mind for me is to admit when things are out of perspective of your control, and let things be. If someone disagrees with you, then let it be. Don’t f...

  • Tools of the Trade

    Posted January 9, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Today I wanted to discuss a tool that is rarely if ever mentioned within the witch’s arsenol, the blind fold. In classic witchcraft of the fifties and sixties, a blind fold was used during initiation along with a cord to bind the witch’s hands, that were released upon initiation and the ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Truth Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6   Jesus is the Truth; He cannot lie. He will always tell you what is right; He will not deceive you. When you read His Word, it w...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for being the truth in my life and in this world. John 14:6   Please open my eyes so that I can seek and know Your truth in my life, in the difficult moments, and that I would recognize Your truth in...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 9, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 7:24 NKJV “Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock   Isaiah 41:10 NIV So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for ...

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    The Baptism of the Lord Lectionary: 21 Reading I Is 42:1-4, 6-7 Thus says the LORD: Here is my servant whom I uphold,      my chosen one with whom I am pleased, upon whom I have put my spirit;      he shall bri...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    The Baptism of the Lord (C) listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 3:15-16.21-22): The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizin...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Baptism of the Lord The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, c.1450-60. From a sermon by Saint Gregory NazianzenThe baptism of Christ Christ is bathe...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast  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 F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast  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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast 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 Fathe...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast 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 Fa...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 9 January 2022 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast 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.Am...

  • Daily Divination...

    Posted January 8, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Flavros suggests to make friends with unkikely allies. Even those that we may distrust. Social dynamics are an advanced sign of productive endeavors but can also mean things are not going well in certain contexts... Are you interracting enough with people, or are you unsatisfied with reclusive behav...

  • Zen and Devil Worship

    Posted January 8, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Part of Zen is not only living simply, but living courageously as well. We look through the spectrum of human experience without trepidation, knowing our control and level of indulgence is reasonable without doubt. A Church of Satan statement is that Satan represents all of the so called sins, as th...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Light 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." John 8:12   Jesus is the Light; He can show you where to walk today. He was the Light that shin...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for loving me.   I want to be more like You my Lord.   Please open my eyes so that I can see You more clearly.   Jesus said "I am the light of the world." John 8:12 ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 8, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse 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....

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 7, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 7, 2022 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 7, 2022 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. ...

  • God’s Word

    Posted January 7, 2022 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.  ...

  • Examples of Syncretism

    Posted January 7, 2022 by Diana Light

    The 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;...

  • Daily Divination...

    Posted January 7, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Tap 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...

  • Deserved Respect...

    Posted January 7, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Respect 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...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The 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...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The 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...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse 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...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 7, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse 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...

  • Portugal Trøje

    Posted January 7, 2022 by Nieves Maria

    Danmark Trøje Børn, Køb Portugal Trøje   3 minutes billige fodboldtrøjer børn Den engelske landsholdsspiller Beth Mead scorede to gange i erin cuthbert udlignede på fodboldtrøjer udsalg forsvare deres titel Arsen...

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 6, 2022 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,...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 6, 2022 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 6, 2022 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 ...

  • Purification,,,,

    Posted January 6, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    In 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 ...

  • Jesus Makes Us Clean

    Posted January 6, 2022 by Pastor David May

    Day 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...

  • Divination of the Day...

    Posted January 6, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Ribesal 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...

  • The Pentagram/Pentacle.

    Posted January 6, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    The 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...

  • The Gospel

    Posted January 6, 2022 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...

  • Deep Cleaning Unforgiveness

    Posted January 6, 2022 by Pastor David May

    Day 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...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The 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...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: 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 ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse 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...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 6, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse 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

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 5, 2022 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, ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Religious Composition by each State

    Posted January 5, 2022 by Diana Light

    The 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 ...

  • Daily Divination...

    Posted January 5, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Caacrinolas 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...

  • Deep Cleaning Toxic Influences

    Posted January 5, 2022 by Pastor David May

    Day 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...

  • The Gift of Jesus

    Posted January 5, 2022 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...

  • Tis the Season

    Posted January 5, 2022 by peter Chamberland

    Part 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...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 5, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The 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...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 5, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: 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...