Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Peter [said] to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far o...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Meditation of the Day "Now, man is afraid of death by nature, afraid of the decay of the body. But here is a really starling fact: whoever has put on the faith of the Cross despises even what is naturally dreadful, and for Christ’s sake is not afraid of death. So...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Desire of All Nations "I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory," says the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:7 Jesus is the Desire of All Nations. At the present time, the nations ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Why do the nations rage...? ...the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed? Psalm 2:1-2 Lord Jesus, the Psalmist recorded that God the Father has spoken to You....
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Why do the nations rage...? …the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed? Psalm 2:1-2 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth f...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places – Psalm 135:6 Did you know that at the Pacific Ocean’s deepest point you could submerge Mt. Everest and still have two miles of water between its summit and the surface of the water? Or that the ene...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels Lectionary: 460/650 Reading I Bar 4:5-12, 27-29 Fear not, my people! Remember, Israel, You were sold to the nations not for your destruction; It was because you angered God ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 10,17-24): The seventy-two disciples returned full of joy. They said, «Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we called on your name». Then Jesus ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 The Holy Guardian Angels on Saturday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Holy Guardian Angels "The Guardian Angel" (1656) by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669), National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome From a ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 The Holy Guardian Angels on Saturday of week 26 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 hast...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 The Holy Guardian Angels on Saturday of week 26 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 Saturday of week 26 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 Saturday of week 26 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 Fat...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 Saturday of week 26 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 The Holy Guardian Angels on Saturday of week 26 in Ordinary Time (First Vespers of tomorrow, 27th Sunday 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 Inv...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 2 October 2021 Saturday of week 26 in Ordinary Time 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....
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
THE DECLINE OF THE CHURCH Friday, October 1, 2021 Shalom, Last month I shared a recent poll that revealed a stunning explosion in the numbers of Generation Z declaring themselves to be not heterosexual, but LGBT. A recent Gallup poll found that the numbers of Americans ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Bridegroom He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. John 3:29 Jesus is the Bridegroom. When you received Jesus Christ as Savior, you b...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, What a privilege to be the apple of Your eye, loved beyond comprehension and nurtured to grow into that prized fruit of Your making. I thank You and praise You for Your lovingkindness and Your protection... ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against the...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Therese of Lisieux St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) was the last of nine children born to Saints Louis and Zelie Martin in Alencon, France. Her family was devoutly religious, and all five surviving siblings, all daughters, entere...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "So Pilate said to him, 'Then you are a king?' Jesus answered, 'You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.'" —John 18:37 ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness – Romans 1:18 Everyone, even many non-Christians, enjoy talking about the love of God. But here we are reminded that the wrathof God is also revealed. The...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 459 Reading I Bar 1:15-22 During the Babylonian captivity, the exiles prayed: “Justice is with the Lord, our God; and we today are flushed with shame,...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 10,13-16): Jesus said, «Alas for you Chorazin! Alas for you Bethsaida! So many miracles have been worked in you! If the same miracles had been performed...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Friday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor From a group photograph taken at the...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Friday of week 26 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, ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Friday of week 26 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 G...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Friday of week 26 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Friday of week 26 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Friday of week 26 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Friday of week 26 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 1 October 2021 Friday of week 26 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...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
When [Lydia] was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us – Acts 16:15 Lydia is a wonderful, faithful example to every new believer. Many times, after a person bec...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Gates of Praise Thursday, September 30, 2021 Jerusalem, the city of peace or shalom; it had walls and gates. Isaiah said that in the day when Jerusalem will be redeemed, your walls will be called salvation and your gates praise. Gates open so things can go in and out: riches ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Counsel The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2 The Holy Spirit is the Spirit ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord, I am so thankful that You have called me to Your purposes on this earth. I am grateful for Your salvation in Jesus and the comfort You have given me through Your Holy Spirit. As I start t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God's heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Jerome St. Jerome (347 - 420) was born to a wealthy pagan family in Dalmatia. He was sent to Rome for his schooling and there converted to Christianity, being baptized by Pope Liberius. He studied theology and traveled widely to th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens." Jeremiah 10:12
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Meditation of the Day "I believe that if those souls that tend towards sanctity were instructed as to the conduct they ought to follow, they would be spared a good deal of trouble. I speak as much of people in the world as of others. If they could realize the merit con...
Posted by YYYY JJJ
During the Blackwood bounty event, Elder Scrolls Online players will be able to receive many unique rewards. In a previous blog post, Zenimax revealed what kind of rewards players can get from the Blackwood bounty campaign. Starting from September 30th and continuing until October 12th, in addition ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 458 Reading I Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12 The whole people gathered as one in the open space before the Water Gate, and they called upon Ezra the scribe to bring forth the book of the law of Mose...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 10,1-12): The Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where he himself was to go. And He s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor "St Jerome in his Study" (c.1606) by Caravaggio (1571-1610). Galleria Borghese, Rome. A commenta...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 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, ma...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Thursday of week 26 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Thursday of week 26 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Thursday of week 26 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 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 Lo...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 30 September 2021 Thursday of week 26 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 F...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power – 1 Corinthians 15:24 When is “then”? Paul writes of the general resurrection of all saints, “at his (that is Ch...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Islamic Angels and Muslim Devils Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Islamists maintain that the Quran, their holy book, is pure Arabic given right from heaven by the divine. The Quran is Arabic, but not quite pure. The language reveals borrowings. Example: the word in the Quran fo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: A Life-Giving Spirit The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Jesus is a Life-Giving Spirit because He was victorious over death and the grave; He now has power to give life to everyone who belie...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I praise You and thank You for this new day of Your blessings. You are the mighty God, the creator of the universe, the lover and sustainer of all. You are my awesome Heavenly Father. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day The Holy Archangels The Archangels St. Gabriel, St. Michael, and St. Raphael share a feast day on September 29th. These are the only three angels mentioned by name in Sacred Scripture. St. Gabriel means “Power of God." He i...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly bee...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Lectionary: 647 Reading I Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothin...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
September 29th: Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,47-51): Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.&...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels "St Michael Vanquishing Satan", by Raphael (1483-1520), Musée du Louvre, Paris...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 hast...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 ha...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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, mak...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 29 September 2021 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - Feast 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 ...
Posted by YYYY JJJ
Some players may have prepared enough ESO Gold. If players search for the borough of Caerphilly, they may see something special. After the latest extension of the Elder Scrolls online game is Blackwood, a Google search for Blackwood will not only bring information about the town, but also the Elder ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
He said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus – Matthew 14:29 Although Peter gets a lot of bad publicity regarding this event, because he eventually began sinking in the waves through unbelief, it is as much a lesson in faith as it...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Ordaining Your Shark Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Jonah was the prophet who went against God's will. He ran away, went on a ship, and was thrown overboard. In the original Hebrew, it says, "The Lord ordained a great fish." This wasn't just your average fish. This was seminary ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: Him Who Is and Who Was and Who Is to Come Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come. Revelation 1:4 Jesus is the One called Him Who Is. He is alive, and because He lives, you can enjoy His life. Are you afraid of something tha...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Great are You Lord, and most worthy of praise. You are A Mighty Fortress... God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear... Psalm 4...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear... Psalm 46:1-2 The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. Psalm 18:46
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Wenceslaus St. Wenceslaus (907–935 A.D.) was the son of the Duke of Bohemia. His grandfather was converted to Christianity by the missionaries Sts. Cyril and Methodius. His mother, Dragomir, was the daughter of a pagan tribal...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 456 Reading I Zec 8:20-23 Thus says the LORD of hosts: There shall yet come peoples, the inhabitants of many cities; and the inhabitants of one city shall approach those of another, and say, “...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9:51-56): When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time From a letter of St Polycarp to ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Inv...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 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 Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 28 September 2021 Tuesday of week 26 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 Fat...
Posted by YYYY JJJ
There are many crafts in Bless Unleashed, among which making, cooking and alchemy are more complicated parts. General players can buy Bless Unleashed Star Seeds to get some materials, but many craftable materials require unique fragments, especially epic fragments. Refined Grassland Soul is one of t...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope– 1 Thessalonians 4:13 As painful and tragic and sorrowful as death is, believers in Christ need not surrender their hope and joy in the midst of the g...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The No-Answer Answer Monday, September 27, 2021 In John 18:38, Pilate asked, "What is truth?" I remember in philosophy class my teacher said Jesus didn't answer, he walked away. He didn't walk away, He was a prisoner. Yet it's such a good question, why didn't the Lord answer ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Knowledge The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2 The Holy Spirit is the Spiri...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your holy words which I read in my BIble... How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 I pray that the words that go forth out ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul (1581–1660) was born in France to a peasant farming family. As a child he grew up herding sheep, and showed such an aptitude for his studies that his father sold the family oxen to fund his...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me." John 14:2...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest Lectionary: 455 Reading I Zec 8:1-8 This word of the LORD of hosts came: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am intensely jealous for Zion, stirred to jealous wrath...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
View saints: St. Vincent de Paul, priest Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,46-50): One day the disciples were arguing about which of them was the most important. But Jesus kn...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 27 September 2021 Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest on Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest A 17th-century portrait. A writing of St Vincent de PaulServing the poor is to be preferred above ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 27 September 2021 Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest on Monday of week 26 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 27 September 2021 Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest on Monday of week 26 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, m...