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  • Office of Readings

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd Sunday 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 Father an...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd Sunday 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 Fathe...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd Sunday 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 Father ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd Sunday 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 and to...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd Sunday 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 Father and...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd 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 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 August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 29 August 2021 22nd Sunday 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.Amen. Alle...

  • Great Men of Faith

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will – Acts 13:22   God seems to indicate that when he looks at the heart of David, he is reminded of his own heart.   What does this mean? What does it mean to have a heart after God&rsqu...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: Divided Tongues as of Fire Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. Acts 2:3   The Holy Spirit is Divided Tongues as of Fire that came upon the disciples in the Upper Room on the Day of Pentecost. Th...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God Almighty,   Please empower me by Your Holy Spirit today.   I do not want to do anything out of my own might and power...   'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord Almig...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6   Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. Psalm 54:2

  • PRAYERTIME on SATURDAY - “WORLD AFFAIRS“

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Peter Schmalenbach · Germany · L.A.M.

      Dear Friends,   everything is interrelated.   According to chaos research, the flap of a butterfly's wings in Singapore can trigger a hurricane in New York ("butterfly effect").   If you throw a stone into the water, small waves spread out all around until they finally...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430 A.D.) was born in North Africa to a pagan father and a Christian mother, St. Monica. His mother did her best to raise him in the Christian faith, but Augustine, a brilliant a...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all." Proverbs 22:1-2

  • WOW CLASSIC & WOW CLASSIC TBC SERVER POPULATIONS

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Kakuyi1999 Kakuyi1999

    World of Warcraft Classic players can have access to any server that they’d like. This choice of server determines what group of players you’ll be mixed in with, so it is a big decision for those starting out in the game. However, WoW Classic server population can vary quite dramatically...

  • Is ‘New World’ unique enough to compete in the MMO genre?

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Kakuyi1999 Kakuyi1999

    I am a massive fan of MMORPGs. Since I was a teenager I’ve been playing them, starting with World Of Warcraft, and eventually trying out other titles before, inevitably, jumping aboard the Final Fantasy XIV train. Hell, I even played The Lord of the Rings Online at one point, so I’m fami...

  • Madden 22 pre-order prices guide: what do you get with each edi

    Posted August 28, 2021 by Kakuyi1999 Kakuyi1999

    It's a little late to put in a Madden 22 pre-order given that the game's release date of Friday, August 20 has been and gone. But what if, say, you ordered Madden 22 back in July and haven't got round to downloading it yet? Or you just fancy knowing what extras you could have scored by snagging your...

  • Lectionary

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 430 Reading I 1 Thes 4:9-11 Brothers and sisters: On the subject of fraternal charity you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one anot...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 25,14-30): Jesus told this parable to his disciples, «Imagine someone who, before going abroad, summoned his servants to entrust his property to them....

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor  on Saturday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor "Saint Augustine Taken to School by Saint Monica" (c.1414) by Niccolò di Piet...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor  on Saturday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor  on Saturday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saturday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saturday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saturday of week 21 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor  on Saturday of week 21 in Ordinary Time (First Vespers of tomorrow, 22nd 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 28 August 2021 Saturday of week 21 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....

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Comfortable Lifeguard Friday, August 27, 2021   Imagine you're in the water, and you're drowning. You call out for help. But the lifeguard isn't responding. You yell out, "Excuse me, I'm drowning." The lifeguard answers, "I'd like to save you but this seat with a new cushio...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Lord and Savior For so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:11   Jesus is both Lord and Savior. He is the Lord of the universe, because He created everything. He is the L...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord and Savior Jesus,   You love all the children of the world…   Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world.   And You love all the people of the world.   You ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” And He...

  • Going Home To The Father

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed – 1 Corinthians 15:52Christian, this promise applies to you. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, then one day you will be eternally and beautifully transformed.All we have ever known has been sin in...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Monica St. Monica (322-387 A.D.) was raised in a Christian home in Tagaste, North Africa. Early in life she struggled with alcoholism, sneaking draughts of wine from the family cellar, before being caught and overcoming the ha...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 27, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "I have also created the ravager to destroy; no weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, s...

  • Lectionary

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Memorial of Saint Monica Lectionary: 429 Reading I 1 Thes 4:1-8 Brothers and sisters, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please God–  and as you are conducting yoursel...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 25,1-13): Jesus said to his disciples, «This story throws light on what will happen in the kingdom of heaven. Ten bridesmaids went out with their lamps ...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Saint Monica  on Friday of week 21 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Monica A painting (1616) by Luis Tristán (1586-1624), Museo del Prado, Madrid. From the Confessions of St AugustineLet us gain eternal ...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Saint Monica  on Friday of week 21 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.Glo...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Saint Monica  on Friday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Friday of week 21 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 August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Friday of week 21 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 August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Friday of week 21 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 August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Saint Monica  on Friday of week 21 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 27 August 2021 Friday of week 21 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...

  • A Diary For Emotional Self-Awareness

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Tess Miller

      The emotion diary would be a type of self-recording that would provide us with information about how we feel, the cause of those feelings, and our behavior when we feel a certain way - explained specialists from https://www.wowessays.com/. In some cases, we can also write down the different ...

  • Young And Old

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him– Genesis 21:2   Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was well past her child-bearing years when Isaac was conceived.   It is e...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Entering Pusher's Park With no Fear Thursday, August 26, 2021   I used to go to New York City on weekends with a group of people ministering to the homeless. In those days, there was a park in the city that was one of the most forbidden places, full of drug addicts and drug pus...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Messiah And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined. Daniel 9:26 ...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for Your sacrifice on the cross which you accomplished to forgive my sins.   Thank You for being the Messiah Prophet to bring the message of God and His love to me and to all people.   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Orontius of Lecce St. Orontius of Lecce (1st c.) was the son of the Roman imperial treasurer in Lecce, Italy. Upon his father's death he inherited the position. Orontius was converted to the Christian faith along with his nephew, For...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 26, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom o...

  • Lectionary

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 428 Reading I 1 Thes 3:7-13 We have been reassured about you, brothers and sisters, in our every distress and affliction, through your faith. For we now live, if you stand firm in the Lord. What t...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 24,42-51): Jesus said to his disciples, «Stay awake, then, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Just think about this: if the owner of...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 in Ordinary Time  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 21 in Ordinary Time From the Instructions of St Columbanus, abbotYou, God, are everything to us My brethren, let us follow this call. We are ca...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 26 August 2021 Thursday of week 21 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 Fath...

  • Write my college papers for me

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Michael Obrein

    Every student when they writing their academy papers or other academy papers sometimes can find that’s it’s process can be boring and no interesting, when they trying to make their best essay research for the university or for the local journals. When you, first of all, want to make y...

  • Speak The Word

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    He commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead– Acts 10:42   Is this the message that your church, your Bible teachers, your ministry is preaching to the people? Are you proclaiming that God has appoint...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Presence and The Asher Wednesday, August 25, 2021   "Blessed is the man you choose and bring near to dwell in your courts," Psalm 65:4. In Hebrew, the word "blessed" is really the word "Asher." "Asher" doesn't just mean "blessed." It means "happy" or "joyful." The Bible is ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: Everlasting God (El Olam) Then Abraham planted a tamarisk [oak] tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. Genesis 21:33   The Lord is El Olam, the God of mystery who is unknown to you. His name “Olam” means &...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This prayer is based upon the prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10   Most gracious heavenly Father,   I call to You in prayer.   I pray that you would bless me indeed.   Please enlarge my territory....

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So G...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Genesius of Rome St. Genesius of Rome (d. 303 AD) was a renowned actor and playwright, the leader of a popular acting troupe during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. When the Emperor was killing Christians, Genesius wrote plays to m...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 25, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "And now, children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame by him at his coming." 1 John 2:28  

  • Lectionary

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 427 Reading I 1 Thes 2:9-13 You recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the Gospel of God. You are witnes...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 23,27-32): Jesus said, «Woe to you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs beautiful in appearance, but in...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Louis  or Saint Joseph of Calasanz, Priest  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time From the Instructions of St Columbanus, abbotLet him who t...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Louis  or Saint Joseph of Calasanz, 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 Go...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Louis  or Saint Joseph of Calasanz, 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. ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 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 F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 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 th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Louis  or Saint Joseph of Calasanz, 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....

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 25 August 2021 Wednesday of week 21 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 Fa...

  • Finding Comfort In Christ

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted– Matthew 5:4   Jesus is clearly not speaking here of every kind of mourning, some of which is due to the natural consequences of sinful living in a sinful world. Rather, he speaks of those who mourn for their sins, in repentance, ...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Serpent, The Egg, and Your Future Blessing Tuesday, August 24, 2021   A snake slithers into a nest of eggs, contorts its mouth around the egg, then swallows it whole. Here's a principle: the serpent represents a spiritual reality...the enemy. Its tactics are the tactics of ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Mercy Seat And above it [the Ark of the Covenant] were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Hebrews 9:5   And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:2   The Lord ha...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I confess that I fall short of Your holiness.   And I experience the consequences of my sins.   My wrongdoing impacts my health, my relationships, my work, my future, my testimony.   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:14-1...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Bartholomew St. Bartholomew (1st c.) is one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles who, together with his friend and fellow Apostle Philip, came from Cana in Galilee. All we know of St. Bartholomew (also called Nathaniel) is what is mentio...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted August 24, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "But for thee, O Lord, do I wait; it is thou, O Lord my God, who wilt answer." Psalm 38:15  

  • Lectionary

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Lectionary: 629 Reading I Rv 21:9b-14 The angel spoke to me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusa...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    August 24th: Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,45-51): Philip found Nathanael and said to him, «We have found the one that Moses wrote about in the Law, and the prophets as well: He is Jesus, son o...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - Feast  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Bartholomew, Apostle "Saint Bartholomew" (1657) by Rembrandt (1606-1669). From a homily on the first letter to the Corinthians by St John Chrysosto...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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 F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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 th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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 b...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday 24 August 2021 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle - 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 help us.Glory be to the Fa...

  • To Whom Do You Follow?

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    He was subject unto his parents Luke 2:51 Young people, you may sometimes feel as though your parents do not understand you. Neither did Jesus’ parents understand him. In fact, the verse before (50) specifically mentions “they did not understand” what Jesus was saying to them. You may sometime...

  • Sapphries

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Gospel by The Tomb Monday, August 23, 2021   Yeshua, Jesus of Nazareth, was crucified around 30 A.D. Soon after the crucifixion, His disciples began proclaiming He had risen from death. This proclamation began in Jerusalem, "the city of the tomb." If there were any question...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted August 23, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Meek Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29   Jesus called Himself Meek because He personified meekness. He calls us to a life of meekness instead of a life of arrogan...