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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Thank you for giving us Your laws to keep us on track, to keep us safe, to help our lives to be more orderly, secure and happy…and to protect us. Please help me to focus on Jesus: The Lawgiver t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11
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Saint of the Day St. Olivia of Palermo St. Olivia (448 – 463 A.D.) was the beautiful daughter of a noble family living near Palermo on the island of Sicily. She desired to serve God through her life as a consecrated virgin, and gave her wealth to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be ...
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Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 362 Reading I 2 Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6 Brothers and sisters: To this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over the hearts of the children of Israel, but whenever a person turns to the Lord the veil i...
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Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,20-26): Jesus said to the crowds, «I tell you, then, that if you are not righteous in a much broader way than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, yo...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
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The Death of God Miracle Wednesday, June 9, 2021 In the Book of Acts, Simon Peter, speaking to the Sanhedrin says this: 'you ... put to death the Prince of Life.' How is it possible to put to death the Prince of Life? You can't kill the Prince of Life... unless He lets you. B...
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Jesus: The Life 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 Life; He is the source of life. He embedded the world with His life when He created it (Colossians 1:16)...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You that Jesus paid the price to save me and to give me eternal life with You... For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. ...
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What is the priority of your life—the one thing around which everything else revolves? Jesus tells us that God’s kingdom and righteousness should be our highest aim. This isn’t achieved through passivity; Matthew 6:33 uses the word “seek,” which implies activity and per...
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Yesterday afternoon, in glorious weather, I sat on our "sun deck", that is our sun terrace with a great view across the neighboring gardens as well. I enjoyed East Frisian tea and to the singing of the birds and the articles to be read in a magazine of our archdiocese (Cologne) I ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day Blessed Anna Maria Taigi Bl. Anna Maria Taigi (1769-1837) was born in Siena, Italy, to a poor working class family. Her family later moved to Rome, and Anna took on various low-skill jobs to help with the family finances. She married a...
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Verse of the Day "To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and because he is st...
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Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 361 Reading I 2 Cor 3:4-11 Brothers and sisters: Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit for anything as coming from us; rather, our quali...
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Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,17-19): Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I...
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Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time A sermon by OrigenThe crossing of the Jordan The ark of the covenant led the people ...
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Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor 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,...
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Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor 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 L...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 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 th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 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 Fath...
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Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 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 F...
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Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor 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...
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Wednesday 9 June 2021 Wednesday of week 10 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 Fathe...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Mercy Like a Womb Tuesday, June 8, 2021 The word that expresses having mercy in Hebrew is 'racham,' and the word for the womb in Hebrew is 'rechem.' They're virtually identical. Why? Mercy in Hebrew means tenderness, compassion, as one would have on the weak, and as one would...
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The Holy Spirit: The Breath of God's Nostrils The foundations of the world were uncovered at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. Psalm 18:15 The Holy Spirit is the Breath of God’s Nostrils. When God breathes judgment, the H...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that I will always have a testimony that points to You. Help me to live as if today were my last before entering eternity, for I know not what tomorrow may bring. (Proverbs 27:1) ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Help me to live as if today were my last before entering eternity, for I know not what tomorrow may bring. (Proverbs 27:1)
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Saint of the Day St. William of York St. William of York (d. 1154) was born to a powerful family in England, the nephew of the king. He became a priest and then treasurer of York Minster Cathedral at the time when the English crown was contested by two g...
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Verse of the Day "So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
What most people know about Jonah is that he was swallowed by a big fish while trying to run from God. But the portion of the story that’s often overlooked is what happened after the prophet obeyed. He eventually went to Nineveh to warn the people of divine wrath, and they responded by turning...
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Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 360 Reading I 2 Cor 1:18-22 Brothers and sisters: As God is faithful, our word to you is not “yes” and “no.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, Silva...
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Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,13-16): Jesus said to his disciples, «You are the salt of the earth. But if salt has lost its strength, how can it be made salty again? It has become useles...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time From St Ignatius of Antioch's letter to the RomansMy bodily desires have been crucified All the kingdoms of this world are worth ...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 Fath...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 Fa...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 Fa...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 a...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 Fathe...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 th...
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Tuesday 8 June 2021 Tuesday of week 10 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 an...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
If you’ve ever tried to ignore the Lord’s commands or silence the Holy Spirit’s conviction, you’ve probably learned the same lesson Jonah did. He disliked God’s instructions and attempted to avoid the unwanted assignment by running away. But He soon discovered that you ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Faith With the Mohar Monday, June 7, 2021 In the ancient Hebrew wedding, in order for the man and woman to become bridegroom and bride, the man would have to offer up a sacrifice of love, a precious gift, and a large sum of money to show his love for the woman. In the sam...
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Jesus: The Lamb Slain from the Foundation of the World All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 As Israel faced the first Passover, “M...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I join with all of Heaven in proclaiming... Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing! Revelation 5:12 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing! Revelation 5:12
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Saint of the Day Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew (1549–1626) was born in Spain, one of seven children. Her parents died when the plague swept through Spain, leaving her an orphan at the age of ten. She then became a shepherd...
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Verse of the Day "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through hi...
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Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 359 Reading I 2 Cor1:1-7 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the Church of God that is at Corinth, with all the holy ones throughout Achaia: grace to you and pea...
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Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,1-12): When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up the mountain. He sat down and his disciples gathered around him. Then he spoke and began to teach them: «Fortuna...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time From St Ignatius of Antioch's letter to the RomansLet me not only be called a Christian, but prove to be one You have never begrudge...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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 Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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 Fath...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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 ...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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 ...
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Monday 7 June 2021 Monday of week 10 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 and ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Many of us ascribe a positive meaning to the word natural, whether in reference to talent, a warm friendship, or even fresh produce. But when it comes to our thoughts, the natural course isn’t always best. Consider your initial response to conflict—for many, it’s anger or fear. Or ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Head of All Principality and Power And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. Colossians 2:10 Jesus is the Head of All Principality and Power, which means that laws and authority originally came from Him. Because He is ri...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Because You are for me, who can be against me? What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us al...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:31-32
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Saint of the Day St. Marcellin Champagnat St. Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840) was born to a peasant family near Lyons, France, in the same year the French Revolution erupted. He grew up amid the havoc and instability it left in every area of lif...
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Verse of the Day "For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who [also] gives his holy Spirit to you." 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Lectionary: 168 Reading I Ex 24:3-8 When Moses came to the people and related all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all answered with one voice, "We will do everything that the LORD has told us."...
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 14,12-16.22-26): On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples said to him, "Wh...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Corpus Christi The Disputation of the Blessed Sacrament, by Raphael (1583-1520). "On the feast of Corpus Christi", by St Thomas AquinasO precious and wonderful banqu...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Sunday 6 June 2021 Corpus Christi - Solemnity Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen. Alle...
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I watched a program on YouTube today, it was about religion And Atheism. I found it interesting for multiple different reasons. I'm a religious person but also scientific, bringing a unique perspective on both sides. It was amazing to me that two different opinions and spectrums of belief can be rig...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Father: The Father of Spirits Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? Hebrews 12:9 When you worship the Father, remember that...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I pray for all those who are reading this devotional today. Please touch their lives in great and mighty ways. Please draw them closer to You and provide comfort on difficult days, &nbs...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Every time we think of you, we thank God for you. Day and night you’re in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love, and your patience of hope in following our Master, Jesus Christ, before God our Father. It is clear to ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Time is a most valuable commodity. Since it’s irreversible and irreplaceable, we ought to give careful consideration to how we spend our days—and even our minutes. Time is a gift from God, which means we aren’t owners but stewards who will one day give an account for how we used wh...
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Saint of the Day St. Boniface St. Boniface (d. 754 A.D.) was born to a noble Christian family in Devonshire, England. He became a Benedictine monk and devoted his life to the evangelization of the pagan Germanic tribes in what is now Germany. He went t...
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Verse of the Day "Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others. Have among yourselves the same attitude that is als...
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Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr Lectionary: 358 Reading I Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20 Tobit called his son Tobiah and said to him, “Son, see to it that you give what is due to the man who made the journey with you; give him a bonus too.” So he ...
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Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 12,38-44): In the course of his teaching Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, se...
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Saturday 5 June 2021 Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Saturday of week 9 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr Saint Boniface by Cornelis Bloemaert (1603-1692), circa 1630. A letter by St BonifaceThe careful sh...
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Saturday 5 June 2021 Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Saturday of week 9 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 ha...
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Saturday 5 June 2021 Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Saturday of week 9 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, mak...
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Saturday 5 June 2021 Saturday of week 9 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.
Saturday 5 June 2021 Saturday of week 9 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.
Saturday 5 June 2021 Saturday of week 9 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.
Saturday 5 June 2021 Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr on Saturday of week 9 in Ordinary Time (First Vespers of tomorrow, Corpus Christi) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psal...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 5 June 2021 Saturday of week 9 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...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
When you look at your paycheck, do you think of it as your hard-earned money? It’s tempting to view money as a result of our own efforts, but this perspective encourages us to act as if all our resources belong to us instead of to God. The truth is that God is the one who enables you to profit...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
You Can't buy What's Sold out Friday, June 4, 2021 Were you ever set on buying a certain thing only to be told 'Sorry, we're all sold out.'? We learn a very profound lesson from this; you can't buy that which is sold out. Those who are corrupt try to corrupt others by buying ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Head of the Body And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18 Jesus is the Head of the Body; the One who gives direction to the Ch...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Dear Father God, I need to learn to take one day at a time and not to worry about tomorrow. Jesus reminds me... Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’...For your heavenly Father knows that you n...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Filippo Smaldone St. Filippo Smaldone (1848–1923) was born in Naples, Italy, during a time of upheaval and unrest both in Italy and in the Church. He decided to become a priest, and while in seminary he took on a personal apost...