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  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 19, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. Psalm 104:1

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted April 19, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Timon St. Timon (1st c.) is mentioned by name in the Acts of the Apostles. He belonged to the group of seventy disciples who followed Jesus during his earthly ministry. After Jesus' ascension into heaven, St. Timon was one of the ori...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 19, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God." 1 Corinthians 4:5...

  • Meditation

    Posted April 19, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "Moreover we learn from the principles of our Faith and the teaching of the Saints that often God Himself by His immediate action withdraws the visible effects of His grace for purposes in accordance with His wisdom and goodness. How many persons ...

  • Lectionary

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday of the Third Week of Easter Lectionary: 273 Reading I Acts 6:8-15 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and people...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday of the Third Week of Easter listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 6,22-29): After Jesus had fed the five thousand, his disciples saw him walking on the water. Next day the people who had stayed on the other side realized that only one boa...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide From the commentary on the first letter of Peter by Saint Bede the Venerable, priestA chosen race, a royal priesthood You are ...

  • Office Readings

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide  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 Fa...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide  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 th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide 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 April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide 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 Fat...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide  Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 19 April 2021 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide 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 ...

  • False idols & Teachings

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    If we know and believe worshipping idols cannot satisfy us, why do we still struggle to choose loving God over being devoted to the things of this world?   Perhaps one of the reasons we turn away from the Lord is because He requires authenticity and righteousness that our idols don’t. W...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: You Are The God Who Sees (El-Roi) She called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me . . . . Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi. Genesis 16:13-14   The Lord’s name is El Roi, the God who sees everything you do....

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord,   You are my Good Shepherd.   You watch over me.   You tend to the needs of my heart.   Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For Yo...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my hea...

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Peter of St. Joseph Betancur St. Peter of St. Joseph Betancur, or Pedro de San José Betancur (1626-1667), also known as Hermano Pedro, was born into poverty in the Canary Islands. He was a shepherd until the age of 24 at which...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 18, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops."...

  • Lectionary

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Third Sunday of Easter Lectionary: 47 Reading I Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Peter said to the people: “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in Pilate&...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Third Sunday of Easter listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 24,35-48): The disciples told what had happened on the road and how Jesus made himself known when he broke bread with them. As they went on talking about this, Jesus himself stood in t...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter  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 and to the ...

  • Office Readings

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter  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 and to the ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter  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 Father and to ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter 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 and to th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter 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 the Son ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter 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 to the S...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter  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 Father and t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 18 April 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter 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. Alleluia. __...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Triumphant Son of Man Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw . . . One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. Revelation 1:12-13   ...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God of All Creation,   I rejoice in how You created me...   For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13   You created everything and You brought all...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. Psalm 9:1

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Donan St. Donan (d. 617 A.D.), also known as St. Donnán of Eigg, was a prominent Celtic missionary and Gaelic priest. Little is known of his life except that he was likely an Irishman who traveled as a missionary througho...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee. Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock." Isaiah 26:3-4  

  • Meditation

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Meditation of the Day "Dearly beloved Mother, grant, if it is possible, that I may have no other spirit but yours to know Jesus and his divine will; that I may have no other soul but yours to praise and glorify the Lord; that I may have no other heart but yours to love...

  • Why God Allows Us to Sin

    Posted April 17, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    Knowing that the Lord is overseeing and directing every circumstance in our life is a great comfort, but it can also raise questions about His role in the process. For example, how is He involved in situations that, in and of themselves, are not good?   Does God cause people to sin? The answe...

  • Lectionary

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 272 Reading I Acts 6:1-7 As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows  were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve call...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday of the Second Week of Easter listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 6,16-21): When it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide From the constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican CouncilGod's plan of salvation In his desire that all ...

  • Office Readings

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  (First Vespers of tomorrow, 3rd Sunday of Easter) 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 17 April 2021 Saturday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • Every Warrior Wins

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Minister Zion Parker

      Every situation, crisis, or challenge that I have encountered has prepared me for what I am destined to do, help others.   I believe that what we love to do is what we are destined to do.  But it does not come easy; there is often a fight to stay the course, a battle of the mind.&n...

  • God is Always With Us

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    As we grow in our Christian faith, we move from the milk of elementary truths to the meatier issues of Scripture that challenge our heart and our thinking. One of those deeper concepts is the question of whether God is involved in every circumstance. Spiritually, it gives us a lot to “chew on&...

  • Sapphries

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Humphrey Bogart, Nestle's Quik & the Rebirth of Israel Friday, April 16, 2021   Years ago, when Israel became a nation, several world events took place: Gandhi was assassinated, Stalin reigned the Soviet Union, Truman was re-elected president of the United States, Bogart starre...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Trustworthy Witness And from Jesus Christ, the trustworthy witness. Revelation 1:5 (Author's Translation)   Jesus is the Trustworthy Witness; He came to witness the message of the Father. You can trust Jesus, for He perfectly witnessed to the world what the...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Please give me the ability to be a true follower of You, as You taught us...   If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Fathe...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844–1879) was the eldest of nine children born to an impoverished family from Lourdes, France. She was a sickly child who suffered from severe asthma her entire life....

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 16, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "And he said, 'Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.'" Job 1:21  

  • Lectionary

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 271 Reading I Acts 5:34-42 A Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up, ordered the Apostles to be put outside for a short time, and said to the Sanhedr...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday of the Second Week of Easter listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 6,1-15): Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, near Tiberias, and large crowds followed him because of the miraculous signs they saw when He healed the sick....

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide From a sermon by Saint Theodore the StuditeThe precious and life-giving cross of Christ How precious the gift of the cross, ho...

  • Office Readings

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 Fa...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 Fat...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 16 April 2021 Friday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 ...

  • Renewing Your Faith

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    Burnout is a term heard frequently today—it describes a lack of motivation that results when something produces frustration or exhaustion instead of inspiration. This often happens in high-stress jobs, long-term relationships like marriage, and even in the church. Every year there are pastors ...

  • Sapphries

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Resurrection of Israel & the Dead Sea Scrolls Thursday, April 15, 2021   In the late 1940s, Israel stood on the brink of being resurrected from the dead. On November 29, 1947, Eleazer Sukenik, an Israeli archaeologist had discovered the oldest writings of Hebrew in the worl...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: Showers that Water the Earth He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, like showers that water the earth. Psalm 72:6   The Holy Spirit is like Showers That Water the Earth. He will come upon His people like the necessary showers...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for never forsaking me.   I know that others in my life will fail me, but You never fail...   Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. John 7:38

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Hunna St. Hunna (d. 679 A.D.) was born in Alsace, France. She was the virtuous daughter of a duke, and she married a similarly virtuous nobleman. Hunna and her husband did not indulge in unnecessary luxuries according to their high s...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 15, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come...

  • Lectionary

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 270 Reading I Acts 5:27-33 When the court officers had brought the Apostles inand made them stand before the Sanhedrin,the high priest questioned them,“We gave you strict orders did we not,to stop teachin...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    thursday 15 April 2021   Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Listen DownloadShare  View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 3,31-36): He who comes from above is above all; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and his words, too, a...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide From a sermon by Saint Gaudentius of Brescia, bishopThe inheritance of the new Covenant The heavenly sacrifice, institut...

  • Office Readings

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 th...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 15 April 2021 Thursday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • Anger Towards God

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    Do you know someone with a hostile attitude toward God? It can be hard to imagine such a person accepting the Lord’s salvation, but no one is beyond the reach of our loving heavenly Father.   Saul of Tarsus is a perfect example. This self-righteous Pharisee was so confident of his obedi...

  • Sapphries

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Preparation Day and Shabbat Wednesday, April 14, 2021   For the observant Jew, Friday is a special day. It's called the Day of Preparation. It's the day given to prepare for the Shabbat, the Sabbath. So observant Jews will often rush around to do their shopping, to finish u...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Faithful and True Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. Revelation 19:11   Jesus is called Faithful and True. These names were n...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   You are unchanging.   And You are all knowing.   You are faithful and true, the rock upon which I stand.   Thank You for Your rock-solid foundation for my life, my Lord Jesus Christ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1   And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

  • Saint of the Day

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saint of the Day St. Lidwina of Schiedam St. Lidwina of Schiedam (1380-1433) was born to a poor family in Holland. She had a devotion to the Blessed Mother and would often pray before the miraculous image of Our Lady of Schiedam. One winter, when she w...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted April 14, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Verse of the Day "Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. Only fear the Lord, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great thing...

  • Lectionary

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter Lectionary: 269 Reading I Acts 5:17-26 The high priest rose up and all his companions, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and, filled with jealousy, laid hands upon the Apostles and put them in the public jail. But duri...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 3,16-21): God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not ...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, popeChrist lives in his Church My dear brethren, there is no doubt that the Son...

  • Office Readings

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 14 April 2021 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide 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...

  • A Changing World

    Posted April 13, 2021 by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.

    People all around us are disregarding God’s offer of salvation through faith in His Son. If we look at their lives, it may not seem that they’re facing any divine judgment, but we must remember that repercussions don’t always follow immediately. Ignoring the Lord is rebellion and i...