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Today’s Feast Day Good Friday On the Friday of the Lord's Passion (Good Friday) the Church commemorates the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross for the sins of all mankind, at the same time the Passover lamb was being killed and prepared for consump...
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Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Lectionary: 40 Reading I Is 52:13—53:12 See, my servant shall prosper, he shall be raised high and greatly exalted. Even as many were amazed at him -- so marred was his look be...
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Good Friday (Celebration of the Lord's Passion) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 18,1—19,42): When Jesus had finished speaking, He went with his disciples to the other side of the Kidron Valley. There was a garden there where Jesus en...
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Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Good Friday From the Catecheses by Saint John Chrysostom, bishopThe power of Christ's blood If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient acco...
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Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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 Son and to...
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Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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 the Son an...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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 the Son and ...
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Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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 and to the...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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 Son and to ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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 to the Son ...
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Friday 2 April 2021 Good Friday 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. ________ Examination ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
THE SHADOW BAN Thursday, April 1, 2021 Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission... For years, I have warned of coming persecution. The principle goes back thousands of years and is revealed in Isaiah 5:10: "Woe to those who call evil g...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Lord of Peace Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Jesus is the Lord of Peace. As Lord, He is Master, so Jesus is the Master of peace. His nature is peace, so when He awoke in a boat in the middle of ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for the protection and healing that You provide to me and to those that I love. Please be the firm foundation for my life today and everyday. Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit and...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Father, You sent your Son into the world,And before his hour had come,He washed his disciples’ feet. You had given all things into his hands.He had come from you, and was going to you,And what did he do?He knelt down on the floor,And washed his friends’ feet. He was their teacher and ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Many people today deny the existence of God. But the reason is suppression of the truth, not a lack of evidence. Because the Lord loves mankind, He has revealed Himself in several ways. We know God through ... • His creation (Rom. 1:20). By observing the celestial bodies, the earth with its pl...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Devotion of the Month Month of the Holy Eucharist The month of April is traditionally dedicated to devotion to Jesus in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. The Catholic Church teaches that the Blessed Sacrament is the real and living presence of Chris...
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Saint of the Day Bl. Anacleto Gonzalez Flores Bl. Anacleto Gonzalez Flores (1888–1927) was the second of twelve children born to a poor family in Jalisco, Mexico. He was baptized the day after his birth. As he grew, a priest recognized his intell...
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Verse of the Day "Gladden the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; hearken to my cry of supplication. In the day of...
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Today’s Feast Day Holy Thursday On Thursday of Holy Week (Maundy Thursday) the Church celebrates the three pillars of the Catholic Church instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper: the priesthood, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the Holy Eu...
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Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Lectionary: 39 Reading I Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall stand at the head of your calendar; you shall reckon it the first month ...
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Holy Thursday (Lord's Supper) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 13,1-15): It was before the feast of the Passover. Jesus realized that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father, and as He had loved those who were his own in the...
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Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Maundy Thursday From an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishopThe Lamb that was slain has delivered us from death and given us life There was much proclaimed by the prophets ...
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Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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 Son ...
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Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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 the ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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 the So...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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 and ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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 Son a...
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Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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 to th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 1 April 2021 Maundy Thursday 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. ________ Examin...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
60,000 in One Accord! Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Ants dwell in colonies of about 60,000 to 90,000 ants. Ants can't prosper on their own - they need each other. How does a colony of 60,000 ants work together? When there's unity. The ants share the same goal - that's how it work...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Trinity: The Faithful God (El Emunah) Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9 The Lord is E...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your Word, The Holy Bible, and for how it always points me towards Your love for me and for all others. I ask that You would release my mind from all distractions and fears today so that I...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
When a high-rise building goes up in my city of Atlanta, Georgia, I think about all the construction involved. Underneath is a grid of steel and concrete giving strength to all the floors stacked overhead. In a similar way, we need a firm foundation to build a life with purpose. Jesus lays that grou...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Benjamin St. Benjamin (d. 424 A.D.) was a deacon martyred in Persia during a forty-year-long Christian persecution under two tyrannical Persian kings. He was imprisoned for a year due to his Christian faith and then released with t...
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Verse of the Day "Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged." Isaiah 51:1
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Meditation of the Day "I've appointed the Devil to tempt and to trouble My creatures in this life [St. Catherine of Siena reports that Our Lord said to her]. I've done this, not so that My creatures will be overcome, but so that they may overcome, proving their virtue ...
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Wednesday of Holy Week Lectionary: 259 Reading I Is 50:4-9a The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, That I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning ...
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Wednesday of Holy Week listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 26,14-25): One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him ...
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Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of Holy Week From a treatise on John by St AugustineThe perfection of love Dear brethren, the Lord has marked out for us the fullness of love that we ought to have ...
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Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week 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 an...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 31 March 2021 Wednesday of Holy Week Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the ...
Posted by Joseph Esquivel
Bart D. Ehrman Lost Christianities Succession of Apostles: Claims of apostolic connections or succession have a central role in the facts of what is or isn’t heretical. The proto-orthodox strategies to connect a link from their doctrine to those of the apostles known as the “a...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Certain aspects of God are beyond our full understanding, and one of them is how He uses our prayers to work out His will. Although He is the sovereign, omnipotent, all-knowing God who needs no one’s help, He has chosen to allow us to participate in the achievement of His divine plans through ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Becoming A Keeper Tuesday, March 30, 2021 In Hebrew, policemen are called 'shomreem.' In ancient times the guards were also called the 'shomreem.' Shomreem comes from the word 'shomair,' which means to 'keep.' It's a real important word in the Bible. The Lord is called 'Shoma...
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Jesus: The Man Christ Jesus For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 Jesus was human because He was born of the virgin Mary. He is the Man Christ Jesus; therefore He understands your desires and dreams, and...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, You are the one who provides for all of my needs... The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 Thank You for all the blessings You have given to me and to my family. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23 &nbs...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Fergus of Scotland St. Fergus of Scotland (d. 730 A.D.), also known as St. Fergustian or Fergus the Pict, Bishop of the Gaels, was a bishop serving in the north of Scotland. Little is known of his life. He is believed to have been tr...
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Verse of the Day "[I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his cal...
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Tuesday of Holy Week Lectionary: 258 Reading I Is 49:1-6 Hear me, O islands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. He made of me a sharp-edged sword ...
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Tuesday of Holy Week listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 13,21-33.36-38): Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked a...
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Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of Holy Week From the book On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil the Great, bishopBy one death and resurrection the world was saved When mankind was estranged from him by dis...
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Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lean Your Whole Weight Monday, March 29, 2021 John Paton was a pioneer missionary to the New Hebrides in the Pacific Ocean. He sought to translate the New Testament into the language of the South Sea islanders. But he came up against a problem. He couldn't find anything in th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Judge of the Living and the Dead And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. Acts 10:42 Jesus is the Judge of the Living and the Dead. This means that He i...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You came to set us free from darkness, pain and our sins. Today I lift up the men, women and children around the world who are enslaved in any way. Lord, help each one to find freedom and ju...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Luke 4:17-19
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
There’s something refreshing about a cool shower after a hot, humid day spent working outside. All the filth and sweat is washed away, dirty clothes are replaced with clean ones, and you feel like a new person. Imagine having this kind of experience spiritually every day when you bow in prayer...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Berthold of Mt. Carmel St. Berthold of Mt. Carmel (d. 1195), also known as Bartoldus of Calabria, was born in France, the son of a Count. He excelled at his studies and was ordained a priest. Berthold's brother, Aymeric, became the L...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "For to you has been granted, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him." Philippians 1:29
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Monday of Holy Week Lectionary: 257 Reading I Is 42:1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, Not crying out, n...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday of Holy Week listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 12,1-11): Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where he had raised Lazarus, the dead man, to life. Now they gave a dinner for him, and while Martha waited on them, Lazarus ...
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Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of Holy Week From a sermon by Saint AugustineLet us too glory in the cross of the Lord The passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the hope of glory and a lesson in ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 S...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 the...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 So...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son an...
Posted by Archbp Leonardo Marin Saavedra
The Old Anglo Catholic Movement - The Latin-American Anglican Church Anglo Catholics Protest Against the Archdiocese of Galveston and Against the Saint John Vianney Parish - Release to the Public Opinion, Media and Christians of all denominations and Off...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Breath of the Lord The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. Isaiah 40:7 The Holy Spirit is the Breath of the Lord; He breathes life into all living things. It is the Bre...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Today I pray for the children in my family, in my community and for children all around the world. The pressures and stresses that have been brought on by social media alone are strong. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Perhaps people in general, love to feel as though they’re in control, able to influence outcomes by the actions they take. And to a degree, that’s true. But when things don’t go our way, many times we refuse to accept the outcome. Instead, we fight for our idea of how things should...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Conon of Naso St. Conon of Naso (1139–1236) was a wealthy nobleman, the son of a Count, from Naso, Italy. He was a devout young man, and at the age of 15 become a monk. He lived as a hermit until being called to serve the local...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Today’s Feast Day Palm Sunday Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the reliving of the final seven days of Jesus' earthly ministry. On this day the Church recalls the triumphal entrance of the Messiah into Jerusalem in order to accomplish ...
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Meditation of the Day "[Saint] Paul understood that the suffering he was going through somehow allowed him to share in Christ’s suffering for the world...In his own life, there was a time when he asked the Lord three times to remove a particular suffering from hi...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Lectionary: 37 and 38 At the Procession with Palms - Gospel Mk 11:1-10 When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to ...
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Palm Sunday (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 14,1—15,47): It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking craftily for a way to arrest Jesus and...
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Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Palm Sunday From the discourse "On the Palm Branches" by Saint Andrew of CreteBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; blessed is the King of Israel. Let us go together to meet Chr...
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Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to th...