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Saturday 27 February 2021 Saturday of the 1st week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 2nd Sunday of Lent) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are r...
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Saturday 27 February 2021 Saturday of the 1st week of Lent 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.Am...
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The Agag Principle Friday, February 26, 2021 King Saul was told to destroy the house of his enemy, King Agag. But Saul would not. He spared the king and his sons. And he did so long enough for one of Agag's sons, apparently, to get away. Years later, a man rose up, named Hama...
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The Bible teaches that death is only the beginning for believers. God has prepared an eternal home for us, and the condition for entry is clear: Believe that Jesus died for your sins, and receive His forgiveness. Some people consider this narrow-minded and unfair. But God set up that condition for a...
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Jesus: Propitiation My little children, these things I write to you,so that you may not sin.And if anyone sins,we have an Advocate with the Father,Jesus Christ the righteous.And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins,and not for ours only but also for the whole world.1 Jo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, There are challenging relationships and conflicts that I am struggling with. I have let some of these issues grow into resentment and bitterness and my heart has become hard in these areas. ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32
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Saint of the Day St. Porphyry St. Porphyry (Porphyrius) of Gaza (c. 347-420 A.D.) was born in Thessalonica in present-day Greece. Although a wealthy man, at the age of 25 he went to live in Egypt as a desert hermit. He later moved to Palestine near the J...
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Verse of the Day "At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:12-...
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Meditation of the Day "The Eucharist is alive. If a stranger who knew nothing about the Eucharist were to watch the way we receive, would he know this? When you and I approach the Eucharist, does it look like we believe we are about to take into our bodies the living p...
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Friday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary: 228 Reading I Ez 18:21-28 Thus says the Lord GOD: If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just, ...
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Friday 1st of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,20-26): Jesus said to his disciples, «I tell you, then, that if you are not righteous in a much broader way than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, you cannot enter the kin...
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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of the 1st week of Lent From the Mirror of Love by Saint Aelred, abbotChrist, the model of brotherly love The perfection of brotherly love lies in the love of ...
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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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 Fathe...
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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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 F...
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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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 Fat...
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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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 an...
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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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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Friday 26 February 2021 Friday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Share: 30 Healing Saints for Common Ailments Jun 03, 2014 by Mary Thierfelder When it comes to concerns for our health and the health of our loved ones, we should always turn to prayer. We pray for disease prevention, for physical healing, and for...
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Isaac Newton and Haman Thursday, February 25, 2021 Haman and Isaac Newton discovered the same thing. Isaac Newton discovered that for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. Haman discovered the same thing in the Gallows Principle. Haman was a vain, spiteful, jud...
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Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: The True Vine I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. John 15:1 Jesus is the True Vine. In the Old Testament, Israel was called God’s vine, but the nation was an unfaithful vine (Isaiah 5:1-7). In contrast, Jesus is ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Your ways are higher than my ways... “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah ...
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Abiding in God’s will requires a steady, trust-filled focus upon Him. The life of Joseph is a good example. Joseph’s brothers hated him so much that they sold him to a caravan on its way to Egypt. There, he became the slave of Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh’s guard. Despite ...
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Saint of the Day St. Walburga St. Walburga (710-777 A.D.) was born near Devonshire, England, the daughter of St. Richard the Pilgrim (a Saxon king) and the sister of Sts. Willibald and Winebald. When she was eleven her father and brothers went on pilgr...
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Verse of the Day "Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: “I am the Lord, I have called you in righteous...
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Thursday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary: 227 Reading I Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish, had recourse to the LORD. She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids, from morning until evening, and said: ...
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Thursday 1st of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 7,7-12): Jesus said to his disciples; “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the o...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of the 1st week of Lent From a homily by Saint Asterius of Amasea, bishopBe shepherds like the Lord You were made in the image of God. If then you wish t...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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 F...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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 t...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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 Fathe...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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 Fa...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Thursday 25 February 2021 Thursday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Making a New Reality Wednesday, February 24, 2021 People say, "It's fine to have faith and dreams, but ultimately, you have to be a realist." Well, you don't have to be a realist. In fact, you shouldn't be a realist. We're supposed to be like God, and God isn't a realist. God...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
If you listen to the news, no doubt you’ve heard scary stories of political upheaval, global threats, and natural or man-made catastrophes. Although people around you may be fearful and stressed, there is no reason a child of God should feel this way. For Christians, the Lord is a refuge and v...
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Trinity: The Unknown God As I was passing through and considering the object of your worship, I even found an altar with the inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Acts 17:23 God is the Unknown God. He is the real God, who is the prototype of all false gods, wh...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your gift of Christian covenant marriage, as Jesus taught... "But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall lea...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so ...
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Saint of the Day Blessed Thomas Maria Fusco Bl. Thomas Maria Fusco (1831-1891) was born to a noble and pious family in Italy, the seventh of eight children. He was orphaned at an early age and raised by his uncle, a priest, who oversaw his education. He ...
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Verse of the Day "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, ...
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Wednesday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary: 226 Reading I Jon 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” So Jonah made ready and went to...
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Wednesday 1st of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,29-32): As the crowd increased, Jesus began to speak in this way, «People of the present time are evil people. They ask for a sign, but no sign will be given to them except the...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent From a demonstration by Aphraates, bishopCircumcision of the heart Law and covenant have been entirely changed. God changed th...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent 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 ...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent 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 ...
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Wednesday 24 February 2021 Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Yesterday, we studied passionate obedience and how it develops over time. The apostles reached the pinnacle of submission. Without being compelled by fear or the hope of reward, they faced shame, pain, and death. Why? Because they loved Christ too much to stay quiet. People who receive salv...
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The Stubborn Moabite Tuesday, February 23, 2021 In the Book of Ruth, Naomi tries to convince her Gentile daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, to leave her and not follow as she returns to her homeland in Israel. Orpah agrees to leave, but Ruth refuses. Finally Naomi let Ruth com...
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Jesus: The Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Jesus is called the Word because He expressed the true idea of the Father, just as a written word represents the ideas of an author. Jesus is also called t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You for this beautiful new day. I come to You and humbly ask that You will create in me a clean heart, and forgive me of my sins and failures. Create in me a clean heart, O God, A...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous ...
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Saint of the Day St. Polycarp of Smyrna St. Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 69-155 A.D.) became a Christian in his youth, a disciple of St. John the Evangelist. St. John ordained him Bishop of Smyrna (in modern day Turkey) and from this position Polycarp became...
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Verse of the Day "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and wi...
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Meditation of the Day "God sees you in secret. Know that he sees into your very depths, infinitely farther than you do yourself. Make a simple, lively act of faith in his presence. Christian soul, place yourself entirely under his gaze. He is very near. He is present, ...
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Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary: 225 Reading I Is 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, ...
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Tuesday 1st of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 6,7-15): Jesus said to his disciples, «When you pray, do not use a lot of words, as the pagans do, for they hold that the more they say, the more chance they have of being heard. Do...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr) Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent From a treatise on the Lord's Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyrHe...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr) 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...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr) 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, com...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent 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 ...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent 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...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr) 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, c...
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Tuesday 23 February 2021 Tuesday of the 1st week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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A passion to obey God doesn’t come naturally. Salvation may spark love and a desire to please Him, but a passionate fire is built slowly from the timbers of spiritual knowledge, faith, and devotion. Obedience usually begins with a fear of the consequences of disobeying. That is, newer...
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The Atheist's Testimony Monday, February 22, 2021 Madeline Murray O'Hare, the famous atheist who helped remove prayer from public school, was speaking at a college. Her speech denigrated all clergy, mocked those who trusted in prayer, and labeled all religious people "stupid....
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Jesus: The Son All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Matthew 11:27 Jesus is the Son. He...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You for all the children of the world. Each child is a precious gift from You, and each child is highly valued by You... But Jesus called (the children) to Him and said, “Le...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But Jesus called (the children) to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God." Luke 18:16
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Saint of the Day St. Margaret of Cortona St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297) was born in Tuscany, Italy, the only child of a working-class family. She lost her mother at age seven, and had a poor relationship with her stepmother. Margaret was spoiled, ...
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Verse of the Day "For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwe...
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Today’s Feast Day Feast of the Chair of St. Peter Enshrined in the beautiful Bernini reliquary in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is the relic of the actual Chair of St. Peter the Apostle, venerated because it was from that very chair that the f...
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Meditation of the Day "Thus sin renders the soul miserable, weak and torpid, inconstant in doing good, cowardly in resisting temptation, slothful in the observance of God's commandments. It deprives her of true liberty and of that sovereignty which she should never res...
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Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle Lectionary: 535 Reading I 1 Pt 5:1-4 Beloved: I exhort the presbyters among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one who has a share in the glory to be revealed. Tend the flock of God...
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February 22: Chair of St. Peter, apostle listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 16,13-19): When Jesus came to Caesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, «Who do people say the Son of man is?». They said, «For some of them you ar...
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Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Peter's Chair "The Throne of St Peter" (1647-53) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), in St Peter's Basilica, Rome. Photograph by "Dnalor 01". From ...
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Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 22 February 2021 Saint Peter's Chair - Feast Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
In looking back at your Christian journey so far, when did you experience the most spiritual growth? For many of us, it was during seasons of great discomfort. Jesus tells us we will encounter difficulties in the world John 16:33, but that doesn’t mean we should just go about our life with res...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Lord God The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I worship You today and I lift up my praise to You. Thank You for covering me with Your love and grace. Please open my eyes that I may see and always be mindful of what I may be holding back...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Peter Damian St. Peter Damian (1007-1072 A.D.) was born in Ravenna, Italy, the youngest of a large and noble yet poor family. After his birth his mother initially refused to nurse him due to the strain he would put on the family, and...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Now this is the message that we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say, 'We have fellowship with him,' while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. But if we w...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
First Sunday of Lent Lectionary: 23 Reading I Gn 9:8-15 God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you: a...