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Monday 31 May 2021 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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 ...
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Monday 31 May 2021 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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.Glo...
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Monday 31 May 2021 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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...
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Monday 31 May 2021 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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 b...
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As early as the 1600s, Japanese embroiderers reinforced garments with special stitching known as sashiko—a word meaning “little stabs.” The technique uses repeated lines or geometric shapes in white cotton thread on traditional indigo blue cloth. The process was used to cover holes...
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Saint of the Day St. Joan of Arc St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was born in Domremy, France to peasant farmers during the Hundred Years War between France and England. She was a pious child, and from age 13 she received visions of saints, most notably St....
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Verse of the Day "Yea, thou art my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. Yea, by thee I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refug...
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Today’s Feast Day Holy Trinity Sunday On the first Sunday after Pentecost the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This revealed doctrine of God's nature is that the eternal God is one in essence and being, yet three distinct p...
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Dear Friends, the sun has finally made it and puts our world, here on site, in an inward and outward warming light. It is always impressive how nature refreshes the life of the soul. The different challenges suddenly move into the background and life gets new scope. I w...
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Lectionary: 165 Reading I Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Moses said to the people: "Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; ask from one end of the sky to the other: Did anything so gre...
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 28,16-20): The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus ap...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Most Holy Trinity "The Trinity in its Glory (Enthronement of the Virgin)", miniature (1450s) by Jean Fouquet (1420-), from the Hours of Etienne Chevalier. A le...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
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Sunday 30 May 2021 The Most Holy Trinity - Solemnity Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Ame...
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Friendships are precious. Acquiring quality companions—who laugh with us in good times and stand by us during hardship—requires shared commitment and an investment of time and energy. Here are some ways to maintain a solid friendship: • Transparency. We must be honest ...
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Jesus: The Just One Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers. Acts 7:52 Stephen preached a convicting sermon to t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Please use me today and guide me so that I will have the mind of Christ in all I do. Help me to not do anything in my flesh, nor out of any selfish ambition or conceit... Let nothing be done t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let th...
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"Thou shalt be blessed" - what wonderful power there is behind this statement. Doesn't it give you a feeling of buoyancy, vitality and emotional lightness ? When writing down these thoughts, it already makes me breathe deeply and freely - why only ? To be blessed simply lets you know, y...
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Saint of the Day St. Bona of Pisa St. Bona (1156 - 1207 A.D.) was born in Pisa, Italy. She experienced visions at a young age which led her into an ascetical life of penance and fasting. She dedicated herself to God at the early age of ten and became an ...
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Verse of the Day "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other." Ecclesiastes 7:14a
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Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 352 Reading I Sir 51:12cd-20 I thank the LORD and I praise him; I bless the name of the LORD. When I was young and innocent, I sought wisdom openly in my prayer I pr...
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Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 11,27-33): Jesus and his disciples returned once more to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approache...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Paul VI, Pope Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time A sermon of St Zeno of VeronaJob as a prefiguring of Christ My beloved brethren, the story of Job p...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Paul VI, Pope or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm ...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Paul VI, Pope or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Ps...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Paul VI, Pope or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Most Holy Trinity) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are ...
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Saturday 29 May 2021 Saturday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
We all want our friendships to last. But each relationship involves two imperfect humans who were born with a sinful nature—that means hurt feelings are bound to happen. And if they go unaddressed, the friendship can be damaged. How do we avoid this common pitfall? First, acknowledge ...
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All Those Who Said "No" Friday, May 28, 2021 The books in the Bible that have names are generally named after someone who said "yes" to God. Ruth, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Samuel said "yes" to God. Even Jonah said "yes" to God. Mary, Peter and John said "yes" to God. The questio...
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Jesus: A Prophet Mighty in Deed and Word And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people.” Luke 24:19 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You are the Almighty Father God who sent His only Son Jesus who is Mighty in Deed and Word. You are Mighty to save, Mighty to heal, Mighty to provide, Mighty to redeem, Mighty to love. You a...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7
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Saint of the Day St. Bernard Montjoux St. Bernard of Montjoux (c. 923–1008 A.D.), also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, was born to a wealthy and noble family in the Kingdom of Arles (present day France and Switzerland). As an adult he refused an...
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Verse of the Day "He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life[a] and honor. A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust." Proverbs 21:21-22
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Meditation of the Day "Teresa [of Avila] is as insistent as [St. John of the Cross] that there is no prayer development unless it be accompanied by purification from faults. Given what a love communion with utter Purity demands, one could not conceive the matter to be ...
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Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 351 Reading I Sir 44:1, 9-13 Now will I praise those godly men, our ancestors, each in his own time. But of others there is no memory, for when they ceased, they cease...
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Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 11,11-25): Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area. He looked around at everything and, since it was already late, went out to Bethany with the Twelve...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time The Moral Reflections on Job by Pope St Gregory the GreatThe interior witness He who is mocked by his friend as I am will call on God,...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and ...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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Friday 28 May 2021 Friday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
We don’t often receive a warning before our world crashes down around us. Catastrophic events in our life usually come suddenly, leaving us at a loss about how to cope. A spouse walks out, an accident or heart attack takes a loved one, a fire destroys our house—the possible calamities th...
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The Twig That Blacked out a City Thursday, May 27, 2021 Messiah taught us that not even one sparrow falls to the ground without God's care. Yet what about the sparrow's twig? A sparrow dropped a little twig at the Central Power and Light Co. in Weslaco, Texas. When the twig h...
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The Father: His Name is Father I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. John 5:43 His Name is Father; this means that “Father” is more than a title. Men on earth are ca...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, All praise to You and Your holy name. I honor You, for You are my holy and loving heavenly Father. I pray to you now as Jesus taught us... In this manner, therefore, p...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our de...
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Saint of the Day St. Augustine of Canterbury St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604 A.D.), also known as St. Austin, was prior of a monastery in Rome before being called by Pope Gregory the Great to be a missionary to the British Isles. The Pope received ...
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Verse of the Day "O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure." Isaiah 25:1
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Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 350 Reading I Sir 42:15-25 Now will I recall God’s works; what I have seen, I will describe. At God’s word were his works brought into being; they do his...
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Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 10,46-52): As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. On hear...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time The Moral Reflections on Job by Pope St Gregory the GreatThe law of the Lord is ma...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 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 ...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 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...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 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 a...
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Thursday 27 May 2021 Thursday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Who we really are on the inside will at some point be revealed outwardly by our words. According to Scripture, all of us make mistakes in what we say—it would take a “perfect” person to always bridle the tongue and thereby control the body as well (James 3:2-3). In fact, no one but...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Directions of Assembly Wednesday, May 26, 2021 I get catalogues in the mail. Sometimes I'll send for something and when it arrives, it looks nothing like the picture in the catalogue. It's a box filled with screws, bolts, washers, and an instruction sheet the size of a sm...
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Jesus: A Star out of Jacob I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; a Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel. Numbers 24:17 Jesus is pictured as A Star Out of Jacob. Just as mariners plot their course by the stars, so ...
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“SOAKING-PRAYER“ As I have been interested in different forms of prayers for a very long time, I also came across the so-called "Soaking-Prayers". What is this actually ? By this one understands the different possibilities to be able to dive "fully" (thu...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to be the salt of the earth, a light in the darkness and like a city on a hill, so that others will be drawn to You, as Jesus taught us... You are the salt of the earth; but if t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Ho...
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Saint of the Day St. Philip Neri St. Philip Neri (1515–1595) was born in Florence, Italy, to the noble class. He was a dutiful child with a cheerful disposition, making him popular with all who knew him. At the age of 18 he was to begin...
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Verse of the Day "In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ [Jesus] have crucified their flesh with its passions and des...
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Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest Lectionary: 349 Reading I Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17 Come to our aid, O God of the universe, look upon us, show us the light of your mercies, and put all the nations in dread of you! Thus t...
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Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 10,32-45): The disciples were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead. The Twelve were anxious and those who followed were afraid. Once mo...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Philip Neri, Priest A painting by Sebastiano Conca (1680-1764). From a sermon by Saint AugustineAlways rejoice in the Lord The...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make h...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make...
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Wednesday 26 May 2021 Wednesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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The Gandhi's Christian Hope Tuesday, May 25, 2021 In the early twentieth century, people of India were under the rule of the British. Mahatma Gandhi, the father of modern India, was approached by Lord Irwin, the British viceroy. Irwin asked him what he considered to be the so...
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Jesus: A Righteous Man So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!" Luke 23:47 Jesus was a Righteous Man, which means Jesus did right things in the right way. A righteous man is right in his desir...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You that You are with me always, as Jesus promised... ...I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 Thank You that if I stumble and fall, I will fall int...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 …I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Bede the Venerable St. Bede (672–735 A.D.), also known as the Venerable Bede, was born to a wealthy family in England. At the age of seven he was sent to the Benedictine monastery to be educated by the monks. He discerned a v...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'He who believes will not be in haste.'"" Isaiah 28:16
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Yesterday, we considered why people fail to forgive themselves for wrongdoing. Today, let’s look at questions to ask yourself when you struggle with self-condemnation. 1. Why should I continue to condemn myself when God no longer condemns me? 2. Is my self-condemnation affecting my re...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 348 Reading I Sir 35:1-12 To keep the law is a great oblation, and he who observes the commandments sacrifices a peace offering. In works of charity one offers ...
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Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 10,28-31): Peter began to say to Jesus, ‘We have given up everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has ...
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Tuesday 25 May 2021 Tuesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Virgin or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 8 in Ordinary Ti...
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Tuesday 25 May 2021 Tuesday of week 8 in Ordinary Time or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Virgin or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are recitin...