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Have their been times in your life that you have felt that you were going in the wrong direction? Maybe, it’s been your circle of friends, co-worker’s, or a relationship that has put you on a path that you don’t quite feel comfortable with. Is there a pull on your life; you’r...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Catherine del Ricci St. Catherine del Ricci (1522-1590) was born with the name Alessandra in Florence, Italy, to a respectable merchant family. Her mother died while she was very young, so that from her childhood Alessandra took the ...
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Verse of the Day "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by strea...
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Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 334 Reading I Gn 3:9-24 The LORD God called to Adam and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.&rdquo...
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Saturday 5th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 8,1-10): A great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them, «I feel sorry for these people because they have been wit...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time From a sermon by Blessed Isaac of Stella, abbotThe pre-eminence of love Why, my brethren, are we so little concerned with f...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time 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 instead. O God, come to...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time 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 Psalm instead. O God, com...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 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 Fa...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 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...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, us...
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Saturday 13 February 2021 Saturday of week 5 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...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Being a parent is an awesome responsibility like no other. It is important to be a good role model, mentor, teacher and spiritual leader. But have you ever considered, what role a grandparent can play in leading their grandchildren to Christ? The first thing you need to do is get down on y...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Testimony of the Shark Friday, February 12, 2021 In 1799, an American ship named the "Nancy" suspected of carrying contraband, was seized by a British vessel. But before the 'Nancy' was boarded, the crew disposed of the illegal cargo. The captain threw the ship's records ...
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The Holy Spirit: A Sound from Heaven And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts 2:2 The Holy Spirit was like a Sound from Heaven when He came upon the disciples at ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I often ask You for help for my plans. Please teach me to wait upon You my Lord and to seek Your plans for my life... But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 New King James Version
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Saint of the Day St. Julian the Hospitaller St. Julian the Hospitaller (4th c.) came from a wealthy noble family in Europe. Little of his life is known with certainty. According to legend he married a noble widow, and was put under a curse at some point ...
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Verse of the Day "On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, “Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as scripture says: 'Rivers of living water will flow from within him.'"" John 7:37-8 ...
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Meditation of the Day "Now man need not hide from God as Adam did; for He can be seen through Christ's human nature. Christ did not gain one perfection more by becoming man, nor did He lose anything of what He possessed as God. There was the Almightiness of God in the ...
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Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 333 Reading I Gn 3:1-8 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the LORD God had made. The serpent asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the...
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Friday 5th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 7,31-37): Again Jesus set out; from the country of Tyre, passed through Sidon and, skirting the sea of Galilee, he came to the territory of Decapolis. There a deaf man who also ha...
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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, popeRecognise the dignity of your nature Our Lord Jesus Christ, born true man without ever ...
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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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 Fa...
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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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 th...
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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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 Fat...
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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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 ...
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Friday 12 February 2021 Friday of week 5 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 ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
As followers of Christ, we must be careful not to confuse God’s goodness with our own expectations of Him. Many people of faith feel that accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior will make their lives better and easier. But when adversity strikes and it will, they are somehow disappointed. We ra...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
How do you respond in times of crisis? If you’re like most people, it’s probable that your attention is immediately focused on the situation rather than on God. But by forgetting the Lord and relying on your own resources to solve the problem, you’ll miss the opportunity for trust ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
A Derech is not a Place Thursday, February 11, 2021 One of the most famous verses in Scripture is Isaiah 40: "Prepare the way for the Lord." It doesn't say "Prepare a place for the Lord." It says, "Prepare the way for the Lord." The difference is a place is limited, it comes ...
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Jesus: The Son of the Highest He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. Luke 1:32 Jesus is the Son of the Highest, as no human can be. The name “Most High” in th...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Each day I make countless decisions. Some are big decisions, most are small. Please help me to approach each choice with wisdom and to come to You for guidance. I need your ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5
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Saint of the Day Bl. Bartholomew of Olmedo Blessed Bartholomew of Olmedo (1485-1524) was a Spanish Mercedarian priest, and the first priest to arrive on Mexican soil in 1516 at the age of 31. He was chaplain for the expedition of Spanish Conquistado...
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Verse of the Day "Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.'" &nbs...
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Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of Lourdes
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Meditation of the Day "Consider not only that God your benefactor is present but also that He acts continuously in all His creatures. And for whom is this continual action, this work of God in nature? For you. Thus, He lights you by the light of day; He nourishes you w...
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Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 332 Reading I Gn 2:18-25 The LORD God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild anima...
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Thursday 5th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 7,24-30): Jesus went to the border of the Tyrian country. There He entered a house and did not want anyone to know He was there, but He could not remain hidden. A woman, wh...
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Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Lourdes Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St Augustine's Exposition on GalatiansLet Christ take shape within you St Paul says, Be like m...
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Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Lourdes Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make ha...
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Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Lourdes Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, mak...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 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 Fa...
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Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 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...
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Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Our Lady of Lourdes 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, m...
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Thursday 11 February 2021 Thursday of week 5 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 Fat...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
But He Walked on Water Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Kayfa, also known as Simon Peter, messed up. We know more about his mess ups than the mess ups of anyone else in the New Testament. He messed up rebuking the Lord, denying the Lord, comparing the Lord to Moses and Elijah, and sinking into t...
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Jesus: That Spiritual Rock For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4 Jesus was that Spiritual Rock from which the Israelites drank when they thirsted in the wilderness as they traveled from Egypt. T...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I join with your people in Heaven and on the Earth to proclaim... Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Revelation 5:12 Worthy is my Lord Jesus, the Lamb whose loving and obedient sacrifice...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4
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Saint of the Day St. Scholastica St. Scholastica (480–542 A.D.) was born in Nursia, Italy, to a noble Roman family, along with her twin brother, the famous St. Benedict of Nursia. Their mother died in childbirth. Scholastica was dedicated to God ...
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Verse of the Day "The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
We’ve been living in difficult times lately, and the more tumultuous life becomes, the easier it is to be self-centered. Even though the future is uncertain, we can’t afford to let ourselves be consumed with fear and anxiety regarding how we might be affected. God wants us to g...
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Memorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin Lectionary: 331 Reading I Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17 At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had sent...
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Wednesday 5th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 7,14-23): Jesus then called the people to him again and said to them, «Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can make...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Scholastica, Virgin From an altarpiece (c.1453) by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) in the Brera Gallery, Milan. From the books...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Wednesday of week 5 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 ...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Wednesday of week 5 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, m...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Wednesday of week 5 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 t...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Wednesday of week 5 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 ...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Wednesday of week 5 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 t...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Saint Scholastica, Virgin on Wednesday of week 5 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,...
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Wednesday 10 February 2021 Wednesday of week 5 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 F...
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The Holy Place in Tuesday, February 9, 2021 The Wilderness So... you're going through a wilderness...Or, you've just gone through a wilderness...or, you're about to go through a wilderness... or ... whatever the case ... you probably don't like the wilderness, those hard time...
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The Trinity: The Shadow of the Almighty He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 A shadow can be both good and bad. A threatening shadow may warn of an approaching storm. When we see a shadow in the...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Today I desire to live fully in Your presence. I welcome Your Holy Spirit to fill me and to lead me. As I work through my to-do lists and projects, I will seek You above all else, recognizing ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 NIV
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Although pastors are called to care for the needs of people in the church, this duty is not theirs alone. And it has nothing to do with the size of the pastoral staff, the entire congregation is to be involved in caring for each other. Every Christian is equipped to serve other believers. F...
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Saint of the Day Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) was born in Germany to a devout peasant family. From a young age she received divine knowledge imparted to her through extremely detailed visions of the lives of J...
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Verse of the Day "But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated." Hebrews 10:12-14...
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Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 330 Reading I Gn 1:20—2:4a God said, “Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky.” And so it happened: God create...
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Tuesday 5th in Ordinary Time Podcast Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 7,1-13): One day the Pharisees gathered around Jesus and with them were some teachers of the Law who had just come from Jerusalem. They noticed that some of his disciples were eating th...
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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time From a homily on Genesis by OrigenThe sacrifice of Abraham Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering, loaded it on Isaac, an...
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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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 F...
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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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 t...
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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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...
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Tuesday 9 February 2021 Tuesday of week 5 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...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Have you ever felt alone or uncertain? At times, all of us struggle under the weight of a difficult situations. It might be a sin we cannot overcome, a trial that just doesn’t let up, or a need that remains unmet. However, there’s no need to struggle through it alone. We have the support...
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The Elected Mule Monday, February 8, 2021 You may not have a high opinion of politicians and this probably won't help.... a cautionary tale... and true. In 1938, the Democratic mayor of Milton, Washington sponsored the running of a candidate who was obviously not qualified fo...
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Jesus: A Nazarene And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene." Matthew 2:23 Two cities are especially important to the baby Jesus. He was born in Bethlehem, ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You are my refuge and my strength... In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Psalm 62:7 I run to You for shelter and You fill m...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Psalm 62:7
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Saint of the Day St. Josephine Bakhita St. Josephine Bakhita (d. 1947) was born into a wealthy Sudanese family near Darfur. She was kidnapped when she was nine years old and forced into slavery. Her kidnappers named her Bakhita (“fortunate”...
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Verse of the Day "I love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved...
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Meditation of the Day "A spiritual Communion acts on the soul as blowing does on a cinder-covered fire which was about to go out. Whenever you feel your love of God growing cold, quickly make a spiritual Communion.’ ‘Quickly!’ There’s a sense of...
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Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 329 Reading I Gn 1:1-19 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God...
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Monday 5th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6,53-56): Having crossed the lake, Jesus and his disciples came ashore at Gennesaret where they tied up the boat. As soon as they landed, people recognized Jesus and ran to spread...
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Monday 8 February 2021 Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Saint Jerome Emilian or Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time From the 'Breviloquium' of St BonaventureFrom the knowledge ...
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Monday 8 February 2021 Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Saint Jerome Emilian or Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 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 ...
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Monday 8 February 2021 Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time or Saint Jerome Emilian or Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 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....
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Monday 8 February 2021 Monday of week 5 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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Monday 8 February 2021 Monday of week 5 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 ...