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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 10 January 2021 The Baptism of the Lord - 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 Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 10 January 2021 The Baptism of the Lord - 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 F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 10 January 2021 The Baptism of the Lord - 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 t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 10 January 2021 The Baptism of the Lord - Feast 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.A...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONDay Out Of TimeColor: BlackElement: VoidAltar: Upon a black cloth place a single white candle, and an hourglass tied with a black cloth.Offering: Make time for something that you have been putting off.Daily Meal: No special food. Continue the theme of the other ritual of the day.Day Out Of Time Invo...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONCalendar of the Sun10 WolfmonathIlithyia's Day of the MidwivesColor: RedElement: EarthAltar: The altar shall be the same as Sponde the previous day.Offerings: Give aid to a midwife.Daily Meal: Center around milk and dairy products.Ilithyia InvocationSlim maiden with quick hands / That bring forth th...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Truth Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6 Jesus is the Truth; He cannot lie. He will always tell you what is right; He will not deceive you. When you read His Word, it will always give you...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for being the truth in this world. Please open my eyes so that I may seek and know Your truth in my life, in the difficult moments, and that I would recognize Your truth in this world.. Please continue to be the...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand. Isaiah 41:10...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.Do you know the difference between confession of sin and repentance? We should be careful not to confuse the two because it’s possible to confess without moving into genuine repentance. To confess sin is to agree with God’s assessment of our transgression, but repentance goes further. It involves ta...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Devotion of the Month Month of the Holy Name of Jesus The month of January is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. After the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit, the angel Gabriel appeared to St. Joseph and told him that the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Adrian of Canterbury St. Adrian of Canterbury (d. 710 A.D.), also known as St. Hadrian, was a native of North Africa who was sent to England to accompany his friend, Theodore of Tarsus, who was appointed to the prestigious archbishop...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, bec...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday after Epiphany Lectionary: 217 Reading I 1 Jn 5:14-21 Beloved: We have this confidence in him that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have ask...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 3,22-30): After this, Jesus went into the territory of Judea with his disciples. He stayed there with them and baptized. John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim where water was plenti...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday after Epiphany Sunday A sermon by Faustus of RiezThe marriage of Christ and the Church On the third day there was a wedding. What wedding can this be but the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Baptism of the Lord) 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 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 9 January 2021 Saturday after Epiphany Sunday 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. ...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONDay Out Of TimeColor: BlackElement: VoidAltar: Upon a black cloth place a single white candle, and an hourglass tied with a black cloth.Offering: Make time for something that you have been putting off.Daily Meal: No special food. Continue the theme of the other ritual of the day.Day Out Of Time Invo...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONCalendar of the Sun9 WolfmonathBaubo's Day of the MidwivesColor: RedElement: EarthAltar: Upon a red cloth place a single red candle, a chalice of fresh milk, and a Sheela-Na-Gig.Offerings: Give aid to a midwife.Daily Meal: Center around milk or dairy.Baubo InvocationHail Baubo, Mother of Laughter, /...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.What it Really Means to Love Thy Neighbor? To do most things in life there is a prerequisite. Or, should we say, a recommended prerequisite? Let’s say you want to bake a pie. Unless you’ve honed your baking skills (a prerequisite), you may want to Google some directions, right? Of course, then yo...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.Repentance is a concept that isn’t talked about enough in some churches today. Yet it was a key point in what Jesus preached and something He specifically instructed the church to proclaim everywhere (Matt. 4:17; Luke 24:47). Repentance is prompted by the Holy Spirit: He brings conviction con...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Festival of the Brave & the Free Friday, January 8, 2021 Chanukah is one of the few holy days that would not have existed without courage. Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Greek-Syrian Empire decided to wipe out the Jewish faith. He defiled the Temple of Jerusalem, darkened its lamp, an...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Light Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12 Jesus is the Light; He can show you where to walk today. He was the Light that shined into your h...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You for loving me. I want to be more like You my Lord. Please open my eyes so that I may see You more clearly. Jesus said "I am the light of the world." John 8:12 Jesus told his followers, "You are the Lig...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "I am the light of the world." John 8:12 Jesus told his followers, "You are the Light of the World." Matthew 5:14
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Apollinaris Claudius St. Apollinaris Claudius (2nd c.), also called St. Apollinaris of Hierapolis, was a bishop in what is today Turkey. He became famous for his polemical writings against the heretics of his day, showing that their ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "When I think of thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the watches of the night; for thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy. My soul clings to thee; thy right hand upholds me." Psalm 63:6-8
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "Our Lord never intended that we should merely learn by heart the Our Father and recite it day and night. No doubt it is very beautiful and very simple, and can be meant quite easily by anyone who cares to use it. But that is not the purpose (alth...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday after Epiphany Lectionary: 216 Reading I 1 Jn 5:5-13 Beloved: Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by wate...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 5,12-16): One day in another town, a man came to Jesus covered with leprosy. On seeing him he bowed down to the ground, and said, «Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean». ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday after Epiphany Sunday A sermon by St Maximus of TurinThe mystery of the Lord's baptism The Gospel tells us that the Lord went to the Jordan River to be baptized an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday 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 Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 8 January 2021 Friday after Epiphany Sunday Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to ...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONDay Out Of TimeColor: BlackElement: VoidAltar: Upon a black cloth place a single white candle, and an hourglass tied with a black cloth.Offering: Make time for something that you have been putting off.Daily Meal: No special food. Continue the theme of the other ritual of the day.Day Out Of Time Invo...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONCalendar of the Sun8 WolfmonathCarmentalia: Day of Sacred PregnancyColor: RedElement: EarthAltar: Upon a red cloth place seven red candles and the figure of a pregnant woman. If possible, a woman who is with child should be present and honored on this day.Offerings: Give gifts to pregnant women in n...
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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.Perhaps this has happened to you: While working toward a goal that honestly seems good, you realize getting there will require a choice or action that feels troubling. Anytime that is the case, you can be sure the Lord hasn’t approved the plan, because a godly goal will never force you to violate yo...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Winter is Over Thursday, January 7, 2021 In the Song of Solomon, the Groom says to his Bride: "Arise my beloved, my beautiful one, and come away. For behold the winter is gone." It's written that God is our Bridegroom, and we who have said "yes" are His Bride. These are also the words of...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Living God Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:3 The third Person of the ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, You are worthy of all my praise. Thank You for Your provision in my life. Lord, there is power in Your name and through Your Holy Spirit. I ask for Your divine wisdom for my life. Thank You that Your Holy Spi...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Raymond of Penafort St. Raymond of Penafort (1175–1275) was born in Spain to the noble family of Aragon. As a child he received an excellent education and displayed a great love for the Blessed Mother. After studying and teac...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday after Epiphany Lectionary: 215 Reading I 1 Jn 4:19–5:4 Beloved, we love God because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 4,14-22): Jesus acted with the power of the Spirit, and on his return to Galilee the news about him spread throughout all that territory. He began teaching in the synagogues of the Jews a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday after Epiphany Sunday A commentary on St John's gospel by St Cyril of AlexandriaThe gift of the Holy Spirit to all...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 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,...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 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 L...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 7 January 2021 Thursday after Epiphany Sunday 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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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONDay Out Of TimeColor: BlackElement: VoidAltar: Upon a black cloth place a single white candle, and an hourglass tied with a black cloth.Offering: Make time for something that you have been putting off.Daily Meal: No special food. Continue the theme of the other ritual of the day.Day Out Of Time Invo...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONCalendar of the Sun7 WolfmonathJusticia I: Themis's DayColor: BlueElement: AirAltar: Upon a blue cloth place three candles, a goblet of white wine, and any book related to the study of social rules.Offerings: Go out into the community and do service.Daily Meal: All food must be ethically and sustain...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMEphesians: The Unlikely Prison Letter Wednesday, January 6, 2021 When you read the Book of Ephesians, it's hard to imagine that it was all written in jail. That's what makes it so amazing. In the natural, Ephesians would go like this: "What a dump this place is! The food is terrible. I could...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Name of Jesus Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. Colossians 3:17 There’s power in the Name of Jesus. Remember that signs and wonders are done through the Name of Jesus (Acts 4:30). The Name of Jesus cleansed the lepe...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for this new year and Your continued blessings of the loved ones You have placed in my life. I ask You for a new year of health and healing, both spiritually and physically, for my life and for those who surround ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Andre Bessette St. Andre Bessette (1845–1937) was born the eighth of twelve children to a poor working class family in Quebec, Canada. He was weak and sickly from his birth. When he was nine, his father died in a lumber accid...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear." Ephesians 4:29
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today’s Feast Day Epiphany of the Lord Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian feasts and one of the most important. Historically, Epiphany celebrated four things: Jesus' nativity, the Magi's visit to the Holy Family, Jesus' baptism, and Jesus' fir...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday after Epiphany Lectionary: 214 Reading I 1 Jn 4:11-18 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. This...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6,45-52): After the five thousand men were satiated, Jesus obliged his disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, towards Bethsaida, while he himself sent the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday From a sermon by St Proclus of ConstantinopleThe waters are made holy Christ appeared in the wo...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette 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, ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint André Bessette 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday 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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by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.In our individualistic society, we may think we don’t need anyone’s help in making decisions, forming convictions, or distinguishing truth from error. But such self-reliance doesn’t lead to true wisdom and spiritual discernment. To know the Lord’s mind about a matter, we must...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONCalendar of the MoonBeth/Poseideion II Birch Tree Moon Color: WhiteElement: AirAltar: Upon cloth of white set the budded birch branches, a single white candle, the rune Berkana carved onto a piece of birch wood, and a bowl of clear water.Offerings: White cakes with the Berkana rune carved upon the...
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by John Anderson, CD, CIF Mons ONCalendar of the Sun6 WolfmonathDay of Kore Underground Colors: Dark brown and whiteElement: EarthAltar: Set with a brown cloth, a white candle, a bowl of earth saved from the Day of Kore's Descent, a cup of well water fed by an underground stream, a dead twig, and the figure of a serpent.Offerings:...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Adequacy of Being Inadequate Tuesday, January 5, 2021 At the beginning of the Book of Acts, before the Holy Spirit descended, it says that the apostles were in prayer. Why? They had just been told to go out and spread the word to all nations. Why did they spend their time in prayer? No d...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: A Name Above Every Name Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name. Philippians 2:9 The name of Jesus is a Name Above Every Name. It is more excellent than that of Adam, the first man, because Jesus is the Alpha and the...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You do not give me a spirit of fear... For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 May I possess only what You give to me. I need Your power, Your love and the so...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. John Neumann St. John Neumann (1811-1860) was born in Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic. He entered the seminary, and when the day came for his ordination to the priesthood, his bishop fell ill and couldn't proceed with the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against evildoers." 1 Peter 3:12
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Meditation of the Day "It is undoubtedly true that each of us, men and women, irresponsible and thoughtless as we often are, hold within our hands the happiness and sorrows of others. We cannot help it or escape from it. The power is in us inalienably almost from birth...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Bishop Lectionary: 213 Reading I 1 Jn 4:7-10 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday after Epiphany listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6, 34-44): As Jesus went ashore he saw a large crowd, and he had compassion on them for they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began a long teaching session with them. It was now ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 5 January 2021 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint John Neumann, Bishop From a letter to Cardinal Barnabo by John Neumann, bishopI have laboured with all my powers to fulfil the duties...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 5 January 2021 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to h...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 5 January 2021 Saint John Neumann, Bishop on Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 5 January 2021 Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 5 January 2021 Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 5 January 2021 Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday 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...