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Monday 14 December 2020 Saint John of the Cross, Priest, Doctor on Monday of the 3rd week of Advent 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 ...
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Monday 14 December 2020 Monday of the 3rd week of Advent 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 14 December 2020 Monday of the 3rd week of Advent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Monday 14 December 2020 Monday of the 3rd week of Advent 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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Monday 14 December 2020 Saint John of the Cross, Priest, Doctor on Monday of the 3rd week of Advent 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. ...
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Monday 14 December 2020 Monday of the 3rd week of Advent 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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When it gets to my spiritual experiences I've been through a couple different groups in regards to the new age or occult scene, and I have yet to see the actuality of a any demon appearing out of thin air. The closest thing I've seen is lense flare effects of orbs and the background white adjustment...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Coffee Time with Jesus The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Wisdom The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:2 The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord, Thank You for all Your blessings and provisions in my life, especially the wisdom I receive from Your Holy Spirit. And thank You that I don't need to worry about anything. Just as You care for the birds of the air and a...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about cl...
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Saint of the Day St. Lucy St. Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse (283–304 A.D.) was born to a wealthy Christian family on the island of Sicily. Her father died when she was in her infancy. Lucy grew in piety, and at a young age secretly consecrated her vir...
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Verse of the Day "A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly." John 10:10
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Today’s Feast Day Gaudete Sunday The Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday. Advent is a penitential season of abstinence, sacrifice, and prayer in order to prepare our souls for the advent or coming of the Lord. On Gaudete ...
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Third Sunday of Advent Lectionary: 8 Reading 1 IS 61:1-2A, 10-11 The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and relea...
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Sunday 3rd (B) of Advent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,6-8.19-28): A man came, sent by God; his name was John. He came to bear witness, as a witness to introduce the Light so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light but a w...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 3rd Sunday of Advent From a sermon by Saint AugustineJohn is the voice, and Christ is the Word John is the voice, but the Lord is the Word who was in the beginning. John is the...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to t...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and ...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the S...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to th...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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Sunday 13 December 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent 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. Alleluia. ...
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Saint of the Day Our Lady of Guadalupe St. Juan Diego, a humble Aztec peasant, saw the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Hill of Tepeyac near present-day Mexico City on December 9, 1531, the feast of the Immaculate Conception at the time. After a request by t...
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Verse of the Day "By faith we understand that the universe was ordered by the word of God, so that what is visible came into being through the invisible." Hebrews 11:3
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Jesus: Ruler But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2 Jesus is the Ruler in Israel. As Ruler, He...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Today, let me meditate on the words the angel spoke to the shepherds at Jesus' birth... For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. Luke 2:11-12
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Lectionary: 690A Reading 1 ZEC 2:14-17 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he ...
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Saturday 2nd of Advent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 17,10-13): As they were coming down the mountainside, the disciples then asked Jesus, «Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?». And Jesus answered, &la...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Our Lady of Guadalupe The tilma of St Juan Diego at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The traditional narrative called "Nican Mopohua"(16th century)Truly I...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Feast Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Feast Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Feast Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - 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 Fat...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - 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 ...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Feast (First Vespers of tomorrow, 3rd Sunday of Advent) 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 ...
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Saturday 12 December 2020 Our Lady of Guadalupe - 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....
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You woke this morning feeling great, remember God will not give than you can carry. Once you step outside the devil will try to tempt you in every way he can. You must stay strong, and you must have faith that the lord is with you. Always remember to keep his commandments. You will...
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Saint of the Day Pope St. Damasus I Pope St. Damasus I (306-384 A.D.) was born into a Christian family in Rome. He became a deacon and served at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Rome where his father served as priest. After the death of Pope Liberius, Dam...
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Verse of the Day "To the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished and exultant, in the presence of his glory, to the only God, our savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord be glory, majesty, power, and authority from ages past, now, and fo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Lips of a Cohayn Friday, December 11, 2020 I was sitting in a diner when I was asked to go into full-time ministry. I went into my car and turned on the radio. The man speaking was quoting from Malachi. He said this: "The lips of a priest are to preserve knowledge and men are to seek...
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The Holy Spirit: His Voice For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Psalm 95:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today if you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts." Hebrews 3:7-8 The Holy Spirit is the Voice of ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I want more of You in my life. Please help me to hear Your voice in my day to day routines... Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21 Therefore Eli said to ...
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Friday of the Second Week of Advent Lectionary: 185 Reading 1 IS 48:17-19 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer,the Holy One of Israel:I, the LORD, your God,teach you what is for your good,and lead you on the way you should go.If you would hearken to my commandment...
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Friday 2nd of Advent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,16-19): Jesus spoke to the crowds: «Now, to what can I compare the people of this day? They are like children sitting in the marketplace, about whom their companions complain: &lsqu...
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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Damasus I, Pope Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of the 2nd week of Advent From the treatise "Against the Heresies" by St IrenaeusEve and Mary The Lord, coming into his own cr...
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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Damasus I, Pope 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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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Damasus I, Pope 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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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent 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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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent 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 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent 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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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Damasus I, Pope 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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Friday 11 December 2020 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent 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 Charles Stilwell ULCM
Reclining on the Soccer Field Thursday, December 10, 2020 I remember one high school gym class, they had us play soccer. They assigned me and some others to play on defense along with the goal keeper. But the other players on our team were so good that all the action took place down at the o...
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Jesus: A Stone Cut Out of the Mountain Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold— the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I praise You in this Christmas season as I celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, my Messiah. Please open my eyes to Your presence in my life today. Let me use this Christmas season to focus my heart on You and Y...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold— the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The...
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December 10, 2020 Do We Truly Believe That God Can Heal and Strengthen Us? Constance T. Hull Frequently throughout the Gospels, Our Lord connects faith with healing or extraordinary events. He often says to those He heals that it is done according to their faith. He tells the hemorrhaging wom...
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Saint of the Day Our Lady of Loreto Our Lady of Loreto is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with the house where Mary was born, the site of the Annunciation, and the dwelling place of the Holy Family. The tradition and history of the Holy H...
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Verse of the Day "For through the Spirit, by faith, we await the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus, neither...counts for anything, but only faith working through love." Galatians 5:5-6
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Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Lectionary: 184 Reading 1 IS 41:13-20 I am the LORD, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, “Fear not, I will help you.” Fear not, O worm Jacob, O maggot Israel; I will help you, says the...
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Thursday 2nd of Advent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,11-15): Jesus said to the crowds, «No one greater than John the Baptist has come forward among the sons of women, and yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Fr...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent or Our Lady of Loreto 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 hast...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent or Our Lady of Loreto 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 hast...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent or Our Lady of Loreto 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 ...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent 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 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent or Our Lady of Loreto 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, mak...
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Thursday 10 December 2020 Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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King Christian's Stand Wednesday, December 9, 2020 During the Second World War, the Danish monarch, King Christian X, spotted a Nazi swastika flying over a public building. "Take it down," demanded the king to a German officer guarding the building. The officer indignantly refused. "The flag...
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The Holy Spirit: Generous Spirit Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous spirit. Psalm 51:12 The Holy Spirit is the Generous Spirit of God. He gives freely to you, because it’s His nature to give. He gives eternal life, because...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for Your generous Holy Spirit. Because of Your great love for me, You have given me everything I need. Because of Your loving Generous Holy Spirit within me, I will in turn love and give generously to You a...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous spirit. Psalm 51:12
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Saint of the Day St. Juan Diego St. Juan Diego (1474–1548) was a poor and humble peasant of the lowest class of Aztec Indians living in what is today Mexico. His native name was Cuauhtlatoatzin, meaning, "eagle that talks." He was baptized at the...
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Verse of the Day "The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord, they flourish in the courts of our God." Psalm 92:12-13
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Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Lectionary: 183 Reading 1 Is 40:25-31 To whom can you liken me as an equal?says the Holy One.Lift up your eyes on highand see who has created these things:He leads out their army and numbers them,calling them all by name....
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Wednesday 2nd of Advent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,28-30): Jesus said, «Come to me, all you who work hard and who carry heavy burdens and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble of h...
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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent A commentary of St Augustine on Psalm 109God's promises are given to us throu...
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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 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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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 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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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent 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 ...
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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent 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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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent or Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 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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Wednesday 9 December 2020 Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent 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...
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The Infinity Equation Tuesday, December 8, 2020 The "Trinity" or the "triune nature of God" is one of the most controversial of doctrines. People, nonbelievers, and cult leaders have argued against it for ages. And even believers struggle with it. The simple truth is when it comes to mat...
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Coffee Time with Jesus Jesus: A Man Approved by God Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know. Acts 2:22 Jesus was a Man...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Please help me to be careful of what I say and to follow Your instructions... Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benef...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29
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Saint of the Day St. Patapios St. Patapios (4th c.) was born in Thebes, Egypt. His parents were prominent Christians, and his father was the governor of the region. Patapios was well-educated by the best tutors, and his learning awakened in him a desire ...
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Verse of the Day "Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." Rather, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will hea...
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Today’s Feast Day Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the infallibly defined dogma of the Catholic Church that "God freely chose Mary from all eternity to be the Mother of his Son. In order...
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 689 Reading 1 GN 3:9-15, 20 After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in ...
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December 8th: Immaculate Conception listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 1,26-38): In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth. He was sent to a young virgin who was betrothed to a man named Joseph, ...
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Tuesday 8 December 2020 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Detail from The Immaculate Conception, by Francisco Rizi, second half of th...
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Tuesday 8 December 2020 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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...
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Tuesday 8 December 2020 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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, ...