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Wednesday 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time or Saint Callistus, Pope, Martyr Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O L...
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Wednesday 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time or Saint Callistus, Pope, Martyr Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid....
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Wednesday 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 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 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 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 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 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 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time or Saint Callistus, Pope, Martyr Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our ai...
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Wednesday 14 October 2020 Wednesday of week 28 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 Circle of the Bride Tuesday, October 13, 2020 In the traditional Jewish wedding, before the moment of joining, the bride must circle the groom seven times. Why? It's a sort of dance of love, a sign that the bride is going to center her life around her bridegroom. Everything s...
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Jesus: Alpha and Omega "I am the Alpha and the Omega,the Beginning and the End," says the Lord,"who is and who was and who is to come,the Almighty.”Revelation 1:8 Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the completeness of your salvation from the beginning of your salva...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I praise You today my Lord. Thank You for staying close to me, even in my most difficult days... The Lord is close to the brokenheartedand saves those who are crushed in spirit.Psalm 34:18 Please use me to minister in Your Name to th...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The Lord is close to the brokenheartedand saves those who are crushed in spirit.Psalm 34:18
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Saint of the Day St. Edward the Confessor St. Edward the Confessor (1003-1066 A.D.) was a prince born to the King and Queen of England. His family was exiled from the kingdom when the Danish took control of the country in 1016 A.D. Edward spent much of...
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Verse of the Day "Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices ...
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Meditation of the Day "The true reason for which God bestows so many graces upon the humble is this, that the humble are faithful to these graces and make good use of them. They receive them from God and use them in a manner pleasing to God, giving all the glory to Him...
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Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 468 Reading 1 GAL 5:1-6 Brothers and sisters: For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have your...
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Tuesday 28th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,37-41): As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to have a meal with him. So He went and sat at table. The Pharisee then wondered why Jesus did not first wash his hands before...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time From the Instructions of St Columbanus, abbotPerpetual light in the temple of the eternal High Priest How happy, how lucky ar...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 ...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 ...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 th...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 Fath...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 F...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 t...
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Tuesday 13 October 2020 Tuesday of week 28 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 Fathe...
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The Name On The Cubes Monday, October 12, 2020 There were some people playing the game "Boggle" where you throw a number of cubes with letters on them and then try to make words out of the resulting letters. They weren't believers. When they finished coming up with their words, I said to...
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The Holy Spirit: The Oil of Gladness You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. Psalm 45:7 The Holy Spirit is the Oil of Gladness. When He is rubbed into your wo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I know You are able... to move mountains, to heal the sick, to save the lost, to restore relationships, to speak life into existence, and to meet every need I have today. I commi...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. Psalm 45:7
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Saint of the Day St. Edwin St. Edwin (585-633 A.D.) was the son of the pagan King of Deira who reigned in present-day England. After his father was deposed from his throne, Edwin spent his childhood in exile to escape rival kings who considered his blo...
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Verse of the Day "Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, pe...
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Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 467 Reading 1 GAL 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1 Brothers and sisters: It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the freeborn woman. The son of the slave woman ...
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Monday 28th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,29-32): As the crowd increased, Jesus began to speak in this way, «People of the present time are evil people. They ask for a sign, but no sign will be given to them except ...
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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 28 in Ordinary Time St Fulgentius of Ruspe's Tract against FabianSharing in the body and blood of the Lord sanctifies us When we offer the sacrifice...
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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 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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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 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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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 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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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 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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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 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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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 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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Monday 12 October 2020 Monday of week 28 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Titus:2-1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teac...
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Jesus: A Stumbling Block But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1:23 Jesus was a Stumbling Block to many of the Jewish people of His day, although many other Jewish people chose to follow Jesus...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, The Book of James tells me all about the power of my words and of my tongue in James 3:1-12, including these three verses... But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and...
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Saint of the Day Pope St. John XXIII Pope St. John XXIII (1881–1963) was the third of thirteen children born to a poor sharecropping family living in Lombardy, Italy. Desiring to serve God with his life, he entered seminary at the age of 12,...
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Verse of the Day "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." Psalm 91:1-2
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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 142 Reading 1 IS 25:6-10A On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy the vei...
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Sunday 28th (A) in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 22,1-14): Jesus went on speaking to the chief priests and elders in parables: «This story throws light on the kingdom of heaven. A king celebrated the wedding of his son. H...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday 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 Father...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Sunday 11 October 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen. All...
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Jesus: He Who Has the Sharp Sword with Two Edges These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges. Revelation 2:12 Jesus is He Who Has the Sharp Sword with Two Edges. The Sword is the Word of God, which cuts two ways—it ministers to both believers and unbelievers.&n...
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Dear Father God, Thank You for giving me a purpose for my life and for telling me what Your plans are for me through Your Holy Word, The Bible. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,“plans to prosper you and not to harm you,plans to give you hope and a f...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
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Saint of the Day St. Francis Borgia St. Francis Borgia (1510-1572) was born in Spain to a noble family, the son of a Duke. On his father's side of the family he was the great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, one of the notorious "Borgia Popes," and on his ...
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Verse of the Day "Know this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of a man does not accomplish the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20
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Meditation of the Day "True devotion to Our Lady is interior; that is, it comes from the mind and the heart. It flows from the esteem we have for her, the high idea we have formed of her greatness, and the love which we have for her. It is tender; that is, full of conf...
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Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 466 Reading 1 GAL 3:22-29 Brothers and sisters: Scripture confined all things under the power of sin, that through faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe. Before ...
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Saturday 27th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,27-28): As Jesus was speaking, a woman spoke from the crowd and said to him, «Blessed is the one who bore you and nursed you!». Jesus replied, «Surely blessed ...
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Saturday 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 27 in Ordinary Time A homily of Pope St Gregory the GreatThe performance of our ministry Let us listen to what the Lord says as he sends the p...
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Saturday 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 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 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 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 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 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 ...
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Saturday 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 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 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 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 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, u...
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Saturday 10 October 2020 Saturday of week 27 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...
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The Blessings Of Your Haman Friday, October 9, 2020 Haman was an evil man. He breathed evil, schemed evil, committed evil. And yet because of Haman, Esther finally rose up to her calling. She stopped living a lie. Because of Haman, Esther grew to become a truly great person, a woman of r...
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The Holy Spirit: The Power of the Highest The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Luke 1:35 The Holy Spirit is the Power of the Highest, the One responsible for the virgin birth of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the active ag...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord, I am so thankful that You have called me to Your purpose on this earth. I am grateful for Your salvation in Jesus and the power You have given to me through Your Holy Spirit. As I start t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God's heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14
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Saint of the Day Blessed John Henry Newman Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801–1890) was the eldest of six children born to a nominal Protestant family in London, England. As a child he loved reading the Scriptures, and experienced a convers...
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Verse of the Day "Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy." Hebrews 10:23
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Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 465 Reading 1 GAL 3:7-14 Brothers and sisters:Realize that it is those who have faithwho are children of Abraham.Scripture, which saw in advance that Godwould justify the Gentiles by faith,foretold t...
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Friday 27th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,15-26): As Jesus was casting out a devil some of the people said, «He drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons». So others wanted to put hi...
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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time or Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs or Saint John Leonardi, Priest Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time An instruction by St Vincent of L&...
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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time or Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs or Saint John Leonardi, Priest Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invi...
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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time or Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs or Saint John Leonardi, Priest Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the ...
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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 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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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 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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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 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 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time or Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs or Saint John Leonardi, Priest Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with th...
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Friday 9 October 2020 Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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Ecclesiastes 3:1 - To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Galatians 6:9 - And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Luke 18:27 - And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. ...
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Washington's Non-Fighting Army Thursday, October 8, 2020 George Washington had an army of people who didn't know what they were doing, making America's birth unlikely. With little provisions, they were a ragtag army fighting the most formidable military force in the world, the British. W...
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Jesus: He Who Was Dead and Is Alive These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life. Revelation 2:8 Jesus is He Who Was Dead and Is Alive; He will be with you in persecution because He understands suffering. He took the bitter drink of death for...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Please help me to focus on You and all that is positive in Your Kingdom. There are so many bad things going on in the world. There is increasing persecution of Christians. ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:19
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Saint of the Day Blessed Ambrose of Siena Blessed Ambrose (1220-1286) was born in Siena, Italy, the son of a book illuminator. He was born so severely deformed that his parents could not bear the sight of him. They put their son in the care of a nur...
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Verse of the Day "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." 1 John 4:7-8
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Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 464 Reading 1 GAL 3:1-5 O stupid Galatians!Who has bewitched you,before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?I want to learn only this from you:did you receive the Spirit fro...
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Thursday 27th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,5-13): Jesus said to his disciples, «Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to his house in the middle of the night and says: ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, for a ...
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Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday of week 27 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 27 in Ordinary Time From St Ignatius of Antioch's letter to the PhiladelphiansOne bishop with the presbyters and deacons Ignatius, also ca...