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Friday 2 October 2020 Friday of week 26 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 2 October 2020 Friday of week 26 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 2 October 2020 Friday of week 26 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 2 October 2020 The Holy Guardian Angels on Friday of week 26 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 ha...
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Friday 2 October 2020 Friday of week 26 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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Devotion of the Month Month of the Holy Rosary The Catholic Church designates October as the Month of the Holy Rosary. During this month the faithful venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary especially under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary, and&n...
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Saint of the Day St. Therese of Lisieux St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) was the last of nine children born to Saints Louis and Zelie Martin in Alencon, France. Her family was devoutly religious, and all five surviving siblings, all daughters, entere...
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Verse of the Day "So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."" John 18:37
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LORD OF ALL Thursday, October 1, 2020 Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission... This letter is framed by the fact that I'm needing to write it beforehand in midsummer. So I'm writing it before the autumn. I believe this September and...
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Jesus: The Bridegroom He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. John 3:29 Jesus is the Bridegroom. When you received Jesus Christ as Savior, you b...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, What a privilege to be the apple of Your eye, loved beyond comprehension and nurtured to grow into that prized fruit of Your making. I thank You and praise You for Your lovingkindness and Your protection... ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against th...
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Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 458 Reading 1 JB 19:21-27 Job said: Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! Why do you hound me as though you were divine, ...
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October 1st: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church Podcast Download Gospel text (Mt 18,1-5): The disciples came to Jesus and said: «Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?». Then Jesus called a little child, set the child in the mid...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor From a group photograph taken at...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 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 G...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 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. ...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Thursday of week 26 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 t...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Thursday of week 26 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 Fat...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Thursday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor on Thursday of week 26 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...
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Thursday 1 October 2020 Thursday of week 26 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 Fath...
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The Struggle Of Not Praying Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Do you have a hard time praying, do you find it difficult? Maybe you are struggling to have a strong prayer life. Like many other believers, you find it hard to pray, to concentrate, to still yourself in your mind, to stay in pray...
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The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Counsel 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 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Good morning Lord, I am so thankful that You have called me to Your purposes on this earth. I am grateful for Your salvation in Jesus and the comfort You have given me through Your Holy Spirit. As I start ...
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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 St. Jerome St. Jerome (347 - 420) was born to a wealthy pagan family in Dalmatia. He was sent to Rome for his schooling and there converted to Christianity, being baptized by Pope Liberius. He studied theology and traveled widely to th...
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Verse of the Day "It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens." Jeremiah 10:12
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Meditation of the Day "I believe that if those souls that tend towards sanctity were instructed as to the conduct they ought to follow, they would be spared a good deal of trouble. I speak as much of people in the world as of others. If they could realize the merit con...
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Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 457 Reading 1 JB 9:1-12, 14-16 Job answered his friends and said:I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God? Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answ...
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Wednesday 26th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,57-62): As Jesus and his disciples went on their way, a man said to him, «I will follow you wherever you go». Jesus said to him, «Foxes have holes and birds of...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Wednesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor "St Jerome in his Study" (c.1606) by Caravaggio (1571-1610). Galleria Borghese, Rome. A commen...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Wednesday of week 26 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, ...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Wednesday of week 26 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 Lo...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Wednesday of week 26 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...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Wednesday of week 26 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 th...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Wednesday of week 26 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...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor on Wednesday of week 26 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 ...
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Wednesday 30 September 2020 Wednesday of week 26 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...
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September 29, 2020 St. Michael the Archangel, Our Defense Against Darkness Jeannie Ewing Fourteen years ago, I had a mysterious dream. It was so vivid and seemingly symbolic that I never forgot it. In the dream, I was on a battlefield, equipped with armor. Chaos swirled around me. Somehow, in...
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September 29, 2020 Archangel Gabriel: The Power of God Fr. Ed Broom, OMV On September 29th the Church celebrates the Feast of three Archangels present in the Bible: St. Michael, the Archangel, the Archangel St. Gabriel, and the Archangel St. Raphael. The three are intimate friends of God...
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September 29, 2020 The Role of Guardian Angels Jean Danielou Guardian angel’s role after Baptism The activity of the angels accompanies the entire life of man. But the question arises whether all men or only Christians have guardian angels. In other words, is the guardian angel given a...
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Saint of the Day The Holy Archangels The Archangels St. Gabriel, St. Michael, and St. Raphael share a feast day on September 29th. These are the only three angels mentioned by name in Sacred Scripture. St. Gabriel means “Power of God." He is ...
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Verse of the Day "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly bee...
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The Elohim Mystery Tuesday, September 29, 2020 One of the greatest hindrances to knowing God is knowing God. Most believers will tell you that they know God. Most religious people will say the same thing. Because they think they know God, they don't have to know Him anymore. They already know al...
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Jesus: A Life-Giving Spirit The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Jesus is a Life-Giving Spirit because He was victorious over death and the grave; He now has power to give life to everyone who believes in Him. Jesu...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I praise You and thank You for this new day of blessings. You are the mighty God, the creator of the universe, the lover of mankind, the sustainer of all. You are my awesome Heavenly Father. You are all-kn...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And t...
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Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Lectionary: 647 Reading 1 DN 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool; His t...
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September 29th: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels Download Gospel text (Jn 1,47-51): Truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man». Illustration: Pili Piñero Today we have excelle...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels "St Michael Vanquishing Satan", by Raphael (1483-1520), Musée du Louvre, Paris. ...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 ...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 ha...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 hast...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 h...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 t...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - 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 ...
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Tuesday 29 September 2020 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels - Feast Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to he...
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Saint of the Day St. Wenceslaus St. Wenceslaus (907–935 A.D.) was the son of the Duke of Bohemia. His grandfather was converted to Christianity by the missionaries Sts. Cyril and Methodius. His mother, Dragomir, was the daughter of a pagan tribal...
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Verse of the Day "I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond ...
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Monday, September 28, 2020 There are times in our walks when we sense God's presence, His blessings, His favor, His love, and His moving. And there are other times when we don't. He seems to be far away. His presence seems withdrawn. You don't hear Him talking or feel that joy or assurance. Y...
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Jesus: Him Who Is and Who Was and Who Is to Come Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come. Revelation 1:4 Jesus is the One called Him Who Is. He is alive, and because He lives, you can enjoy His life. Are you afraid of something that might happ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Great are You Lord, and most worthy of praise. You are A Mighty Fortress... God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear... Psalm 46:1-2 I clap my hands and sing praises of joy ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear... Psalm 46:1-2
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Monday of the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 455 Reading 1 JB 1:6-22 One day, when the angels of God came to present themselves before the LORD, Satan also came among them. And the LORD said to Satan, “Whence do you come?” Then S...
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Monday 26th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,46-50): One day the disciples were arguing about which of them was the most important. But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he took a little child and stood him by his side. Then He s...
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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time From a letter of St Polycarp to the...
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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invit...
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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the I...
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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 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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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 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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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 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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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time or Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr or Saints Laurence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the...
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Monday 28 September 2020 Monday of week 26 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 Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Knowledge 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 Spiri...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your holy words which I read in my BIble... How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 I pray that the words that go forth out...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24
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Saint of the Day St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul (1581–1660) was born in France to a peasant farming family. As a child he grew up herding sheep, and showed such an aptitude for his studies that his father sold the family oxen to fund his...
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Verse of the Day "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me." John 14:2...
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To forgive is the path, it is not the destination. To not forgive, keeps hate within one's self. To forgive, expels hate from one's self. To have forgiven all offences before they take place is the destination. If one is not offended, then hate cannot enter. A child is not born wit...
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 136 Reading 1 EZ 18:25-28 Thus says the LORD: You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!" Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair? When someone virtuous turns away...
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Sunday 26th (A) in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 21,28-32): Jesus went on to say to the chief priests and the elders of the people, «What do you think of this? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said to him: &ls...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time From a letter of St Polycarp to the PhilippiansYou have been saved by grace Polycarp and the Elders with him, to the Church of God sojourn...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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 Fa...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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 Fath...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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 ...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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 ...
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Sunday 27 September 2020 26th 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. A...
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When one seeks an answer and cannot find the answer, then, perhaps the question is wrong for the answer one seeks. When one feels that something is wrong, and one asks the question, "Why are things like this?", there will always be the reasons one feels as to why things have become t...
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Jesus: Intercessor But He, because He continues forever,has an unchangeable priesthood.Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him,since He always lives to make intercession for them.Hebrews 7:24-25 Jesus is your Intercessor. When He w...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I am so grateful for Jesus, my Intercessor, my Savior, my Lord. Thank you for loving me so much that you would sacrifice so much. Thank you for giving me your strong foundation to build my life upon, as Jesus taught us.....
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and c...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day Sts. Cosmas & Damian Sts. Cosmas and Damian (d. 287 A.D.) were twin brothers born in Arabia. They both became skilled physicians who practiced in Asia Minor. They took no money for their medical services, for which they were well-respe...
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Verse of the Day "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday. Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, ove...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 454 Reading 1 ECCL 11:9—12:8 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart, the vision of your eyes; Yet...
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Saturday 25th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,43b-45): While all were amazed at everything Jesus did, He said to his disciples, «Listen and remember what I tell you now: The Son of Man will be delivered into human hand...
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Saturday 26 September 2020 Saturday of week 25 in Ordinary Time or Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 25 in Ordinary Time From a treatise on the psalms by Saint Hilary of PoitiersThe water of the rive...
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Saturday 26 September 2020 Saturday of week 25 in Ordinary Time or Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs 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 ...