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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 Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version w...
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Saturday 26 September 2020 Saturday of week 25 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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Saturday 26 September 2020 Saturday of week 25 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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Saturday 26 September 2020 Saturday of week 25 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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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 (First Vespers of tomorrow, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is ...
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Saturday 26 September 2020 Saturday of week 25 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 e...
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Saint of the Day St. Cleophas St. Cleophas (1st c.) was one of Jesus' seventy disciples, and one of the two disciples who were traveling along the road to Emmaus after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus in Jerusalem, as recounted in Luke's Go...
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Verse of the Day "So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." Colossians 2:6-7
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Your Miracle Tomb Friday, September 25, 2020 It wasn't just an empty tomb. It was a specific empty tomb. It was somebody's empty tomb. It belonged to someone - Joseph of Arimathea. It was borrowed. It was loaned. God came to earth with no provision to purchase a tomb so a tomb could be g...
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Jesus: I Am He Who Lives I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. Revelation 1:18 Jesus said, “I am He who lives” (Revelation 1:18), for in His death and resurrection He overcame sin and death. Even though you...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for all of Your promises, especially Your promise of abundant life... I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly, John 10:10 Thank Yo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4
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Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 453 Reading 1 ECCL 3:1-11 There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every thing under the heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the pla...
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Friday 25th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,18-22): One day when Jesus was praying alone, not far from his disciples, He asked them, «What do people say about me?». And they answered, «Some say that you are...
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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 25 in Ordinary Time St Augustine's sermon On PastorsAll good shepherds are in the one Shepherd We have seen that Christ feeds you with judgement, ...
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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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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Friday 25 September 2020 Friday of week 25 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...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Chanukah Key Thursday, September 24, 2020 Chanukah is the Feast of Dedication. "Dedication" is the literal translation of the Hebrew "Chanukah." The story of Chanukah involves a tyrant named Antiochus Epiphanes who sought to wipe out the Biblical faith and he nearly succeeded. But a ...
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But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11 The Spirit Who Dwells in You is the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Godhead. Long bef...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I feel so busy and stressed at times. There is so much to do...working at home and outside my home, activities at church and school, taking time to exercise, appointments, family obligations, invitations to special events... ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. James 4:7-10
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Saint of the Day St. Gerard Sagredo St. Gerard Sagredo (980–1046 A.D.) was born in Venice, Italy. From an early age he desired to dedicate his life to God, and as a young man became a Benedictine monk. He first served as abbot at a monastery in Ven...
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Verse of the Day "But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have competed well; I have f...
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Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of Ransom St. Peter Nolasco (12th c.) was inspired to establish a religious order for the ransom of Christians from Muslim captivity. On August 1, 1218 the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Peter Nolasco along with his confe...
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Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 452 Reading 1 ECCL 1:2-11 Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! What profit has man from all the labor which he toils at under the sun? One generation...
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Thursday 25th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,7-9): King Herod heard of all that Jesus was doing and did not know what to think, for people said, «This is John, raised from the dead». Others believed that Elijah ...
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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 25 in Ordinary Time St Augustine's sermon On PastorsI shall feed my sheep on good pasture I shall gather them together from foreign nations ...
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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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 ...
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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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...
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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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 ...
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Thursday 24 September 2020 Thursday of week 25 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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Saint of the Day St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968) was born to peasant farmers in southern Italy. By the time he was 5 years old he practiced a life of penance and made the decision to give himself completely t...
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Verse of the Day "O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16:34
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The Premarital World Wednesday, September 23, 2020 When dealing with couples who are about to get married, pastors need to encourage them to prepare for the marriage, not just the wedding. Couples tend to get caught up in the details and arrangements for the wedding, at the expense of pr...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: He Who is Holy and True These things says He who is holy, He who is true. Revelation 3:7 Jesus is called “He who is holy” (Revelation 3:7). Great revivals in past centuries began when believers saw God’s holiness. It was then that believers saw t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, Thank You for this beautiful new day. I come before You and humbly ask that You will create in me a clean heart, and forgive me of my sins and failures, as David prayed... Create in me a clean hea...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous ...
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Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Lectionary: 451 Reading 1 PRV 30:5-9 Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Add nothing to his words, lest he reprove you, and you will be exposed as a deceiver. Two things I ...
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Wednesday 25th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,1-6): Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to drive out all evil spirits and to heal diseases. And He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and...
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Wednesday 23 September 2020 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) on Wednesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) From the letters of St Pius of PietrelcinaStones of the eternal dwelling Wit...
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Wednesday 23 September 2020 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) on Wednesday of week 25 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....
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Wednesday 23 September 2020 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) on Wednesday of week 25 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 ...
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Wednesday 23 September 2020 Wednesday of week 25 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 23 September 2020 Wednesday of week 25 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 23 September 2020 Wednesday of week 25 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 23 September 2020 Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) on Wednesday of week 25 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 ou...
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Wednesday 23 September 2020 Wednesday of week 25 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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If one wishes to walk within the path of "The Light".One must have a basic understanding.To be within "The Light" is not the same as walking within the path of "The Light". If one stands within "The Light", then there is no path from "The Light" for one to follow.Without "The Darkness", "Th...
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Saint of the Day St. Ignatius of Santhia St. Ignatius of Santhia (1686-1770) was born in Italy to an upper-class family. He received his early education from a devout priest, a relative of his mother, who inspired him to join the priesthood. He studied p...
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Verse of the Day "One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus replied, "The first is this: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You s...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Mars Hill Secret Tuesday, September 22, 2020 In Athens, Paul saw all the idols and altars to the false gods of Greece and, as a Jew, he was grieved in spirit. When he spoke on Mars Hill, he didn't dwell on all their false gods. Nor did he write them off as hopeless, or simply condemn the...
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Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. 1 John 3:24 The Holy Spirit is the Spirit Whom He Has Given Us. He is the One that Jesus promised to give you (John 14:17). There are no good work...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I pray that in all of the situations that I face today, that I will be obedient and dependent upon You and Your Holy Spirit in me. I desire to give You all praise and glory. May the people I meet today experience Your lo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
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Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 450 Reading 1 PRV 21:1-6, 10-13 Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD; wherever it pleases him, he directs it. All the ways of a man may be right in his own eyes, but it ...
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Tuesday 25th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 8,19-21): The mother and relatives of Jesus came to him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd. Someone told him, «Your mother and your brothers are standing outs...
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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time St Augustine's sermon On PastorsThe church, like a vine, grows and spreads everywhere They are straying across the mountain...
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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 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 th...
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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 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 t...
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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 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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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 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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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 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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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 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...
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Tuesday 22 September 2020 Tuesday of week 25 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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The Reward of Angels Monday, September 21, 2020 You have heard of the angel Gabriel and the angel Michael, but did you know that there's another kind of angel - earthly angels - as in "you." In the Bible the Hebrew word for "angel" is "malach"; in the Greek, it is "angelos." That's why i...
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The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord 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 i...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I am Your servant. I look forward to the day when I am no longer held by the chains of human frailty and earthly concerns. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. Truly I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains. Psalm 116:15-16
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https://www.faithisbelieving.org/blogs/1/36/your-faith-can-heal-others Your Faith Can Help OthersThis is a hard question to answer in a short post. Many books have been written on the subject. And yet, it can be so involved, and even so personal, the answer never seems to become clear to many peo...
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Saint of the Day St. Matthew St. Matthew the Apostle (1st c.) was a Jew who also went by the name of Levi. He was from Galilee and served in Capernaum as a tax collector for Herod Antipas before becoming a disciple of Jesus. It was in the home of St. M...
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Verse of the Day "Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, 'Why could we not cast it out?' He said to them, 'Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "Move from here to ...
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Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Lectionary: 643 Reading 1 EPH 4:1-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters: I, 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, bea...
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September 21st: Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 9,9-13): As Jesus moved on, He saw a man named Matthew at his seat in the custom-house, and He said to him, «Follow me». And Matthew got up and followed ...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist Saint Matthew and the Angel (1661) by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), Musée du Louvre, Paris. A sermon by ...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - 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.Glo...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - 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...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - 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.G...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - 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 b...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - 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.Glor...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - Feast Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help ...
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Monday 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist - 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 help us.Glory be...
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Jesus: Praying in My (Jesus') Name If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:14 “Jesus” is the name through whom you get your prayers answered. God created humans to have daily needs; that way, they will depend on God and cry out daily to Him. &ld...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Your Word teaches that faith without works is dead... Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17 Please give me the wisdom and motivation to ste...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
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Saint of the Day St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon (1821-1846) was born to a noble family in Korea, and was baptized at the age of 15 after his parents converted to the Catholic faith. Andrew's father, great-grandfather, and great-uncle wer...
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Verse of the Day "When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happ...
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May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant. Jesus our Lord, furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. Through Jesus Christ may he carry out in you all that is pleasing to him. To Christ be Glo...
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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 133 Reading 1 IS 55:6-9 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near. Let the scoundrel forsake his way, and the wicked his thoughts; let him turn to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is gene...
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Sunday 25th (A) in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 20,1-16): Jesus told his disciples this parable, «The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to...
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Sunday 20 September 2020 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time St Augustine's sermon On PastorsOn weak Christians You have failed to strengthen the weak, says the Lord. He is speaking to wicked shepher...
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Sunday 20 September 2020 25th 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 20 September 2020 25th 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...