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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by David KoontzTitus: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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDear 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by David KoontzEcclesiastes 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMWashington'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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday of week 27 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday of week 27 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday 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 t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday 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 Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday of week 27 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday 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 Fath...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Devil's Venom Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Psalm 58:4 says, "They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like a cobra." Venom is injected through the snake's teeth. Once inside, it destroys the victims by hemorrhaging the blood vessels. The poison kills the prey. All the serpent needs...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. Revelation 2:1 Jesus is He Who Holds the Seven Stars in His Right Hand. These stars we...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, I praise Your name, which is above all names... Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name Philippians 2:9 I lift up to You al...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name Philippians 2:9
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Justina of Padua St. Justina of Padua (d. 304 A.D.) was a young and pious Christian woman who dedicated her virginity to Christ. She received baptism at the hands of St. Prosdocimus, the first Bishop of Padua in Italy. At the age of ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "So then, my beloved, obedient as you have always been, not only when I am present but all the more now when I am absent, work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of the Rosary The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted following the Christian victory over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V, the "Pope of the Rosary," attributed the naval ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary Lectionary: 463 Reading 1 GAL 2:1-2, 7-14 Brothers and sisters: After fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. I went up in accord with a revelation, and I presented to them the Gos...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 27th in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11,1-4): One day Jesus was praying in a certain place and when He had finished, one of his disciples said to him, «Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples&...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Our Lady of the Rosary on Wednesday of week 27 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Our Lady of the Rosary Virgin and Child with a Rosary (c.1650) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), Museo del Prado, Madr...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Our Lady of the Rosary on Wednesday of week 27 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 hast...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Our Lady of the Rosary on Wednesday of week 27 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 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Wednesday 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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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Wednesday 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 F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Wednesday 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 th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Our Lady of the Rosary on Wednesday of week 27 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, mak...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 7 October 2020 Wednesday 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 Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saint of the Day St. Bruno St. Bruno (1030-1101) was born to a noble and prominent family in Cologne, Germany. He was well educated and excelled in his studies, and became a priest around the year 1055. He went on to direct and teach at the episcopal s...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Verse of the Day "[There is] one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to the measu...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Separated One Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Hebrews 5:1 says, "For every high priest is taken from among men." The Levites were taken from Israel. The priests, or kohanim, were taken from the Levites. The High Priest was taken from the priests. Each was taken and was separated and that wa...