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September 8th: Birth of Mary listen download View 1st Reading and Psalm 1st Reading (Mic 5:1-4a): The Lord says: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah. From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from o...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary From a discourse by Saint Andrew of CreteThe old has passed away: all things are made new ‘The fu...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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 u...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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 he...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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.Gl...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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 ...
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Tuesday 8 September 2020 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 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.Glo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Stone Of Contempt Monday, September 7, 2020 In Psalm 118 it is written: "The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone." In Hebrew, there's a very striking word used. It's the word "ma'as." "Ma'as" means more than rejected. Messiah is the stone. And according...
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Jesus: The Amen And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, "These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God." Revelation 3:14 Jesus is the Amen, the final word on everything that is done by God. The A...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I praise You for who You are; You are the Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and the End, My Savior and Lord, Creator of all, Thank You for b...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, "These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God." Revelation 3:14
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Saint of the Day St. Regina Saint Regina (d. 286 A.D.) was born to pagan parents in France. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father gave her to the care of a Christian nurse who secretly baptized her and raised her in the Christian ...
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Verse of the Day "But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your h...
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The True Temples of God: Jeremiah 31 Jer. 31:1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. Jer. 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the L...
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Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 437 Reading 1 1 COR 5:1-8 Brothers and sisters: It is widely reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of a kind not found even among pagans– a man living with his father&rsqu...
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Liturgical day: Monday 23rd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,6-11): On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and began teaching. There was a man with a paralyzed right hand and the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched him: Would Jesus heal the man on...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 23 in Ordinary Time From a sermon on the Beatitudes by Saint Leo the GreatWhoever loves your law will have abundant peace The blessedness of seeing...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 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 F...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 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 t...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 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 Fathe...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 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 Fa...
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Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 7 September 2020 Monday of week 23 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...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Supplication And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Zechariah 12:10 The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Suppli...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, Thank You for the strength you give to me... I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 Thank You, Jesus, for Your strength and salvation. Whenever I ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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Saint of the Day St. Eleutherius the Abbot St. Eleutherius (d. 585 A.D.) was a monk living in Spoleto, Italy. Little is known of his early life. He became the Abbot of St. Mark's Abbey and was well-known as a man of simplicity and penance. He also ...
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Verse of the Day "Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1
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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ...
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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 127 Reading 1 EZ 33:7-9 Thus says the LORD:You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel;when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me.If I tell the wicked, “O wicked one, yo...
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Liturgical day: Sunday 23rd (A) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 18,15-20): Jesus said to his disciples, «If your brother or sister has sinned against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are in private, and if he listens to you, you have won you...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 6 September 2020 23rd 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 6 September 2020 23rd 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 Fat...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 Fathe...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 6 September 2020 23rd 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 a...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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 F...
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Sunday 6 September 2020 23rd 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. Al...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: Son of Man No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3:13-14 Jesus is the Son of Man. On Earth, Jesus called Himself by this...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer This prayer is based upon Proverbs 29:22-27 Dear Father in Heaven, Let me never be an angry person who stirs up strife nor a furious person who abounds in transgression. I pray that I will NOT be so filled with pride that I think of mysel...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of Man be lifted up. John 3: 13-14
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Saint of the Day St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997), known simply as Mother Teresa, was born to a family of Albanian descent in what is now Macedonia. As a young girl Mother Teresa was fascinated by stories sh...
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Verse of the Day "This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24
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Protect us Lord, as we stay awake; Watch over us as we sleep, that awake we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace (Alleluia).
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O Come Holy Spirit Beloved of my soul. I Adore Thee, I Love Thee, Enlighten Me, Guide Me, Strengthen Me, Console Me. Tell me what I ought to do and Command me to do it. I promise to submit and abide to everything that you ask of me and to accept All that thy allow to happen to ...
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Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 436 Reading 1 1 COR 4:6b-15 Brothers and sisters: Learn from myself and Apollos not to go beyond what is written, so that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over agains...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 22nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,1-5): One Sabbath Jesus was going through the corn fields and his disciples began to pick heads of grain crushing them in their hands for food. Some of the Pharisees asked them, «Why do you do wha...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time From a sermon on the Beatitudes by Saint Leo the GreatThe blessedness of Christ's kingdom After pronouncing his blessing ...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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 t...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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, co...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, ...
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Saturday 5 September 2020 Saturday of week 22 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 en...
Posted by David Koontz
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Secret Of The Apostles Friday, September 4, 2020 In Acts 5:12, it's written: 'And at the hands of the apostles' many signs and wonders were taking place among the people and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.' There's an important connection there. Apostles and miracles ...
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Jesus: Bright and Morning Star I am…the Bright and Morning Star. Revelation 22:16 Jesus is the Bright and Morning Star; He shines in darkness to give all people hope. Just before the dawn, a bright star appears on the horizon where the sun will be rising. That las...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Almighty God, Jesus tells us... "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Ma...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." Matthew 5:44
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Devotion of the Month Month of Our Lady of Sorrows The Church dedicates the month of September to Our Lady of Sorrows. This devotion recalls the Blessed Virgin Mary’s spiritual martyrdom in virtue of her perfect union with the Passion of Chr...
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Saint of the Day St. Rosalia St. Rosalia (1130–1166 A.D.) was born to a wealthy and noble Norman family, descendants of Charlemagne who had migrated to Sicily. From a young age Rosalia was strongly drawn to Christ, which caused her to leave her l...
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Verse of the Day "For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength."" Isaiah 30:15a
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Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 435 Reading 1 1 COR 4:1-5 Brothers and sisters:Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christand stewards of the mysteries of God. Now it is of course required of stewardsthat they be found tru...
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Liturgical day: Friday 22nd in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 5,33-39): Some people asked Jesus, «The disciples of John fast often and say long prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why is it that your disciples eat and drink?». Then Jesus sai...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 22 in Ordinary Time From a sermon on the Beatitudes by Saint Leo the GreatBlessed are the poor in spirit There is no doubt that the poor find it ea...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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 F...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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 t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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 Fathe...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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 Fa...
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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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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Friday 4 September 2020 Friday of week 22 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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Saint of the Day Pope St. Gregory the Great Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604 A.D.) was the son of a wealthy Roman senator. His mother and two of his aunts are also saints, which provided him with a strong and devout religious upbringing. His skill i...
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Verse of the Day "For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also gl...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Melech Of The Universe Thursday, September 3, 2020 If you were shrinking the universe down to a model, with the earth represented by a ball one inch in diameter, the nearest star would have to be put 51,000 miles away. There are one hundred billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, whi...
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The Holy Spirit: A Deposit God, who sealed us has also given us the Spirit in our hearts as a deposit that there are more good things coming. (author’s translation) 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 When you became a Christian, you received the Holy Spirit as ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Loving Father in Heaven, Today I lift up all teachers to You. I pray for Your anointing upon their lives, their work, and their ministries. Please give them wisdom, knowledge, guidance, patience, love,...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
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Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 434 Reading 1 1 COR 3:18-23 Brothers and sisters: Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool, so as to become wise. Fo...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 22nd in Ordinary Time View saints September 3rd: St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 5,1-11): One day, as Jesus stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, with a crowd gathered around him listening to the word o...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor A sermon of St Gregory the GreatFor the love of Christ I do not spare myself in ...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 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 ...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 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...
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Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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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Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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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Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor on Thursday of week 22 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 a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 3 September 2020 Thursday of week 22 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Brocard St. Brocard (d. 1231 A.D.) was a Frenchman who traveled to the Holy Land to enter into religious life there. He was among the first group of hermits to establish a community of monks on Mount Carmel. Details of his life are s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Therefore, we are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Experiment Of Your Faith Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Bible speaks of the testing of our faith. You probably think about it in negative terms... what God is going to lay on you next. The Greek word for testing or a trial means 'EXPERIMENT.' Our English word 'Experiment' comes fro...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: A Stone of Stumbling Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. 1 Peter 2:7-8 Jes...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God, Thank You for this new day. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Psalm 92:1 Thank You for the beautiful sunshine. I am ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Psalm 92:1
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 433 Reading 1 1 COR 3:1-9 Brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as spiritual people, but as fleshly people, as infants in Christ. I fed you milk, not solid food, because you were un...