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Saint of the Day St. Jerome St. Jerome (347 - 420) was born to a wealthy pagan family in Dalmatia. He was sent to Rome for his schooling and there converted to Christianity, being baptized by Pope Liberius. He studied theology and traveled widely to th...
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Verse of the Day "It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens." Jeremiah 10:12
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Liturgical day: Monday 26th in Ordinary Time View saints September 30th: St. Jerome, presbyter and doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,46-50): One day the disciples were arguing about which of them was the most important. But Jesus knew their thoughts, so ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 30 2019 « September 29 | October 1 » Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: 455 Reading 1 Zec 8:1-8 ...
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Meditation of the Day "I believe that if those souls that tend towards sanctity were instructed as to the conduct they ought to follow, they would be spared a good deal of trouble. I speak as much of people in the world as of others. If they could realize the merit con...
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Heaven's Tribunal by Max Lucado Some people will stand before God on the judgment day who didn’t treat him like God, refusing to worship him. They traded the glory of God who holds the whole world in his hands for cheap figurines you can buy at any roadside stand. They ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1 Peter 1:6 (NIV) A Time to Think Never doubt in the darkness what God has given us in the light.—Francine Rivers, ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I lift up Your name and praise You this day. You are the mighty God, the creator of the universe, the lover of mankind, the sustainer of all. You are most magnificent and my awesome He...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him, nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And ...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening 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 withou...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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Saint of the Day The Holy Archangels The Archangels St. Gabriel, St. Michael, and St. Raphael share a feast day on September 29th. These are the only three angels mentioned by name in Sacred Scripture. St. Gabriel means “Power of God." He is ...
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Verse of the Day "Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every resp...
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Liturgical day: Sunday 26th (C) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 16,19-31): Jesus said to the Pharisees, «Once there was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and feasted every day. At his gate lay Lazarus, a poor man covered with sores, who longed to...
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 138 Reading 1 Am 6:1a, 4-7 Thus says the LORD the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion! Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, they eat lambs taken from the flock, and calves ...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time) 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, ...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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Saint of the Day St. Wenceslaus St. Wenceslaus (907–935 A.D.) was the son of the Duke of Bohemia. His grandfather was converted to Christianity by the missionaries Sts. Cyril and Methodius. His mother, Dragomir, was the daughter of a pagan tribal...
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Verse of the Day "I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spir...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 25th in Ordinary Time View saints September 28th: St. Wenceslaus, martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 9,43b-45): While all were amazed at everything Jesus did, He said to his disciples, «Listen and remember what I tell you now: The Son of Ma...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 28 2019 « September 27 | September 29 » Saturday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 454 Reading 1 Zec 2:5-9, 14-1...
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September 26, 2019 Bringing Our Loaves And Fishes To Jesus Jonathan B. Coe Sometimes Jesus had a difficult time getting away from the crowds for the purpose of retreat, renewal, and prayer. The masses would follow him to isolated regions and he would end up teaching them and, moved with compa...
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September 27, 2019 The Return of Michaelmas: Why We Need St. Michael the Archangel Msgr. Eric R. Barr, STL Joe Roddy is the Irish captain of a small boat that takes a dozen very lucky tourists out to sea. Their destination is a rock called Skellig Michael. It is an island eight miles off the ...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening 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 withou...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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Saint of the Day St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul (1581–1660) was born in France to a peasant farming family. As a child he grew up herding sheep, and showed such an aptitude for his studies that his father sold the family oxen to fund his...
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Verse of the Day Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me. John ...
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Liturgical day: Friday 25th in Ordinary Time View saints September 27th: St. Vincent de Paul, priest 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 the...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 27 2019 « September 26 | September 28 » Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, PriestLectionary: 453 Reading 1 Hg 2:1-9 In the second ...
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There’s No Room For The “In” Thursday, September 26, 2019 In several rabbinical translations of the Hebrew Scriptures, Isaiah 9:6-7 reads “For unto us a child is born. Unto us, a son is given. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor IN the Almighty God&he...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I am so grateful for Jesus, my Intercessor, my Savior, my Lord. Thank you for loving me so much that you would sacrifice so much. Thank you for giving me your strong foundation to build my l...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and co...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening 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 withou...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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Saint of the Day Sts. Cosmas & Damian Sts. Cosmas and Damian (d. 287 A.D.) were twin brothers born in Arabia. They both became skilled physicians who practiced in Asia Minor. They took no money for their medical services, for which they were well-respe...
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Verse of the Day "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 25th in Ordinary Time 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 or one of the ancient pr...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 26 2019 « September 25 | September 27 » Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 452 Reading 1 Hg 1:1-8 On th...
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September 25, 2019 A Bishop Explains Mary for Protestants Mother of All Peoples On June 1, 2019, the city of Amsterdam was the place of an international meeting of “Prayer for Peace through the Advocacy of Mary, Mother of all Peoples.” For Protestant Christians, it can be difficul...
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Jesus Honors You You are valuable just because you exist! Remember that the next time some trickster tries to hang a bargain-basement price tag on your self-worth. Just think about the way Jesus honors you—and smile! I do. I smile because I know I don’t deserve a love...
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The Good Sower Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Imagine you’re a farmer who hired two people to sow your fields. You give them each a bag of seed of equal size. At the end of fifteen minutes, one has sown all his seed, but the other has just barely started. What are you going to do? Y...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to Think God is speaking to all of us, all the time. The question is not, to whom does God talk? The qu...
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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 You...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly, John 10:10
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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...
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Vespers (Evening 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 withou...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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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 "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." Colossians 2:6-7
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 25th in Ordinary Time 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 to heal the sick. He in...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 25 2019 « September 24 | September 26 » Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 451 Reading 1 EzR 9:5-9 At ...
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An article on Bali has been on our newsfeed, and it seems to miss a most important detail. The article is mainly about a new law criminalizing extramarital sex. The article and comments both seem to believe that the Balinese are Muslim. In fact, Bali is part of Indonesia, and Indonesia as a whole is...
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Prayer is a Habit Worth Having by Max Lucado Do you want to know how to deepen your prayer life? At the risk of sounding like a preacher—which I am—may I make a suggestion? Why don’t you check your habits? In Romans 12:12, Paul says, “...
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The Anointing After The Cleansing Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Exodus 29 records the consecration of Aaron for the priesthood. For him and his sons to enter their ministry, they must first enter a sacred bath. Only after that can the oil of anointing be poured out. This is a pattern and a...
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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, invitatio...
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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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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...
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Vespers (Evening 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 withou...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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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 "As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully. As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished th...
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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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Liturgical day: Tuesday 25th in Ordinary Time View saints September 24th: Our Lady of Ransom 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 ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 24 2019 « September 23 | September 25 » Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 450 Reading 1 EzR 6:7-8, 12b, ...
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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...
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Vespers (Evening 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 withou...
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None (Afternoon 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...
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Sext (Midday 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...
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Terce (Mid-Morning 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 with...
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Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. 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...
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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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Liturgical day: Monday 25th in Ordinary Time View saints September 23rd: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 8,16-18): Jesus said to his disciples, «No one, after lighting a lamp covers it with a bowl or puts it under the bed; rather he puts it on ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings September 23 2019 « September 22 | September 24 » Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, PriestLectionary: 449 Reading 1 Ezr 1:1-6 In the fi...
Posted by Luminary Eddie Starr
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/2019/09/episcopal-church-announces-slavery-reparations-fund/ Reparations were already paid. How many times are idiots going to go on about this $h!+? After the Civil War, the US established the colony of Liberia. Those who wanted to, were allowed to go there....
Posted by Luminary Eddie Starr
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/2019/09/high-school-football-team-baptisms-draw-criticism/#comment-238614 So, it's ok for an IDIOT to take a knee, but not this? It's also ok when that @$$ talks about the Betsy Ross flag being racist, when she was a QUAKER, and they were abolitionists! The so-cal...
Posted by Luminary Eddie Starr
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/2019/09/arizona-supreme-court-rules-wedding-vendor-legally-discriminate-against-same-sex-couples/ First and foremost, if you're not going to look at this: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/hidden-camera-gay-wedding-cake-at-muslim-bakery/ then you have no business t...
Posted by Pastor shaun james Phd
DOES CHARACTER MATTER ANYMORE IN MINISTRY? Erosion of Morals in the Ministry Something is very wrong with the 21st-century church: there is a lapse of morals within her walls today and every denomination seems to be affected:“ Two of the greatest stains on the church are clergy misconduc...