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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. Mark & Marcellian Sts. Mark and Marcellian (d. 286 A.D.) were twin brothers who were martyred for their faith in Rome under Emperor Diocletian. According to legend they were both deacons from a distinguished family who were thrown i...
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Verse of the Day “'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in him.' The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord." Lamentations 3: 24-26 ...
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Liturgical day: Tuesday 11th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,43-48): Jesus said to his disciples, «You have heard that it was said: Love your neighbor and do not do good to your enemy. But this I tell you: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 18 2019 « June 17 | June 19 » Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 366 Reading 1 2 Cor 8:1-9 We want you to know, b...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, You sent your only Son, Jesus, the great I AM. Jesus is without beginning, and without end... “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Revelation 1:8 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”[a] says Adonai Elohim, “Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty!” Footnotes: [a] Revelation 1:8 cf. Rev. 21:6; 22:1...
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June 17, 2019 John XXI and the True Gift of the Papacy Richard Becker When Christ at a symbolic moment was establishing His great society, He chose for its cornerstone neither the brilliant Paul nor the mystic John, but a shuffler, a snob, a coward – in a word, a man. – G.K. Ch...
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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. Emily de Vialar St. Emily de Vialar (1797–1856) was born in Gaillac, France to an aristocratic family in the years following the French Revolution. Because the Catholic faith was under severe persecution, she was baptized in ...
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Verse of the Day “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!" Luke 12:4-5 ...
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Liturgical day: Monday 11th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,38-42): Jesus said to his disciples, «You have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you this: do not oppose evil with evil; if someone slaps you on your ri...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 17 2019 « June 16 | June 18 » Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 365 Reading 1 2 Cor 6:1-10 Brothers and sisters:A...
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God's Translator by Max Lucado There were a few occasions in Brazil when I served as a translator for an English speaker. He stood before the audience, complete with the message. I stood at his side, equipped with the language. My job was to convey his story to the listeners...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV) ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Too often I beg You for help in my plans. Please teach me to submit my plans to You and to seek Your wisdom and direction for my life... Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 119:105 New King James Version (NKJV) × NUN 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982...
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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. Regis St. John Francis Regis (1597–1640) was born to a wealthy French merchant and his noble wife. After being educated by the Jesuits, he joined their order at the age of 18 and was later ordained a priest. He grew into a sk...
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Verse of the Day "I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal...
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Today’s Feast Day Holy Trinity Sunday On the first Sunday after Pentecost the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This revealed doctrine of God's nature is that the eternal God is one in essence and being, yet three distinct p...
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Liturgical day: Trinity Sunday (C) View 1st Reading and Psalm 1st Reading (Prov 8:22-31): Thus says the wisdom of God: «The Lord possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago; from of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When ther...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 16 2019 « June 15 | June 17 » The Solemnity of the Most Holy TrinityLectionary: 166 Reading 1 Prv 8:22-31 Thus says the wisdom of God:"...
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Meditation of the Day "Know, dearest daughter, how, by humble, continual, and faithful prayer, the soul acquires, with time and perseverance, every virtue. Wherefore should she persevere and never abandon prayer... The soul should advance by degrees, and I know we...
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"Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path." A gentleman recently mentioned this line he quoted from Proverbs, in the Bible. The Bible? I had to come home and look it up because I didn't remember that particular quote coming from biblical scripture. I remembered...
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No Pecking Orders with Jesus By Max Lucado Love does not boast, it is not proud (1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV). Jesus has no room for pecking orders. His solution to man-made caste systems? A change of direction. In a world of upward mobility, choose downward servility. “Rega...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. Job 22:21 NASB A Time to Think I expect the best and with God's help will attain the best. —Norman Vincent Peale, Guideposts Founder A Time to Act ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Let me begin by thanking You for taking care of me, my family and my loved ones. Thank You for always being there to carry us, to protect us, and for loving us for eternity. Please lead me, ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Galatians 5:22-23 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 22 But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentlenesses, and self-control—against such things, there is no law. Tree of Life V...
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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, The Most Holy Trinity) 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. Germaine Cousin St. Germaine Cousin (1579–1601) was born in a remote French village to a peasant farmer. She was born with a deformed right arm and a disease that causes abscesses in her neck. Her mother died when she wa...
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Verse of the Day "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it." Matthew 7:13-14 ...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 10th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,33-37): Jesus said to his disciples, «You have also heard that people were told in the past: Do not break your oath; an oath sworn to the Lord must be kept. But I tell you this: do not take oaths....
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 15 2019 « June 14 | June 16 » Saturday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 364 Reading 1 2 Cor 5:14-21 Brothers and sisters...
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Meditation of the Day "The divine activity permeates the whole universe, it pervades every creature; wherever they are it is there; it goes before them, with them, and it follows them; all they have to do is to let the waves bear them on. Would to God that ... all men ...
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June 14, 2019 Why We Celebrate Trinity Sunday Gayle Somers Jesus never used the word “Trinity,” yet in Sunday’s readings He describes why we believe in it. Gospel (Read Jn 16:12-15) “Jesus said to His disciples: ‘I have much more to tell you, but y...
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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. Joseph the Hymnographer St. Joseph the Hymnographer (816-883 A.D.) was born in Sicily to a pious Christian family. When Muslims invaded the island, his family moved to Greece to escape persecution. At the age of 15 he entered a monas...
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Verse of the Day "After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried o...
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Liturgical day: Friday 10th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,27-32): Jesus said to his disciples: «You have heard that it was said: ‘Do not commit adultery’. But I tell you this: anyone who looks at a woman to lustfully has in fact already committ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 14 2019 « June 13 | June 15 » Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 363 Reading 1 2 Cor 4:7-15 Brothers and sisters: We ...
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Meditation of the Day "Like a child who fears no danger in his father's protecting arms, we must cast ourselves into the arms of our Heavenly Father, confident that those Hands which sustain the heavens are all powerful to supply our necessities, to uphold us in tempta...
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June 13, 2019 The First Secret of Fatima: The Reality of Hell Fr. Nicholas Sheehy, LC What was happening to the three children during the apparitions at Fatima? The people surrounding the children knew that they were apparently seeing a mysterious lady enveloped in light during the visions bu...
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June 13, 2019 Why Do We Call God “Father”? Shane Kapler Why do we address God as “Father,” instead of “Mother”? Well, because that is what Jesus did, and as Christians we don’t have an independent relationship with God; we participate in Je...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Thank You for all of Your promises. Thank You for opening Your arms and welcoming me to come to You, to find rest in You, to find freedom in You, to have abundant life in You. I cry out to You...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalm 145:14 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 14 Adonai upholds all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down. Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Je...
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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. Anthony of Padua St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was born in Lisbon, Portugal to a powerful yet pious family. At age 15 he relinquished a life of nobility, wealth, and honor, and chose instead to serve God with the Augustinians. Y...
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Verse of the Day "But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:22-23 ...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 10th in Ordinary Time Saints June 13th: St. Anthony of Padua, presbyter and doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,20-26): Jesus said to the crowds, «I tell you, then, that if you are not righteous in a much broader way than the teache...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 13 2019 « June 12 | June 14 » Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: 362 Reading 1 2 Cor 3:15&md...
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Meditation of the Day "It does indeed produce an entire change in the whole conception of the Christian life when one passes from under the law of prohibitions to live under the benign influences of the law of the Beatitudes. One ceases merely to strive against particu...
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Blogs | Jun. 12, 2019 Why the Holy Spirit is Called ‘Lord and Giver of Life’ The Holy Spirit came to you fully on the day of your Confirmation, but his first gift to you was given on the day of your conception. John Grondelski If I were a betting man, I’d wager tha...
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Stunned By His Grace by Max Lucado I was mulling over a recent conversation I had with a disenchanted Christian brother. He was upset with me. So upset that he was considering rescinding his invitation for me to speak to his group. Seems he’d heard I was pretty open about who I ha...
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Only God Can Make What Was Become What Never Was Wednesday, June 12, 2019 How does wine become wine? Wine, by definition, is aged. Good wine takes years to age. The first recorded miracle Messiah did was to turn water into wine, and not just any wine, but good wine. God made the wine com...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8 A Time to Think God's mercies are new every morning. Receive them. —Max Lucado, best-selling author, and preacher ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You know my mind, my heart, and my heart aches. You have showered me with blessings and carried me through many valleys of pain and sadness. Thank You for the godly influences of special peo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Amos 9:13-15 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 13 “Behold, days are soon coming” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the one treading grapes, the one sowing seed. ...
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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 Pope St. Leo III Pope St. Leo III (d. 816 A.D.) was a Roman cardinal who was unanimously elected pope on the same day his predecessor was buried. He lived during a time of tension between the popes and emperors and their respective right...
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Verse of the Day "For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? The God who has girded me with strength has opened wide my path. He made my feet like the feet of deer, and set me secure on the heights. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can ...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 10th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,17-19): Jesus said to his disciples, «Do not think that I have come to remove the Law and the Prophets. I have not come to remove but to fulfill them. I tell you this: as long as heaven and earth...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 12 2019 « June 11 | June 13 » Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 361 Reading 1 2 Cor 3:4-11 Brothers and sisters:S...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Meditation of the Day "To love God’s will in consolations is a good love when it is truly God’s will we love and not the consolation wherein it lies. Still, it is a love without opposition, repugnance, or effort. Who would not love so worthy a will in so ag...
Posted by Michael Mideaker
I have started an online lifestyle Church called Church of Rope and Chain. Its a lifestyle church that celebrates everyone and every lifestyle. It is based in Conway, SC but since it is online it is open to everyone. I'm very excited about this new journey I will be taking. W...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
June 11, 2019 10 Tips to Strengthen Your Catholic Home Fr. Ed Broom, OMV Opening our eyes, we can see that the family in serious crisis. This being the case, as followers of Christ and defenders of the Domestic Church—the family—let us launch a concerted effort to save our ch...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...