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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. Barnabas St. Barnabas (1st c.) was a Jew from the island of Cyprus who was given the name Joseph at birth. He is mentioned by name in the New Testament. A convert to the Christian faith in Jerusalem, he sold his property and preach...
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Verse of the Day "How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you." Psalm 119:9-11 ...
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Liturgical day: June 11th: St. Barnabas, Apostle Gospel text (Mt 10,7-13): Jesus said to his disciples, «Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near. Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse the lepers, and drive out demons. You received this as a gift, so give it a...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 11 2019 « June 10 | June 12 » Memorial of Saint Barnabas, ApostleLectionary: 580/360 Reading 1 Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 In those days a g...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You are my Creator and I am blessed and amazed to read this beautiful Bible passage about my Savior Jesus... In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Acts 2:1-6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) The Ruach Fills the Disciples 1 When the day of Shavuot[a] had come, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it fille...
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June 10, 2019 Priest on Titanic: The Last Voyage of Fr. Thomas Byles K. V. Turley Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. On board in all directions there was the sound of running feet. It was clear there was something wrong. Before hearing anyt...
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Doubtstorms by Max Lucado The following is excerpted from Chapter 13 of In the Eye of the Storm. On Sundays, I stand before a church with a three-point outline in my hand, thirty minutes on the clock, and a prayer on my lips. I do my best to say something that will convi...
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The Festival Of Going Monday, June 10, 2019 Do you remember when you were a child, and the summer came around? The school would have a commencement celebration, and everyone would go their separate ways. It was a time of going out. Ancient Israel had something like that too. Every year I...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14 NIV A Time to Think Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. –George MacDonald, author, poet, and Christian minister ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Thank you for giving us Your laws to keep us on track, to keep us safe, to help our lives to be more orderly, secure and happy…and to protect us. Please help me to focus on Jesus: The Lawgiver t...
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Acts 20:16 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost. New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture is taken ...
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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. Olivia of Palermo St. Olivia (448– 463 A.D.) was the beautiful daughter of a noble family living near Palermo on the island of Sicily. She desired to serve God through her life as a consecrated virgin, and gave her wealth to ...
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Verse of the Day "And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But t...
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Today’s Feast Day Mary, Mother of the Church Mary, by virtue of being the mother of Jesus Christ, has always been recognized as the Mother of the Church, which Jesus established during His Passion. Before He expired on the Cross, Jesus gave His fin...
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Liturgical day: Monday after Pentecost: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 19,25-27): Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the discip...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 10 2019 « June 9 | June 11 » Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the ChurchLectionary: 572A Reading 1 Gn 3:9-15, 20 After Ad...
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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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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 Blessed Anna Maria Taigi Bl. Anna Maria Taigi (1769-1837) was born in Siena, Italy, to a poor working class family. Her family later moved to Rome, and Anna took on various low-skill jobs to help with the family finances. She married a...
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Verse of the Day "To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host and numbers them, calling them all by name; because he is great in strength, mighty in power, n...
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Today’s Feast Day Pentecost Sunday When Jesus ascended into heaven forty days after His resurrection, He instructed the Apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the sending of the Holy Spirit. Ten days later the eleven Apostles, together with the Blesse...
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Liturgical day: Pentecost Sunday View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 20,19-23): On the evening of that day, the first day after the Sabbath, the doors were locked where the disciples were, because of their fear of the Jews, but Jesus came and stood in their midst. He said to them, &laqu...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 9 2019- Mass During the Day « June 8 | June 10 » Pentecost Sunday - Mass during the Day Lectionary: 63 Reading 1 Acts ...
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After Pentecost: Catechesis on the Holy Spirit from the Saints May 17, 2016 By Gretchen Filz Celebrating the feast of Pentecost reminds us of the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church and in the life of the individual Christian. In fact, the Acts of the ...
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Come Holy Spirit I need thee, Come sweet Spirit I pray, Come in thy strength and they power, Come in thy own special way. PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT BY ST. AUGUSTINE Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that...
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I like to think of "grace" in other than Christian, or theological, terms. What if the universe simply imparts individual virtue to those who open their minds to the possibility of it? What if "divine grace" is simply a universal force which makes each of us strive to be more than we are...
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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, Pentecost) 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 ...
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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. William of York St. William of York (d. 1154) was born to a powerful family in England, the nephew of the king. He became a priest and then treasurer of York Minster Cathedral at the time when the English crown was contested by two...
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Verse of the Day "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole struc...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 7th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 21,20-25): Peter looked back and saw that the disciple Jesus loved was following as well, the one who had reclined close to Jesus at the supper and had asked him, « Lord, who is to betray you?». On se...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 8 2019 « June 7 | June 9 » Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter - Mass in the MorningLectionary: 302 Reading 1 Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 W...
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June 7, 2019 Why Does Christ Breathe On His Disciples? Gayle Somers On Resurrection Day, Jesus breathed on His disciples, a gesture that can seem odd in itself but is packed with meaning for our celebration of Pentecost today. Gospel (Read Jn 20:19-23) Today’s Gospel tells us that Jes...
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June 7, 2019 The Divine Persons Dwell in Us through Grace Sr. Mary Ann Fatula, O.P. How blessed we would be if we truly appreciated the treasures the Divine Persons pour into our souls when we are baptized! “From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” (John 1:16). T...
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The Huppah Friday, June 7, 2019 Isaiah 4:5 says this: “Then the Lord will spread over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all, the glory will be a canopy.” But the original Hebrew...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) A Time to Think Each of us, made in His image and likeness, is yet another promise He has m...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I join with all of Heaven in proclaiming... Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing! Revelation 5:12 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Revelation 5:12 Tree of Life Version (TLV) [a] 12 They were chanting with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!&rd...
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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 Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew Bl. Anne of St. Bartholomew (1549–1626) was born in Spain, one of seven children. Her parents died when the plague swept through Spain, leaving her an orphan at the age of ten. She then became a shepherd...
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Verse of the Day "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through h...
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Liturgical day: Friday 7th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 21,15-19): After Jesus and his disciples had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, «Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?». He answered, «Yes, Lord, you know that I love you...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 7 2019 « June 6 | June 8 » Friday of the Seventh Week of EasterLectionary: 301 Reading 1 Acts 25:13b-21 King Agrippa and Bernice arrive...
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3 Simple Ways Stop Blaming & Start Reclaiming Your Power in Grace Dr. Gregory Popcak In today’s world, placing blame is easier than ever. Outlets such as the news and social media allow us to say “it’s their fault!” without a second thought. Because of this, placing b...
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June 6, 2019 To Become a Saint, Don’t Just “Follow Your Heart” Constance T. Hull Two weeks ago, I outlined some of the reasons why the celibacy requirement for Latin Rite priests is an essential witness to the world. Within the article, I mentioned the cultural maxim “...
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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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Saint of the Day St. Marcellin Champagnat St. Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840) was born to a peasant family near Lyons, France, in the same year the French Revolution erupted. He grew up amid the havoc and instability it left in every area of lif...
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Verse of the Day "For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. Therefore whoever rejects this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you." 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
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Liturgical day: Thursday 7th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 17,20-26): Jesus said, «I pray not only for these but also for those who through their word will believe in me. May they all be one as you Father are in me and I am in you. May they be one in us; so the wor...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 6 2019 « June 5 | June 7 » Thursday of the Seventh Week of EasterLectionary: 300 Reading 1 Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Wishing to determine the...
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The Ancient Word That Is Always New Thursday, June 6, 2019 People have sometimes asked me how old my computer is. If I answer, “It’s seven months old.” They reply, “Then it’s a dinosaur.” “Oh really?” I reply, “And what kind of comput...
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Our God is a Good God by Max Lucado “You are good, LORD. The LORD is good and right” (Ps. 25:7–8). “Taste and see that the LORD is good” (Ps. 34:8 NIV). God is a good God. We must begin here. Though we don’t understand...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Because You are for me, who can be against me? What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us al...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:31-33 New King James Version (NKJV) God’s Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not...
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The Blesser Is Greater Wednesday, June 5, 2019 In Hebrews 7 we’re told of the priest-king, Melchizedek blessing Abraham – and then of a principle, which is this: “Without a doubt, the lesser person is blessed by, the greater.” In other words, the one who blesses i...
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Take This Quiz by Max Lucado Name the ten wealthiest men in the world. Name the last ten Heisman trophy winners. Name the last ten winners of the Miss America contest. Name eight people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer priz...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy. Philippians 1:3-4 A Time to Think We walk without fear, full of hope and courage and strength to do His will, waiting for the en...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I pray for all those who are reading this devotional today. Please touch their lives in great and mighty ways. Please draw them closer to You and provide... ...Comfort on di...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up—just as you, in fact, are doing. Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright...
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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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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. Boniface St. Boniface (d. 754 A.D.) was born to a noble Christian family in Devonshire, England. He became a Benedictine monk and devoted his life to the evangelization of the pagan Germanic tribes in what is now Germany. He went t...
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Verse of the Day "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2...
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Liturgical day: Wednesday 7th of Easter Saints June 5th: Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 17,11b-19): Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed, «I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world whereas I am going to you. Holy Father, keep th...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings June 5 2019 « June 4 | June 6 » Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and MartyrLectionary: 299 Reading 1 Acts 20:28-38 At Miletus, Paul spoke ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
June 4, 2019 Ten Ways to Grow in Devotion to the Holy Spirit Fr. Ed Broom, OMV The Gift of Gifts, the Sanctifier, the Interior Master, the Finger of God, Paraclete, Sweet Guest of the soul, the bond of love between Father and Son, Consoler and Counselor, the Soul-life giving principle of the ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
June 4, 2019 The Tree of Knowledge & Heroic Holiness Thomas Griffin In the Book of Genesis, we have the epic story of our fall. Humanity is given everything they could ever ask for, deserve or think is necessary. Dominion over the animals, perfect relationship with each other and perfect unio...
Posted by Tony Villari
What is faith? Can you have faith and not know what faith is? Most of us have a definition to suit what we believe, and belief is a major part of having a sense of faith. At its most basic, faith is a belief in something for which there is little or no proof. And, most import...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Uncluttered Faith by Max Lucado One of my favorite stories concerns a bishop who was traveling by ship to visit a church across the ocean. While en route, the ship stopped at an island for a day. He went for a walk on a beach. He came upon three fishermen mending their nets. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Worst Case Scenario Tuesday, June 4, 2019 I’ve written of two towering saints of the twentieth century; Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, leaders of the underground church in Romania, who had both spent years in Communist prisons for their faith. I was blessed to have known them pe...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17 A Time to Think Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us. It pulls us up to Him. –Billy Graham, evangelist and au...