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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 14:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 And I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another [a]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neithe...
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Married From The Heart Monday, May 27, 2019 Imagine a marriage where the husband and wife each have a list of what the other must do and a script for what the other must say. So when they speak to each other, it’s all from a script. What would you think of such a marriage? It would...
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Our Group by Max Lucado “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of a person. We told him to stop because he does not belong to our group.” - Mark 9:38 John has a dilemma. He and the other disciples ran into someone who was doing grea...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 A Time to Think Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. –Reverend Billy Graham, author an...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer My Dear Heavenly Father, All praise to Your holy name. I honor You, for You are holy. Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 Pleas...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 15:11-13 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be full. 12 “This is My commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you. ...
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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. Augustine of Canterbury St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604 A.D.), also known as St. Austin, was prior of a monastery in Rome before being called by Pope Gregory the Great to be a missionary to the British Isles. The Pope received ...
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Verse of the Day "O Lord, you are my God, I extol you, I praise your name; For you have carried out your wonderful plans of old, faithful and true." Isaiah 25:1
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Liturgical day: Monday 6th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,26—16,4): Jesus said to his disciples, «From the Father, I will send you the Spirit of truth. When this Helper has come from the Father, He will be my witness, and you, too, will be my witnesses for ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 27 2019 « May 26 | May 28 » Monday of the Sixth Week of EasterLectionary: 291 Reading 1 Acts 16:11-15 We set sail from Troas, making a ...
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The Desires of Your Heart by Max Lucado “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 I recently met a twenty-year-old, just discharged from the military, and pondering his future. He bore a square...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection "But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.” Proverbs 1:33 A Time to Think God is the best listener. You don’t need to shout nor cry out loud because he hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to be the salt of the earth, a light in the darkness and like a city on a hill so that others will be drawn to You... You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its fl...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 15:13 Tree of Life Version (TLV) [a] 13 No one has greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. Footnotes: [a] John 15:13 cf. Lev. 19:18. Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life ...
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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. Philip Neri St. Philip Neri (1515–1595) was born in Florence, Italy, to the noble class. He was a dutiful child with a cheerful disposition, making him popular with all who knew him. At the age of 18 he was to begin...
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Verse of the Day "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ...
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Liturgical day: Sunday 6th (C) of Eastern View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 14,23-29): Jesus said to his disciples: «If anyone loves me, he will keep my word and my Father will love him; and we will come to him and make a room in his home. But if anyone does not love me, he will...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 26 2019 « May 25 | May 27 » Sixth Sunday of EasterLectionary: 57 Reading 1 Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Some who had come down from Judea were in...
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Meditation of the Day "Whenever that sacrifice of Christ is memorialized in the Church, there is an application to a new moment in time and a new presence in space of the unique sacrifice of Christ Who is now in glory. In obeying His mandate, His followers would be rep...
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The girl who wanted to receive Communion so badly that Jesus intervened directly Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. | Flickr CC by NC-ND 2.0 Share 1122 Larry Peterson | May 12, 2019 She was 11 when she finally was granted her lifelong wish, and literally died of joy. ...
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May 21, 2019 Getting Up in the Morning: Our First Spiritual Battle Fr. John Portavella A new day begins. The alarm clock sounds. It is time to get up quickly from bed. The moment has arrived to offer the first sacrifice to our Lord. The body says, “No, not yet!” but the soul says,...
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When Everything Changes Are you on the eve of change? A new chapter? A new season? Heaven’s message for you is clear: when everything else changes, God’s presence never does. Your journey in the company of the Holy Spirit, who “will teach you everything and will ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling. Psalm 91:1 NIV A Time to Think The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep disco...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You that You are with me always, as Jesus promised... "...I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 Thank You that if I stumble and fall, I will ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 28:20 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 20 teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of ...
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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, 6th Sunday of Easter) 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, i...
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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. Bede the Venerable St. Bede (672–735 A.D.), also known as the Venerable Bede, was born to a wealthy family in England. At the age of seven he was sent to the Benedictine monastery to be educated by the monks. He discerned a v...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 5th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,18-21): Jesus said to his disciples, «If the world hates you, remember that the world hated me before you. This would not be so if you belonged to the world, because the world loves its own. But you are ...
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Liturgical day: Saturday 5th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,18-21): Jesus said to his disciples, «If the world hates you, remember that the world hated me before you. This would not be so if you belonged to the world, because the world loves its own. But you are ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 25 2019 « May 24 | May 26 » Saturday of the Fifth Week of EasterLectionary: 290 Reading 1 Acts 16:1-10 Paul reached also Derbe and Lystr...
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May 24, 2019 Saintly Insights Into Healing Broken Friendships Fr. Joseph M. Esper I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) Friendships can be a source, not only of spiritual growth, but also of great enjoyment and satisfac...
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May 24, 2019 What Jesus Promised at the Last Supper Gayle Somers During His conversation with the apostles on the night of His arrest, Jesus looks into the future. What does He see? Gospel (Read Jn 14:23-29) In a long section of St. John’s Gospel that we call “the Last Supp...
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May 24, 2019 Cryptids, Monsters, and the Mysteries of Our Faith Matthew B. Rose It might seem strange for an article about cryptozoology to appear on Catholic Exchange. Might we dare paraphrase Tertullian’s retort: What have cryptids to do with Christ? The existence or non-existence of ...
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The Weight of Glory by Max Lucado “Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” (2 Corinthians 4:17) The words “weight of glory” conjure up images of the ancient ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God of Forgiveness, Elohim Selichot, I am so grateful for Your grace and for your forgiveness of my sins. I am so blessed to be covered by the sacrifice of Jesus, lifted by the intercession of the Holy Spirit and loved ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 Tree of Life Version (TLV) [a] 17 For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be see...
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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. Simeon Stylites the Younger St. Simeon Stylites the Younger (521-596 A.D.) was born in Antioch in ancient Syria (present-day Turkey). Like his namesake and predecessor, Simeon was drawn from a young age to a life of penance and auste...
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Verse of the Day "Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8 &nb...
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Liturgical day: Friday 5th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,12-17): Jesus said to his disciples, «This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. There is no greater love than this, to give one's life for one's friends; and you are my friends if you d...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 24 2019 « May 23 | May 25 » Friday of the Fifth Week of EasterLectionary: 289 Reading 1 Acts 15:22-31 The Apostles and presbyters, in a...
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The 8th C. Benedictine Monk Who Accidentally Invented Do-Re-Mi Articles History by ChurchPOP Editor - April 25, 2018 Public Domain, Wikipedia / Movieclips, YouTube So many cool things have come from Catholics! This is just another example. You’ve probably h...
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May 23, 2019 The World Needs the Witness of Celibate Priests Constance T. Hull Last week, Fr. Jonathan Morris of Fox News fame announced that he has decided to leave the priesthood and is petitioning for laicization. In response to the very public announcement of his decision, I was immediate...
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May 23, 2019 The Eucharist Teaches Us Christ-Like Love Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV “Love one another as I have loved you.” I was celebrating Holy Mass in the parish in which I grew up in my native country of Nigeria. I had just pronounced the words of consecration when I looked in...
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White Sins & Vaccinations Thursday, May 23, 2019 In Isaiah 1, it’s written: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” How can sins become as white as snow? When God forgives a sin, and when we receive it, our past sins become as white as snow. W...
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The Dungeon of Doubt by Max Lucado Some time ago, I took my family to the bicycle store to purchase a bike for 5-year-old Jenna. She picked out a shiny "Starlett" with a banana seat and training wheels. And Andrea, age three, decided she wanted one as well. I explained t...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 A Time to Think Prayer is putting oneself under God's influence. –Harry Emerson Fosdick, p...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord, Please wake me this morning, open my ears to hear from You... The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 50:4-5 Tree of Life Version (TLV) Third Servant Song: Face Like Flint 4 Adonai Elohim has given Me the tongue of the learned,[a] that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning. He aw...
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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. William of Rochester St. William of Rochester (d. 1201), also known as St. William of Perth, was born in Perth, Scotland. He was a wild youth who matured into a devoted man of God. He became a baker, and out of his charity he would...
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Verse of the Day "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our...
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Liturgical day: Thursday 5th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,9-11): Jesus said to his disciples, «As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain in my love. You will remain in my love if you keep my commandments, just as I have kept my Father's commandmen...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 23 2019 « May 22 | May 24 » Thursday of the Fifth Week of EasterLectionary: 288 Reading 1 Acts 15:7-21 After much debate had taken place...
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May 22, 2019 St. Rita of Cascia: Hope for the Impossible! Kathleen Beckman Known as the patron saint of the impossible and model of maidens, wives, mothers, widows and nuns, St. Rita of Cascia is a canonized intercessor for challenging marriages, difficult children, feuding relatives, spiritu...
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May 22, 2019 Honor the Dead by Praying for their Souls Maura Roan McKeegan Last week, I was taking a walk in our local cemetery when I came upon a group of people gathered around a grave. On a nearby bench, they had set up something that looked like a walkie-talkie or transistor radio. It cac...
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You Have Captured God's Heart by Max Lucado Just look at the gifts he has given you: He has sent his angels to care for you, his Holy Spirit to dwell in you, his church to encourage you, and his word to guide you. You have privileges only a fiancée could have. Anytime you speak, h...
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The Old Quaker’s Paradox Wednesday, May 22, 2019 An old Quaker advertised that he would give away 40 acres of good farmland to anyone who was perfectly satisfied with what he had. One day, a man seeking the land came up to the Quaker and said, “I would like to have the land.&...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8 A Time to Think You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving. –Amy Carmi...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I pray that You will give me an understanding of how to use the blessings You have given to me for Your glory. Whether those blessings are my spiritual gifts, my talents, my abilities, and my resources, let...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 13:8-10 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the Torah. 9 For the commandments—“You shall not commit adultery, you shall not mur...
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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. Rita of Cascia St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457) was born in Italy during an era of violent strife between cities and warring family tribes. As a child she repeatedly requested to enter the convent, but instead her parents arranged he...
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Verse of the Day "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jes...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Wednesday 5th of Easter View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,1-8): Jesus said to his disciples, «I am the true vine and my Father is the winegrower. If any of my branches doesn't bear fruit, he breaks it off; and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, that ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings May 22 2019 « May 21 | May 23 » Wednesday of the Fifth Week of EasterLectionary: 287 Reading 1 Acts 15:1-6 Some who had c...
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May 21, 2019 Getting Up in the Morning: Our First Spiritual Battle Fr. John Portavella A new day begins. The alarm clock sounds. It is time to get up quickly from bed. The moment has arrived to offer the first sacrifice to our Lord. The body says, “No, not yet!” but the soul says,...
Posted by Tony Villari
There are ways we prefer to remember those we love, those who are no longer with us, those who pass on to their next great adventure. I like remembering my father as a good looking Sicilian who married my mother. To read the rest of this humble offering, please follow the attached lin...