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Confess and Believe by Max Lucado Can we know we are truly saved? The Bible says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9). Confess and believe&helli...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5 A Time to Think Prayer is more than words. It is listening, seeing, feeling. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author, and minister A Time to Ac...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Luke 19:10 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Tree of Life Version (TLV) Tree of Life (TLV) Translation of the Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Messianic Jewish Family ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Most High God, You know my heart and my heartaches. You have showered me with blessings and You have carried me through the valleys of pain and sadness. Thank You for the godly influenc...
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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, Divine Mercy Sunday) 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...
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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. Zita of Lucca St. Zita (d. 1271) was born into poverty in Tuscany, Italy. Her mother taught her to develop a strong prayer life, which, combined with her happy disposition, enabled her to seek God's will in all her life circumstanc...
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Verse of the Day "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23
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Liturgical day: Easter Saturday (Octave of Easter) Saints April 27th: The Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia's patron saint View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 16,9-15): After Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had driven out s...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 27 2019 « April 26 | April 28 » Saturday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 266 Reading 1 Acts 4:13-21 Observing the boldness of Peter...
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April 26, 2019 St. Thomas & Divine Mercy Sunday Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. The Gospels tell an incredible story. A virginal conception. Miraculous healings. Even people coming back from the dead. How are we to know that it’s not all just a fanciful fabrication? There is much evidence...
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April 26, 2019 The Triumph of Divine Mercy Gayle Somers The Gospel of Divine Mercy Sunday records a post-Resurrection appearance of Jesus in which His mercy to sinners begins to flow. Watch out! There is no stopping it. Gospel (Read Jn 20:19-31) The celebration of our Lord&rsquo...
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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. Cletus & Marcellinus St. Cletus (1st c.) and St. Marcellinus (3rd c.) were both Romans, popes, and martyrs who ruled the Holy See during the terrible persecution of Christians at the hands of the Roman Empire. St. Cletus was a conve...
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Verse of the Day "As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, s...
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Liturgical day: Easter Friday (Octave of Easter) Saints April 26th: Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 21,1-14): Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Lake of Tiberias. He appeared to them in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas who was calle...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 26 2019 « April 25 | April 27 » Friday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 265 Reading 1 Acts 4:1-12 After the crippled man had been c...
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Meditation of the Day "Everything that exists is a gift from God. Yet oftentimes we look to the things and creatures created by God for a satisfaction and fulfillment that only God Himself can provide. When the soul wraps itself around the things and the people of this...
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April 25, 2019 Holiness: Never Give Up the Fight Constance T. Hull The other day I had a discussion with my daughter about the long path to holiness. She was having a difficult day. We had just spent three weeks visiting my family in my native state of Montana. We were on our way back to Virg...
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April 25, 2019 How the Crown of Thorns Arrived at Paris J. Charles Wall Except in the Bible, the Crown of Thorns is not mentioned by any writer during the first four hundred years. It is supposed to have been hidden, but St. Paulinus, bishop of Nola (409-431), speaks of its existence as a wel...
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This article talks about praying for Priest, but it can be used also for praying for your minister, rabbi and so on. Please read it and should you decide to use this format of prayer which I hope you will decide to, don't just do it once, make it a Novena of 9 days or if you desire you can do it dai...
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The Shadow of a Doubt by Max Lucado Sunday mornings. I awake early, long before the family stirs, the sunrise flickers, or the paper plops on the driveway. Let the rest of the world sleep in. I don’t. Sunday’s my big day, the day I stand before a congregation of p...
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Waiting For The Bride Thursday, April 25, 2019 When I got married, there was a hairdresser who volunteered to do the hair for all the bridesmaids. The problem was that she didn’t exactly know what she was doing and they ended up looking like the bride... of Frankenstein. So I was w...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. Proverbs 8:17 A Time to Think Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. –Mother Teresa A Time to Act Be...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer (this prayer is based upon Psalm 8) O Lord, my Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth. You have set Your glory in the heavens. When I look at Your heavens, at the work of Your f...
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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. Mark St. Mark the Evangelist (1st c.) was born to Jewish parents living in Libya in North Africa, later settling in Cana of Galilee not far from Jerusalem. Mark became one of the 70 disciples of Jesus and the author of the Gospel t...
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Verse of the Day "The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous. In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and your renown are the soul’s desire. My soul yearns for you in the night, my spirit wit...
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Liturgical day: Easter Thursday (Octave of Easter) Saints April 25th: Mark, evangelist View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 24,35-48): The two disciples told what had happened on the road and how Jesus made himself known when He broke bread with them. As they went on talking about this,...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 25 2019 « April 24 | April 26 » Thursday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 264 Reading 1 Acts 3:11-26 As the crippled man who had bee...
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Meditation of the Day "No one can fail to understand that the Divine Eucharist bestows upon the Christian people an incomparable dignity. Not only while the Sacrifice is offered and the Sacrament is received, but as long as the Eucharist is kept in our churches and ora...
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April 24, 2019 God’s Love Makes Us Look Foolish to the World Thomas Griffin The Church continues the reign and mission of Jesus Christ. In today’s world with constant scandals and flawed leadership many are asking how the Church should achieve its mission in a productive and effic...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day 1 Peter 1:18-19 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 18 You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life handed down from your ancestors—not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with precious blood like that...
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Hope Restored Along the Way by Max Lucado What would it take to restore your hope? What would you need to reenergize your journey? Though the answers are abundant, three come quickly to mind. The first would be a person. Not...
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I wanted to write this all down while it's still fresh in my mind; before I think and wordsmith the emotion and, with it, the very meaning of what I truly feel. I think it's what any of us might feel when a loved one has a massive stroke. We begin to ponder our own fragile mortal...
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The Evangelist To The Interviewers Wednesday, April 24, 2019 When I graduated from college, I went on job interviews. It was in the middle of a deep recession and there were no openings. Finally, while in the waiting room for an interview, I decided to change my strategy. I wouldn’...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 A Time to Think There is neve...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, You breathed the breath of life into me as you have with all the people who have ever lived... And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath ...
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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. Fidelis of Sigmaringen St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577-1622) was born with the name Mark Rey in what is today Germany. He studied and taught law and became known for his charity, austerities, and great devotion to God. He gained a r...
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Verse of the Day "My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; if you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your voice for understanding; if you seek it like ...
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Liturgical day: Easter Wednesday (Octave of Easter) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 24,13-35): Two disciples of Jesus were going to Emmaus, a village seven miles from Jerusalem, and they talked about what had happened. While they were talking and wondering, Jesus came up and walked ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 24 2019 « April 23 | April 25 » Wednesday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 263 Reading 1 Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up to...
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April 23, 2019 Easter Gives True Meaning to Life & Death Fr. Ed Broom, OMV The winter snows melt and spring flowers blossom and emanate their beautiful fragrance. The sharp thorns fade and the pink glowing rose sprouts and adorns the colorful meadow. These are merely analogies in nature of t...
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April 23, 2019 Christ Has Risen, As He Said He Would Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. Resurrexit Sicut Dixit The Easter Antiphon, Regina Coeli, states that Christ “has risen, as He said.” This phrase is remarkable. It is one thing, however astounding, to maintain that Christ arose from ...
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April 23, 2019 Christ’s Resurrection Restores Us to True Life Matthew B. Rose In the first part of our reflections, we examined the first two preternatural gifts, that of Infused Knowledge and Integrity. These two preternatural gifts concerned our minds and our wills, respectively...
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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. George St. George (d. 303 A.D.) was born in Palestine to noble Christian parents. Like his father, he enlisted as a soldier in the Roman army serving under Emperor Diocletian. He was renowned for his bravery and outstanding militar...
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Verse of the Day “But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord ...
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Liturgical day: Easter Tuesday (Octave of Easter) Saints April 23rd: George, martyr View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 20,11-18): Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she bent down to look inside; she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, on...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 23 2019 « April 22 | April 24 » Tuesday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 262 Reading 1 Acts 2:36-41 On the day of Pentecost, Peter ...
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April 22, 2019 When It Feels Like You Have Labored in Vain Stephen Beale The Church teaches that we need we need to cooperate with God’s grace, but sometimes it seems like our efforts amount to very little. That may be the whole point, as St. Therese explains in her account of a deeper...
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April 22, 2019 Where Do We Find True Fulfillment in Life? Alan Scott Everyone desperately wants to find fulfillment in his or her life. We all know that. We all long for a deep connection with some ‘one’, or some ‘thing’. There’s the idea that if we could just f...
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"Hurry up and wait" is an exercise in patience. It can be hell if what you're waiting for means a change in life, and not in a good way. Waiting to hear if you've lost your job, or your life, if your test results are positive or not; if you failed your exam or excelled. Maybe you'r...
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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. Soter Pope St. Soter (c. 174-175 A.D.) was born in Fondi, Italy. Nothing is known of his early life. He served as the 12th bishop of Rome from c.167 to 175 A.D. He was praised for his fatherly tenderness in comforting, both with...
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Verse of the Day "Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven." Matthew 10:32-33
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Liturgical day: Easter Monday (Octave of Easter) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 28,8-15): The women left the tomb at once in holy fear, yet with great joy, and they ran to tell the news to the disciples. Suddenly, Jesus met them on the way and said, «Peace». The women a...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 22 2019 « April 21 | April 23 » Monday in the Octave of EasterLectionary: 261 Reading 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33 On the day of Pentecost, Pete...
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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. Anselm of Canterbury St. Anselm (1033–1109) was born into a noble family in the Lombardy region of Italy. The example of his pious mother led him to great faith, and he sought to enter the monastery at age 15. However, the ab...
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Verse of the Day "Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obedience to the voice of the Lord? Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams." 1 Samuel 15:22
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Today’s Feast Day Easter Sunday On Easter Sunday the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from the dead, the greatest feast of the liturgical year. For this purpose Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was sent into the w...
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Liturgical day: Easter Sunday (Mass during the Day) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 20,1-9): On the first day after the Sabbath, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark and she saw that the stone blocking the tomb had been moved away. She ran t...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings April 21 2019 « April 20 | April 22 » Easter SundayThe Resurrection of the Lord Lectionary: 42 The Mass of Easter Day Reading 1 Acts 10:34a,...