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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.June 11th: St. Barnabas, Apostle Podcast Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 10:7-13): Jesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive o...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saint Barnabas, Apostle on Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Barnabas, Apostle St Barnabas healing the sick by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) circa 1566. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. A ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saint Barnabas, Apostle on Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saint Barnabas, Apostle on Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make has...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saint Barnabas, Apostle on Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Most Holy Trinity) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Ps...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Saturday 11 June 2022 Saturday of week 10 in Ordinary Time 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 end.Am...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Sailboat Principle Friday, June 10, 2022 The first time my father and I tried sailing a sailboat, the instructor gave us directions. He said that we couldn't keep the sail in just one position; we'd have to adjust it continuously. We didn't so we ended up in the water wit...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Lawgiver There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy, Who are you to judge another? James 4:12 The Lord Jesus is the Lawgiver; He runs the world through natural laws such as the law of gravity. No one can break these laws without suffe...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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 blessed, secure and happy…and to protect us. Today, please help me to focus on Jesus, The Law...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 7:1-2 NKJV “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. James 4:12 NKJV There is one Lawgiver, who is abl...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 363 Reading I 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16 At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave, where he took shelter. But the word of the LORD came to him, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LOR...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5:27-32): Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lu...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time The Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose: Psalm 1The delightful book of the psalms Although the whole of Scripture breathes ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Friday 10 June 2022 Friday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Spirit Graduates Thursday, June 9, 2022 On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came. Why then? One reason is because the disciples were at a crossroads. Their discipleship was over, they finished the course, their teacher was gone, and it was time to go forth and discip...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Life Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.' John 14:6 Jesus is the Life; He is the source of life. He embedded the world with His life when He created it (Colossians 1:16)...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You that Jesus paid the price to save me and to give me eternal life with You... For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 6:23 NKJV For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 362 Reading I 1 Kgs 18:41-46 Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, c...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5:20-26): Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdo...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time A sermon by OrigenThe conquest of Jericho Jericho is besieged and surrounded but has ye...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, m...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lor...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time or Saint Ephraem, Deacon, Doctor Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O L...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Thursday 9 June 2022 Thursday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Devil's Fear Wednesday, June 8, 2022 The devil, satan, is real. This was the hardest thing to believe when I first came to the Lord. Yet when you consider Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust, and Hitler's obsession with destroying the Jewish people, no words less th...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Holy Spirit: The Breath of God's Nostrils The foundations of the world were uncovered at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. Psalm 18:15 The Holy Spirit is the Breath of God’s Nostrils. When God breathes judgment, the H...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that I will always have a testimony that points to You. Help me to live as if today were my last before entering eternity, for I know not what tomorrow may bring. (Proverbs 27:1) ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Proverbs 27:1 NKJV Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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by Penelope HarrietCustom Mailer Boxes are the latest packaging trend, and they not only look wonderful but can also be utilized as a marketing tool to help your customers remember your products. Mailer boxes are required for every box company that transports numerous things to its customers. Boxes such as ca...
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by Perez CesarFirst and foremost, you must mentally prepare yourself before you even consider wearing your wig. A person's perception of themselves when wearing a wig, as well as whether or not they believe it is realistic, can all be influenced by short haircuts stigma, fear, and misconceptions. Wearing wigs and...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 361 Reading I 1 Kgs18:20-39 Ahab sent to all the children of Israel and had the prophets assemble on Mount Carmel. Elijah appealed to all the people and said, “How long will you straddle the issue...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5,17-19): Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time A sermon by OrigenThe crossing of the Jordan The ark of the covenant led the people of God across the Jordan. The priests a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Wednesday 8 June 2022 Wednesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Power of up Tuesday, June 7, 2022 No matter where you are or what you are doing, you have to deal with gravity every moment of your life. Gravity has a job and that is to hold you down. Just look at your body. As you age, your body becomes a graphic display of the laws of...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Lamb Slain from the Foundation of the World All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 As Israel faced the first Passover, “M...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Revelation 5:12 NKJV saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 360 Reading I 1 Kgs 17:7-16 The brook near where Elijah was hiding ran dry, because no rain had fallen in the land. So the LORD said to Elijah: “Move on to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have d...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 5:13-16): Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for any...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time From St Ignatius of Antioch's letter to the RomansMy bodily desires have been crucified All the kingdoms of this world are worth ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Tuesday 7 June 2022 Tuesday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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by Perez CesarIf the flooring in your bathroom is a little dated or if you just want to give the room a new look all around, switching to tile could be the upgrade you're looking for to give it a more modern appearance overall. Tile is not only appealing to the eye, but it is also simple to install, customize, an...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe Mystery of The Moreh and The Malkosh Monday, June 6, 2022 In Israel, there are rains called the former and latter rains. One in the spring, the Moreh and the other in the fall, the Malkosh. In the Bible, rain is often used as the symbol of the Spirit. The Spirit was poure...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Head of All Principality and Power And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. Colossians 2:10 Jesus is the Head of All Principality and Power, which means that laws and authority originally came from Him. Because He is rig...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse 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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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:31-32 NKJV 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 all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Mary, Mother of the Church Daily Feast 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 final instructions to Mary and John, elevating the nature...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion of the Month Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most popular Catholic devotions. Although it was beloved in previous centuries, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673, showing her a vision of the now-famous image of His Sac...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.St. Marcellin Champagnat Saint of the Day 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 life. Like many other children, St. Marcellin w...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Lectionary: 572A Reading I Gn 3:9-15, 20 After Adam had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to him and asked him, “Where are y...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 19:25-34): 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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Mary, Mother of the Church From an allocution by Pope Paul VI at the Second Vatican CouncilThe Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Mary, Mother of the Church on Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make has...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Monday 6 June 2022 Monday of week 10 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer)(today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Today's Meditation “After the events of the Resurrection and Ascension, Mary entered the Upper Room together with the Apostles to await Pentecost, and was present there as the Mother of the glorified Lord. … Thus there began to develop a special bond between this Mother and the Church....
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Readings for the Extended Vigil Readings for the At the Vigil Mass Readings for the Pentecost Sunday LISTEN PODCAST En Español View Calendar Get Daily Readings E-mails Pentecost Sunday Mass during the Day Lectionary: 63 ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Pentecost Sunday listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 20,19-23): On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, &ld...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Pentecost An altarpiece at Siena (1308-1311) by Duccio di Buoninsegna (1255-1319). From the treatise "Against the Heresies" by St IrenaeusThe sending of the Holy Spirit When the Lord told his...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to th...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and t...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to ...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. 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 Ho...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. 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...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.Sunday 5 June 2022 Pentecost 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 end.Amen. Alleluia. ________ Exami...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMJesus: The Head of the Body And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colossians 1:18 Jesus is the Head of the Body; the One who gives direction to the Ch...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I need to learn to take one day at a time and not to worry about tomorrow. Jesus reminds me... Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 6:31-34 NKJV “Therefore, do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows tha...
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by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.St. Filippo Smaldone Saint of the Day St. Filippo Smaldone (1848–1923) was born in Naples, Italy, during a time of upheaval and unrest both in Italy and in the Church. He decided to become a priest, and while in seminary he took on a personal apostolate of assisting the deaf and mute commu...