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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, Please help me to choose You today, above all else. Help me to know where to follow You. Please help me to be wise with how I spend my time and where I place my affection. Re...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
January 3, 2019 Named Jesús Br. Josemaría Guzmán-Domínguez, O.P. A few weeks after his birth, when he was baptized, he was named Jesús. The life story of more than a few Latinos might include a similar sentence. Jesús, the Name of Our Lord and Savior...
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January 3, 2019 The Holy Name of God Brian Kranick According to Fr. Gabriele Amorth, the recently-passed Chief Exorcist of Rome, who has performed tens of thousands of exorcisms, demons generally do not and cannot say holy names. Instead, they call Jesus “he” or “your ...
Posted by Tony Villari
The last time I got very close to a sleeping cat with my face was back around 1981ish. The cat woke up, grabbed both sides of my head with her claws while growling and trying to make her eyes go wider than mine. Mine were wide in terror and bugging out of my head. Her entire r...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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. Genevieve of Paris St. Genevieve (c.422-512 A.D.) was born to a respectable family in a small village outside Paris, France. When she was seven years old a famous bishop, St. Germain, spotted her in a crowd and prophesied to her pa...
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Verse of the Day "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer." Psalm 19:14
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Today’s Feast Day Holy Name of Jesus The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is historically associated with the Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus. According to Jewish law, on the 8th day after his birth, a male child was circumcised and received his ...
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Liturgical day: January 3th (Weekdays of the Christmas season) Saints January 3rd: The Most Holy Name of Jesus View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,29-34): John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, «There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. It is he of who...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 3 2019 « January 2 | January 4 » Christmas WeekdayLectionary: 206 Reading 1 1 Jn 2:29–3:6 If you consider that God is righteou...
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Meditation of the Day "It is necessary to have an absolutely sure intention in all our actions, so that the generous fulfillment of our daily duties may be directed toward the highest supernatural ideal. Thus, our life, apart from moments of prayer, will be a prayerful life. It is cle...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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. Basil the Great St. Basil (330 – 379 A.D.) was born to wealthy and pious parents in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). His family was renowned for their great sanctity; his grandfather was martyred under the persecut...
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Verse of the Day "Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:31
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Liturgical day: January 2nd (Weekdays of the Christmas season) Saints January 2nd: St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and Doctors of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,19-28): This was the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to ask...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 2 2019 « January 1 | January 3 » Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the ChurchLectionary: 205 ...
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Someone once told me I shouldn't be so serious, and I'm not, usually. I usually hear this critique when people run into my concrete barrier of baffling "bulls**t" and dazzling "footwork" which is fortified with an unyielding faith in my belief that my bulls**t and footwork are founded in ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Bikoreem Of Your Year Wednesday, January 2, 2019 In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word for Firstfruits is Bikoreem. Israel was commanded to give the firstfruits of their increase— the womb, their flocks, their harvests— to God. The first part of everything was to be given to...
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Daily Scripture & ReflectionOh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 107:1 ESV A Time to ThinkAs you step into this new year, be bold enough and daring enough to believe in the abundant good that has been prepared for you.—Dr. Norman Vincent P...
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Dear Lord God, I pray for Your peace to surround me in this new year. I ask that Your Holy Spirit will help me to see Your goodness in each new day. Please help me to be patient and kind, even when I am afraid. I pray that You wil...
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I have a bit of difficulty separating nuclear war from an environmental catastrophe. Environmental catastrophe isn't necessarily a nuclear war, but nuclear war is, most definitely, an environmental catastrophe. One is not, necessarily the other, but the other is most definitely ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionTherefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV A Time to ThinkWe will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first ch...
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Dear Heavenly Father, I ask that You will create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 I pray that Your Spirit will sow into me the seeds of Your love and presence. Lord, may You be the Gardener of my soul this year, weeding away any selfish ways in me. Please uproo...
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Devotion of the Month Month of the Holy Name of Jesus The month of January is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. After the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit, the angel Gabriel appeared to St. Joseph and told him that the ...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy...
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Saint of the Day St. Joseph Mary Tomasi St. Joseph Mary Tomasi (1649-1713) was born in Sicily to noble and virtuous parents. He received a good Christian education and was drawn to the things of God from an early age. He renounced his inheritance and tit...
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Verse of the Day "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:33-34
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Today’s Feast Day Holy Mary, Mother of God The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God is celebrated on January 1st, the final day of the Christmas octave and a Holy Day of Obligation. The origin of this feast goes back to the 7th century in the Latin...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
The calendar of Saints at evangeli.net Audio: listen download subscribe (podcast) View other days: Liturgical day: January 1st (8th Day after Christmas): Mary, Mother of God View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 2,16-21): The shepherds came hurriedly and found Mary and Joseph w...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings January 1 2019 « December 31 | January 2 » The Octave Day of ChristmasSolemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of GodLectionary: 18 R...
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Meditation of the Day "Let us ask the Lord to grant us one very special grace—to love Our Lady, especially through all the work we do for Jesus, with Jesus, and to Jesus. We must ask him to deepen our love for Mary, making it more personal and intimate. We want t...
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USCCB > Prayer and Worship > Prayers and Devotions > Prayers Prayer for the New Year On New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, the household gathers at the table or at the Christmas ...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 NIV A Time to Think Christ was born to bring new Life. May the New Year renew new Life in you. –Author Unknown ...
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Dear Heavenly Father, Today, on this last day of 2018, I reflect on the passage of time and I remember that You are outside the limits of both time and space. You move in mysterious and transcendent ways. Lord, I pray that You will occupy my every...
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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, Mary, Mother of God) 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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. Sylvester Pope St. Sylvester (c. 250-335 A.D.) was born in Rome and raised as a Christian under the care of pious parents, and the religious instruction of a devout priest. He was later ordained to Holy Orders in Rome, and witne...
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Verse of the Day "Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of t...
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Liturgical day: December 31st (7th Day afterChristmas) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,1-18): In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God and the Word was God; he was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him and without him nothing came to be. Whate...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings December 31, 2018 « December 30 | January 1 » The Seventh Day in the Octave of ChristmasLectionary: 204 Reading 1 1 Jn 2:18-21 Children, it ...
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Meditation of the Day "If you would suffer with patience the adversities and miseries of this life, be a man of prayer. If you would obtain courage and strength to conquer the temptations of the enemy, be a man of prayer. If you would mortify your own will with all its i...
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It's what your life feels like, every day - a wasteland. You searched for heaven, thought you'd found it, and discovered hell on earth; cruelty in the guise of a lover. You mistakenly invite evil into your life. To read the rest of this short post, please follow the attache...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline and don’t be upset when He corrects you. Proverbs 3:11 NLT A Time to Think The New Year is a time to learn to rely more heavily on the grace of God. –Author Unknown &nb...
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Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You that Your mercies are new every morning... Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-2...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world withou...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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. Anysia St. Anysia of Salonika (d. c. 298 A.D.), also known as St. Anysia of Thessalonica, was born to wealthy and pious Christian parents near Thessalonica, Greece. After the death of her parents, while she was still a young lady, An...
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Verse of the Day "But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spi...
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Today’s Feast Day The Holy Family Jesus and his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his earthly guardian, protector, and foster-father, St. Joseph, make up the Holy Family. God was made incarnate into the embrace of the human family, and the major...
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Liturgical day: Holy Family (C) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 2,41-52): Every year the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover, as was customary. And when Jesus was twelve years old, he went up with them according to the custom for this feast. After the fe...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings December 30, 2018 « December 29 | December 31 » Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephLectionary: 17 Reading 1 Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 ...
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Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without...
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Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Holy Family) 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...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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. Thomas Becket St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170), also known as St. Thomas of Canterbury, was the son of a prosperous London merchant. Being a well-educated youth, he was appointed as clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and was later...
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Verse of the Day "Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin." James 4:17
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Liturgical day: December 29th (5th Day after Christmas) View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 2,22-35): When the day came for the purification according to the law of Moses, they brought the baby up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every fi...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings December 29, 2018 « December 28 | December 30 » The Fifth Day in the Octave of ChristmasLectionary: 202 Reading 1 1 Jn 2:3-11 Beloved:The wa...
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Meditation of the Day "Let us pass on now to the other question—namely, what you can do to strengthen your resolutions and make them succeed? There is no better mean than to put them into practice. But you say that you are still so weak that, although you often m...
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December 28, 2018 Scripture Speaks: Feast of the Holy Family Gayle Somers Today, the Church gives us an episode from Jesus’ early family life to ponder. Why? Gospel (Read Lk 2:41-52) After the profusion of Scriptures describing Jesus’ Nativity in this liturgical seaso...
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Sometimes I think what most Christians, ministers, and priests do, is just say anything that comes into their heads. Usually, that entails quoting biblical scripture which, then, requires the listener to have a modicum of faith. Think of it as a horse race. The Bible, an hour befor...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Dear Lord God, Thank You for Your Word, The Bible, and the truth it provides. Please help me to spend time with You each day in Your Word, in conversational prayer, in worship and in Your presence and with Your Holy Spirit. Let me focus on You and Your goodness... ...whatever is true,whatever is...
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Daily Scripture & Reflection That energy is God's energy, an energy deep within you. Philippians 2:13 MSG A Time to Think Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal...
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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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
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 Holy Innocents The Holy Innocents (1st c.) are the children mentioned in the account of Jesus' birth in Matthew's Gospel (2:16-18). When the Magi came to Jerusalem to find and adore the Baby Jesus, the newborn King of the Jews, King Hero...
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Verse of the Day "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24
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Liturgical day: December 28th: Holy Innocents, martyrs View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 2,13-18): After the wise men had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, «Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you ...
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USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings December 28, 2018 « December 27 | December 29 » Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrsLectionary: 698 Reading 1 1 Jn 1:5—2:2 Beloved:Thi...
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Secrets of the Spiritual Realm: 12 Angelic Facts Every Christian Must Know Articles Lists Supernatural by ChurchPOP Editor - December 26, 2016 Public Domain, Wikipedia / ChurchPOP “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a ...