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Jesus: A Prophet Mighty in Deed and Word And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people.” Luke 24:19 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, You are the Almighty Father God who sent His only Son Jesus who is Mighty in Deed and Word. You are Mighty to save, Mighty to heal, Mighty to provide, Mighty to redeem, Mighty to love. You a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 32:7 NKJV You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
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St. Bernard Montjoux Saint of the Day St. Bernard of Montjoux (c. 923–1008 A.D.), also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, was born to a wealthy and noble family in the Kingdom of Arles (present day France and Switzerland). As an adult he refused an honorable marriage and determined i...
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Proverbs 4:23-27 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.24 Keep your mouth free of perversity. keep corrupt talk far from your lips.25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. fix your gaze directly before you.26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet a...
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Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 296 Reading I Acts 18:23-28 After staying in Antioch some time, Paul left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples. A Jew named Apollos, ...
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Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16:23b-28): Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything i...
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Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday before Ascension Sunday From a homily on the Song of Songs by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishopThe glory you gave to me, I have given to them When love has entir...
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Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday 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...
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Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday 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 Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday 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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Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday 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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Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Ascension of the Lord) 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 28 May 2022 Saturday before Ascension Sunday 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. A...
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The Action Test Friday, May 27, 2022 If you ask some believers how they are doing, they will say, well, I am going through a test. It's a testing time now in my life. But in school we took tests, and we didn't like them much then either. The point of tests were that you could...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
St. Augustine of Canterbury Saint of the Day St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604 A.D.), also known as St. Austin, was prior of a monastery in Rome before being called by Pope Gregory the Great to be a missionary to the British Isles. The Pope received word that the pagans of Britain woul...
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The Father: His Name is Father I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me, if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. John 5:43 His Name is Father; this means that “Father” is more than a title. Men on earth are ca...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, I join with all creation and all people to praise You... Kings of the earth and all peoples, Princes and all judges of the earth, Both young men and maidens, Old men and children. L...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 148:11-13 NKJV Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and he...
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Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 295 Reading I Acts 18:9-18 One night while Paul was in Corinth, the Lord said to him in a vision, “Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, ...
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Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16:20-23): Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy....
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Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday before Ascension Sunday St Augustine's homilies on St John's gospelThe two lives There are two ways of life that God ...
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Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 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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Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday 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 a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 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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Friday 27 May 2022 Friday before Ascension Sunday 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 to th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Ascension Thursday Daily Feast After Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead, He continued to appear to His disciples for a period of 40 days. After this time, with His Apostles gathered around Him on the Mount of Olives, Jesus was taken up bodily into heaven, as recorded in the Gospels....
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Detour Leader Thursday, May 26, 2022 Have you ever been driving on a trip and had to take a detour? You are not really sure where to go, but you follow the detour. Then other people start following you because they think you know where you are going. Now you are under pre...
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Jesus: A Star out of Jacob I see Him, but not now, I behold Him, but not near, a Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel. Numbers 24:17 Jesus is pictured as A Star Out of Jacob. Just as mariners plot their course by the stars, so ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to be the salt of the earth, a light in the darkness and like a city on a hill, so that others will be drawn to You, as Jesus taught us... You are the salt of the earth, but if t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 5:13-14 NKJV “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. “You are the light of the world. A city that...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Readings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter Readings for the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, priest LISTEN PODCAST En Español View Calendar Get Daily Readings E-mails The Ascension of the Lord Lectionary: 58 ...
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Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16:16-20): Jesus said to his disciples: “A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while later and you will see me.” So some of his dis...
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Thursday 26 May 2022 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Thursday before Ascension Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Philip Neri, Priest A painting by Sebastiano Conca (1680-1764). From a sermon by Saint AugustineAlways rejoice in the Lord The Apos...
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Thursday 26 May 2022 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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 h...
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Thursday 26 May 2022 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 26 May 2022 Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 26 May 2022 Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 26 May 2022 Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 26 May 2022 Saint Philip Neri, Priest on Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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 hast...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 26 May 2022 Thursday before Ascension Sunday 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...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Pagan Temple of Jerusalem Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Chanukah is the story of a pagan temple dedicated to the Greek god Zeus, full of ungodliness, idolatry. There were many pagan temples in ancient times, but this pagan temple was different. It was made to be the Temple of G...
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Jesus: A Righteous Man So, when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly, this was a righteous Man!" Luke 23:47 Jesus was a Righteous Man, which means Jesus did right things in the right way. A righteous man is right in his des...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Thank You that You are with me always, as Jesus promised... ...I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 Thank You that if I stumble and fall, I will fall int...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 28:20 NKJV teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
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Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16:12-15): Jesus said to his disciples; “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all...
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Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 293 Reading I Acts 17:15, 22—18:1 After Paul’s escorts had taken him to Athens, they came away with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible. Then Paul stood up at the Are...
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Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Virgin or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 6th week...
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Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Virgin or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Virgin or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saint Gregory VII, Pope or Saint Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi, Virgin or Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that yo...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 25 May 2022 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 Fath...
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Messiah The Shamash Tuesday, May 24, 2022 There's a mystery concerning the ninth candle on the Chanukah menorah. The Chanukah menorah has eight candles, each candle representing one of the eight days of Chanukah. Then there's a ninth candle called the 'shamash.' 'Shamash' in ...
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The Trinity: The God of Forgiveness (Elohim Selichot) But You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness. Nehemiah 9:17 The Lord is Elohim Selichot, the God of Forgiveness. When you look at God through the c...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear God of Forgiveness, Elohim Selichot, I am so grateful for Your grace and for your forgiveness of my sins. I am so blessed to be covered by the sacrifice of Jesus, lifted by the intercession of the Holy Spirit and loved ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
St. Simeon Stylites the Younger Saint of the Day St. Simeon Stylites the Younger (521-596 A.D.) was born in Antioch in ancient Syria (present-day Turkey). Like his namesake and predecessor, Simeon was drawn from a young age to a life of penance and austerity out of his great love for God. His mo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Revelation 21:4 NKJV And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
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You know you’ve found your soulmate when: 1. You just know it. Something deep inside tells you this is the perfect one for you. It’s as if there is a spiritual force pushing you to let go of everything you previously expected and to give of yourself completely. 2. You have cross...
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Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 292 Reading I Acts 16:22-34 The crowd in Philippi joined in the attack on Paul and Silas, and the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After inflicting many blows on them, they t...
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Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16:5-11): Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you ...
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Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide From a commentary on the gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishopWhat binds us together is Christ Paul bears witne...
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Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 th...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 24 May 2022 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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In the Beginning… “God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.” Paul Valéry (1871 - 1945) French poet and philosopher. “The Genesis” The Tradition Judeo-Christian narrative of creations nativity posit a realm of no-thing-ness. ...
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The makeup organizer is similar to a jewel box in appearance, but it has the added benefit of helping to declutter your makeup drawer as well as organizing your cosmetics. Although the colors are attractive, they end up collecting dust because an unusually large number of women choose the incorrect ...
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Bright as the sun Monday, May 23, 2022 In Song of Solomon 6:10, it says, "Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun?" Messiah says that God causes His sun to rise, and it shines on the just and the unjust, so we have to be like God who does t...
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Jesus: A Refiner's Fire But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. Malachi 3:2 Jesus is the Refiner’s Fire to judge those who call themselves God’s chi...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord, Please waken me this morning, open my ears to hear from You... The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 119:105 NKJV Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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St. William of Rochester Saint of the Day St. William of Rochester (d. 1201), also known as St. William of Perth, was born in Perth, Scotland. He was a wild youth who matured into a devoted man of God. He became a baker, and out of his charity he would always set aside bread to feed the ...
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Today's Meditation “My daughter, faithfully live up to the words which I speak to you. Do not value any external thing too highly, even if it were to seem very precious to you. Let go of yourself, and abide with Me continually. Entrust everything to Me and do nothing on your own, and you will...
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Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 291 Reading I Acts 16:11-15 We set sail from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, and on the next day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, a leading city in that district of Macedonia and a Roman colon...
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Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15:26—16:4): Jesus said to his disciples, “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he w...
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Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide From the treatise On the Trinity by Didymus of AlexandriaThe Holy Spirit renews us in baptism The Holy Spirit renews us in bapti...
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Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 23 May 2022 Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide 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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Jesus: A Ransom for Many Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28 A ransom is the price paid to release someone who is captured or kidnapped. Satan tempted Eve to eat the...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I ask that You give me understanding for how to use the blessings which You have given to me for Your glory, and to bless others. Whether those blessings are my spiritual gifts, my talents, my abilities and...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 25:40 NKJV And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
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St. Rita of Cascia Saint of the Day St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457) was born in Italy during an era of violent strife between cities and warring family tribes. As a child she repeatedly requested to enter the convent, but instead her parents arranged her marriage to a rich, ill-tempered, and viol...
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Sixth Sunday of Easter Lectionary: 57 Reading I Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved.” Because there arose no little di...
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (C) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 14:23-29): Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does...
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Sunday 22 May 2022 6th Sunday of Easter Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 6th Sunday of Easter From the commentary on the second letter to the Corinthians by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishopGod has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ...