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  • High Quality Cannabis Seeds

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Myles Barton

    Weeds are plants that grow in the wrong place. They can be found in gardens, lawns, and fields. They can be a nuisance because they grow so quickly and they are hard to get rid of. Weeds can also have a negative effect on the environment because they often take away water and nutrients from other pl...

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent Lectionary: 244 Reading I Is 65:17-21 Thus says the LORD: Lo, I am about to create new heavens             and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be remembered ...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 4:43-54): At that time Jesus left Samaria for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans ...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of the 4th week of Lent From a homily on Leviticus by Origen, priestChrist the High Priest makes atonement for our sins Once a year the high priest, leaving the p...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent  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 a...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent  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 Fath...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent 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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent 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 an...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent  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 Fa...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 28 March 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent 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 ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The King Eternal Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen 1 Timothy 1:17   Jesus is the King Eternal. Just as an earthly king rules his kingdom through his laws, so Jesus rules t...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You have overcome death.   I desire Your life and holy presence to renew me today...   Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies a...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 12:1-2 NIV Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world...

  • Meditation

    Posted March 27, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Today's Meditation “Set free from human judgment, we should count as true only what God sees in us, what he knows, and what he judges. God does not judge as man does. Man sees only the countenance, only the exterior. God penetrates to the depths of our hearts. God does not change as man does....

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Fourth Sunday of Lent Year C Readings Lectionary: 33 Reading I Jos 5:9a, 10-12 The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated ...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Fourth Sunday of Lent (C) listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 15:1-3.11-32): Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eat...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) From a treatise on John by St AugustineChrist is the way to the light, the truth and the life The Lord tells us: I am the light ...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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 Fat...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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 F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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 Fath...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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 haste to help us.Glory be to t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Sunday 27 March 2022 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Foundation Which is Laid For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11   Some people ask, “WWJD?” (What Would Jesus Do?). There is no other foundation on which anyone can build a life ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You have given me new life.   I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20   Thank You for the scars on Your hands, on...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 84:10 NKJV For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Lectionary: 242 Reading I Hos 6:1-6 “Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday of the Third Week of Lent listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 18:9-14): Jesus then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area ...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent From a sermon by Saint Gregory NazianzenServe Christ in the poor Blessed are the merciful, because they shall obtain mercy, says the...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

      Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent  (First Vespers of tomorrow, 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Saturday 26 March 2022 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent 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....

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Huppah Children Friday, March 25, 2022   In Matthew 9:15 you will read in your Bible about the guests of the bridegroom. But in Greek it doesn't say that, it reads "children of the bridal chamber." But the key is that it's the translation of a Hebrew phrase that's filled wi...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Father: The Witness of God If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 1 John 5:9   The Witness of God was the words the Father spoke at the baptism of Jesus: “...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   Thank You for taking on the form of a servant and bearing my sin upon the cross.   I love You with all that I am...   Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 22:37 NKJV Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Lectionary: 545 Reading I Is 7:10-14; 8:10 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I wil...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    March 25th: Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 1:26-38): The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, a...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Annunciation of the Lord From a letter of Saint Leo the Great, popeThe mystery of man's reconciliation with God Lowliness is assumed by majesty, weakn...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity 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 b...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity 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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity 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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity  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.Glo...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 25 March 2022 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity 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 withou...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Patience Teachers Thursday, March 24, 2022   Do you want to learn patience? You can go to a seminar, get a book, or get a CD on patience. But God has a course that is better than that. It's called Patience 101. Where is it held? Right where you are. When you are in your car...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Hope of Israel Because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Acts 28:20   Jesus is the Hope of Israel. God’s people—the Jewish people—have suffered throughout history. Because God has promised to bless the people of Israel, t...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You are my daily bread...   Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11   You are the one who sustains me...   I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 6:11 NKJV Give us this day our daily bread.   John 6:35 NKJV And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.   Joh...

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday of the Third Week of Lent Lectionary: 240 Reading I Jer 7:23-28 Thus says the LORD: This is what I commanded my people: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may pr...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday of the Third Week of Lent listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 11:14-23): Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, “By the pow...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent From the treatise On Prayer by Tertullian, priestThe spiritual offering of prayer Prayer is the offering in spirit that has done awa...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent  (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Annunciation 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, co...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 24 March 2022 Thursday of the 3rd week of Lent 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....

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    My Dead pet eel Wednesday, March 23, 2022   When I was 8 years old, I had a little pet eel in my fish tank. I liked watching it. One day it jumped out of the fish tank, and it dried up. But for years, though, I kept that eel in my pocket. Sometimes I kept the eel in my desk at ...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Beloved To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:6   Jesus is the Beloved, the object of His Father’s love. Throughout His life on the earth, Jesus acknowledged His Father’s love for...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,   You are the Beloved Son of the Holy Father God.   You are my hope and my salvation...   LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments. Psalm 119:166   It i...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments. Psalm 119:166   It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:26

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent Lectionary: 239 Reading I Dt 4:1, 5-9 Moses spoke to the people and said: “Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the l...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent 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 say to y...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent  (optional commemoration of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, Bishop) Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent From the book addressed to Autolycus by Saint Theophilus of Antio...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent  (optional commemoration of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, 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, ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent  (optional commemoration of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, 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 G...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent 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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent  (optional commemoration of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 23 March 2022 Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Meditation

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Today's Meditation “With regard to evil thoughts, there may be a twofold delusion. God-fearing souls who have little or no gift of discernment, and are inclined to scruples, think that every wicked thought that enters their mind is a sin. This is a mistake, for it is not the wicked thoughts i...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Messiah Under The Full Moon Tuesday, March 22, 2022   Why did Messiah die on the day He did? First, it was Passover and He is the Passover lamb. Second, it was the eve of the Sabbath and He was finishing up God's work. But another reason, Messiah died in the middle of the month...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Firstfruits But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:20   The Jewish people brought an offering to God during the Feast of Firstfruits. It was the first they harvested. Som...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for Your grace and for providing my salvation.   You sent Jesus to Earth to teach us and to accomplish what we could never accomplish...   …by taking the form of a servant, b...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Philippians 2:7-8 ESV but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.   Matt...

  • Lectionary

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent Lectionary: 238 Reading I Dn 3:25, 34-43 Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud: “For your name’s sake, O Lord, do not deliver us up forever,           &nbs...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 18,21-35): Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, &ld...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of the 3rd week of Lent From a homily by Saint Basil the Great, bishopBoast only of the Lord The wise man must not boast of his wisdom, nor the strong man of his ...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent  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 a...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent  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 Fath...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent 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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent 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 t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent 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 an...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent  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 Fa...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Monday 21 March 2022 Monday of the 3rd week of Lent 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 ...

  • The most effective method to prevent programmers from taking yo

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Milton Rose

    You appreciate "free web" through Wi-Fi areas of interest libraries, coffeehouses, at bars, and other public spots. It appears to be innocuous. Much to your dismay, an outsider could know your origin, the schools you joined in, and your new pursuit history in a short time. Only two or three years p...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    My Son, The Messiah Monday, March 21, 2022   Will DieI grew up with the knowledge that Jewish people do not believe in a Son of God, or in a Messiah who dies for our sins. Jewish people say, these two things are blasphemy. An ancient text, not written by Christians or believing...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Son of David And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’" Mark 10:47   Jesus is the Son of David, His human ancestry and authority for ministry. God the Father had p...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   You are the creator of the Earth and of the Heavens and of all living things.   You brought into being every creature on this earth and every plant that sprouts up from the soil.   Lord, I ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted March 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 66:2 ESV All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.