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  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Friday 28 January 2022 Friday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Friday 28 January 2022 Friday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Friday 28 January 2022 Friday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Friday 28 January 2022 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor  on Friday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O L...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Friday 28 January 2022 Friday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    God Bless America: Meaning What? Thursday, January 27, 2022   After 9-11, everyone was saying God bless America, but which God? Which America? What blessing? Is it the God of the Bible or the God of political correctness? Is America founded to be a light to the nations, a new J...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Rabboni Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). John 20:16   Jesus is Rabboni, an unusual descriptive term for the usual word “Rabbi,” or “teacher.” The ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   I pray that You will lead me to live today as You require...   And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8   ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 27, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Beggar and The King Wednesday, January 26, 2022   A king adopts a beggar child, takes him into his mansion and says all this is yours. The child takes the candlesticks and jewels and puts them in his pocket. He takes the paintings down, puts them in a bag. The child still h...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Carpenter's Son Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55   Jesus was a Carpenter’s Son; Joseph, His stepfather, was His legal guardian. Jesus was born of the...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Today I lift up the churches in my city.   I pray that Your Holy Spirit be powerfully present in each church and that You will minister to each congregation and each church staff person.   I pray ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 26, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Matthew 5:16 NKJV Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Hitler & Niemoller Tuesday, January 25, 2022   Hitler tried to neutralize the church. He said to pastors: "you confine yourself to the church, I'll take care of the German people." Hitler's deal was the devil's deal. He can't take away your faith; so, he says, keep your faith a...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Holy Spirit: Oil Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness. Hebrews 1:9   The Holy Spirit is the Oil of gladness. The Lord said, “I see the oppression of My people. I hear their cry. I know their sorrows” (Exodus 3:7). Just as...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   I am so thankful that nothing can separate me from Your love...   For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 25, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Romans 8:38-39 NKJV For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Encounter & The Straight Street Monday, January 24, 2022   Shaul or Paul was on Damascus Road when he had the vision from God; a very dramatic way that salvation came for Paul. But it didn't end on Damascus Road. It led Paul to Straight Street. In other words, salvation mus...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: The Lord Jesus Christ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants —things which must shortly take place. Revelation 1:1   Our Savior’s composite name is “Jesus Christ,” the name Christians called Him at ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Mighty God,   I am in desperate need of Your peace today.   Let Your Holy Spirit pour rain upon my thirsty soul, renewing me for this season of my life.   Let Your Holy Spirit fall afresh on me this morning. ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 24, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ...But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all ...

  • Lectionary

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

    Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 317 Reading I 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10 All the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. In days past, when Saul was our king,  it...

  • Gospel/Homily

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

    Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3:22-30): The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” S...

  • Spiritual Reading

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor  on Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor A painting by Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). From The Introduction to the De...

  • Office of Readings

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor  on Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord,...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor  on Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O L...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor  on Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Monday 24 January 2022 Monday of week 3 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...

  • Effective Tips for Small Student Businesses

    Posted January 23, 2022 by Emma Batler

    Since I am a student, I have always been interested in finding a way to make money. I've been looking for interesting startup business ideas for months, but I haven't found any good ones. Fortunately, I was able to find a detailed article that helped me with my problem. First of all, I realized...

  • Wales Paita

    Posted January 23, 2022 by Emilio Caraballo

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  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Rabbi Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi." John 1:38   Jesus is Rabbi. The title is a transliteration (the letters cross over into English, letter for letter) of the Aramaic word for &l...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father,   Thank You for Your generosity and kindness to me.   I look to You as the perfect example of how to give generously.   I want to be more giving and generous, as Paul encourages all Christian...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 23, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day John 1:38 NKJV Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”

  • Lectionary

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

      Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 69 Reading I Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, which consisted of men, women, and those children old enough to understand. Standing at one end of the open place that was...

  • Gospel/Homily

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

    Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21): Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning...

  • Spiritual Reading

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God)  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God) From the constitution on the sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican CouncilChrist is pres...

  • Office of Readings

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God)  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God)  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 h...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God) 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 hel...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God) 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.G...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God) 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 u...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God)  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Sunday 23 January 2022 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God) 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, ...

  • Spiritual Reading

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

      Ezekiel 36:26 26 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Isaiah 6:7 7 And he touched my mouth, and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Father: The Very God of Peace And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23   When you search for peace, ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for Your unconditional love for me and for the sacrifice that Jesus made for me.   I am in awe of You, and I desire to draw nearer to you. James 4:8   I want to live a life of seeking ...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 22, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Isaiah 30:21 NKJV Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.

  • Verse of the Day

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

    Daily Verse "I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful. Wonderful are thy works! Thou knowest me right well; my frame was not hidden from thee, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth. Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written,...

  • Meditation

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

    Today's Meditation “Now surely I do see what an immense effect such a doctrine [of the Holy Trinity] must have upon life. It is no mere question for theologians, but one that concerns every living soul. Whatever is allowed by God’s power must be guided by His wisdom and urged on by His ...

  • Lectionary

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

    Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Lectionary: 316 Reading I 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27 David returned from his defeat of the Amalekites  and spent two days in Ziklag. On the third day a man came from Saul’s camp,  with...

  • Gospel/Homily

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

    Saturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3:20-21): Jesus came with his disciples into the house. Again the crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. When his relatives heard of this they...

  • Spiritual Reading

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time From the treatise "Against the Heresies" by St IrenaeusThe pure offering made by the Church The Lord taught the Church to ma...

  • Office of Readings

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  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 ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  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...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (First Vespers of tomorrow, 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God)) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

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

    Saturday 22 January 2022 Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end....

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    In Autumn it will Come Friday, January 21, 2022   Teshuvah, it's Hebrew for return, repentance - Teshuvah. For two thousand years, the Jewish people have rejected the Gospel and wandered the earth away from Messiah. There is a great mystery in that God has set up the Age as a s...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: Precious Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious. 1 Peter 2:7   Jesus is Precious. A diamond is called a precious stone. As the best diamond in the world would cost you everything to purchase, so Jesus is Precious, because His death cost Him everything. Y...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for being the creative God, who created all life and who inspires me to look at the world through Your creative eyes.   I look up to the sky and I see Your beautiful creation.   I look a...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 21, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Psalms 139:13-18 NKJV For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You...

  • Verse of the Day

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

    Daily Verse "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."–Joshua 1:9

  • Meditation

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

    Today's Meditation “There was much in the Magdalen that she had never used, perhaps never dreamed of, until she came to our Lord. He revealed to her the secret of true self-development, which is another word for sanctity. And she found under His guidance that everything in her had henceforth ...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 2nd in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3:13-19): Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him and he ...

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Lectionary: 315 Reading I 1 Sm 24:3-21 Saul took three thousand picked men from all Israel  and went in search of David and his men  in the direction of the wild goat crags. When he came to the sheepfolds al...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr  on Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr A painting (c.1620) by Domenichino (1581-1641) in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. From a treatise...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr  on Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr  on Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make h...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr  on Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Friday 21 January 2022 Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Paying The Price of God Thursday, January 20, 2022   When you buy something, you pay at least what you think that thing is worth, or you wouldn't buy it. You might pay less for it if you're getting a bargain, but nobody pays more than what they think it's worth. When looking at...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Jesus: A Column of Smoke And the LORD went before them by day in [a column of smoke] to lead the way, and by night in [a column of fire] to give them light. Exodus 13:21 Author’s Translation   God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God,   Thank You for entrusting me with Your Kingdom resources.   Whatever my earthly portion may be, whether it is my creativity, my spiritual gifts, my generosity, or my compassion, Lord, please make known to me wh...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the DayLuke 10:2 NKJVThen He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Daily Verse "Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him."–Proverbs 30:5

  • Meditation

    Posted January 20, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Today's Meditation “That which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did and suffered for all men, He did and suffered for each one in particular; and He would not have thought it too much to do if it had been a question of saving only a single soul. The salvation of a soul is, then, the price of ...

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 314 Reading I 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7 When David and Saul approached (on David’s return after slaying the Philistine),  women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing ...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 2nd in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3:7-12): Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people cam...

  • Spiritual Reading

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Fabian, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Sebastian, Martyr  Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time From a letter by Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishopChrist lives...

  • Office of Readings

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Fabian, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Sebastian, Martyr  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. ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Fabian, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Sebastian, Martyr  Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instea...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to t...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time  or Saint Fabian, Pope, Martyr  or Saint Sebastian, Martyr  Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm inst...

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Thursday 20 January 2022 Thursday of week 2 in Ordinary Time Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...

  • Sapphries

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    One Hundred Forty Thousand Miles Per Second Wednesday, January 19, 2022   Count out one second. You can do it by saying, "One-one thousand." As soon as you said that, you travelled 140 miles. That's because the planet you're on is connected to the sun, and the sun and the plane...

  • Coffee Time with Jesus

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Trinity: The God of the Beginning (Elohei Kedem) The God of the beginning is your refuge, and His eternal arms are under you. Deuteronomy 33:27, Author’s Translation   God is the God of the Beginning. He started time. Before the events of the first verse in...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God,   Thank You for this new day.   Each and every day the Earth spins on its axis and the sun shines light on every living thing, all created by You.   The light You provide, in the day and through the...

  • Verse of the Day

    Posted January 19, 2022 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Acts 17:28 NKJV for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

  • Lectionary

    Posted January 18, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 313 Reading I 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage. I am at your service to go and fight this Philistine.” But Saul answered David, “You can...

  • Gospel/Homily

    Posted January 18, 2022 by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.

    Wednesday 2nd in Ordinary Time listen   Download   View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 3:1-6): Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched Jesus closely to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath so that they might acc...