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As the elect of God…forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you– Colossians 3:12-13 How must God’s elect respond to God’s gift of salvation to them? How should those who have been themselves fo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Truth And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, f...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Help me to never be found lacking integrity... May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord , is in you. Psalm 25:21 I pray that You would work in my life...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord , is in you. Psalm 25:21
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Saint of the Day St. Guy of Anderlecht St. Guy (950–1012), also known as the "Poor Man of Anderlecht," was born to pious parents of humble means in the country village of Anderlecht near Brussels. Having no money for school, from his childhood he s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 ...
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Today’s Feast Day Holy Name of Mary On September 12th the Church venerates the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary because of her unique privilege as the holiest of creatures, the Mother of God, and the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Her name is there...
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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 131 Reading I Is 50:5-9a The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those w...
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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 8,27-35): Jesus set out with his disciples for the villages around Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked them, «Who do people say I am?». And they t...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time St Augustine's sermon On PastorsWe are Christians as well as leaders You have often learned that all our hope is in Christ and that he is ...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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Sunday 12 September 2021 24th Sunday 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.Amen. A...
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Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted– Isaiah 49:13 There is such a sight of God’s beauty and majesty in the grace that has been given, and promised to, G...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: Sacrifice for Sins But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. Hebrews 10:12 Jesus is the Sacrifice for Sins; you don’t have to worry about sins again. When Jesus gave Himself for your sins,...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord, Thank You for Your mercies, Your compassions, and Your faithfulness which are new every morning... Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new eve...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
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Saint of the Day St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (1802-1840) was one of eight children born to a farming family in France. He was a pious child and served as a model of virtue for his childhood companions. He discerned a call to the p...
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Verse of the Day "Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with ...
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Saturday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 442 Reading I 1 Tm 1:15-17 Beloved: This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost. But for that reason I was ...
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Saturday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,43-49): Jesus said to the crowd, «No healthy tree bears bad fruit, no poor tree bears good fruit. And each tree is known by the fruit it bears: you ...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of week 23 in Ordinary Time An oration by St Athanasius on the incarnation of the WordMake our lives new as they were at the beginning God the Word ...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 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 ...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 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, c...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 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 t...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 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 ...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 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 t...
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Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 in Ordinary Time or Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary (First Vespers of tomorrow, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today,...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 11 September 2021 Saturday of week 23 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 e...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
You, that were…alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight –Colossians 1:21-22 One word with which Paul frequently sums up the accomplis...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Little Heaven Friday, September 10, 2021 Immigrants to America often bring their country with them. Our cities are filled with enclaves of distant lands: "Little Italy," "Chinatown," "Little Havana." Walking through these neighborhoods you hear the language, smell the aromas,...
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Jesus: The Advocate My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the w...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for being my Advocate when I am in need of help. I admit that I fall short of Your glory. I confess my sins to You and I thank You for Your forgiveness. Jesus, ple...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I ...
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Saint of the Day St. Ambrose Edward Barlow St. Ambrose Edward Barlow (1585-1641) was born near Manchester, England, to a noble family. He was baptized Catholic at his birth, but was raised Protestant when Catholicism was outlawed by the reigning monarchy...
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Verse of the Day "Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him." John 14:21
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Meditation of the Day "In contemplating a beautiful work of creation consider that, in itself, it is nothing. Let your thoughts soar to the great Hand that produced it; place all your delight in Him saying: "O my God! Sole Object of my desires! Universal Source of all ...
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Developer Neowiz Games implemented a new patch for Bless Unleashed. Although it is not a content update, it does introduce a large number of bug fixes, including some bug fixes for classes. This is intended to be optimized for the game. In addition, players can also buy Bless Unleashed Star Seeds to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 441 Reading I 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy, my true child in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Fa...
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Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,39-42): Jesus offered this example, «Can a blind person lead another blind person? Surely both will fall into a ditch. A disciple is not above the mas...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time From a sermon by Blessed Isaac of Stella, abbotIt is not Christ's will to forgive without the Church There are two things that...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the F...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be t...
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Friday 10 September 2021 Friday of week 23 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 Fathe...
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O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand– Isaiah 64:8 God is the father of your very existence. You would not be here if it were not for his creating, sustaining power. You enjoy what Sinclair Ferguson calls the “staggering privilege” ...
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The Crusaders who Destroyed Byzantium Thursday, September 9, 2021 The Crusades began when the king of Byzantium appealed to the Pope for help after the Muslims took Jerusalem. As the Crusaders marched to Jerusalem, they destroyed villages and people; Muslim, Jewish, even Chri...
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The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Jehovah The spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands. Judges 15:14 “Spirit of Jehovah” is a...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord, What do You want to achieve through my life today? Is there a special calling, a greater purpose than what I am aware of? Please guide me, speak to me and show me. I want to live ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1...
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Saint of the Day St. Kieran the Younger St. Kieran the Younger (512-546 A.D.), also known as St. Ciaran, was born in Connacht, Ireland, the son of a carpenter. He demonstrated a great aptitude in his studies, being educated by a holy deacon who had him...
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Verse of the Day "So we are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:6-7
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Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest Lectionary: 440 Reading I Col 3:12-17 Brothers and sisters: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving ...
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Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,27-38): Jesus said to his disciples, «But I say to you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you and ...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Saint Peter Claver on Thursday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Peter Claver A letter of St Peter ClaverThe arrival of a slave ship Yesterday, May 30, 1627, on the feast of the Most Holy Trinity...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Saint Peter Claver on Thursday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Saint Peter Claver on Thursday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Saint Peter Claver on Thursday of week 23 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 hast...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 9 September 2021 Thursday of week 23 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...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Thursday of week 23 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 F...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Thursday of week 23 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 th...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Saint Peter Claver on Thursday of week 23 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 ha...
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Thursday 9 September 2021 Thursday of week 23 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 Fa...
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Misquoting Jesus The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why By: Bart D. Ehrman Who is Bart D. Ehrman? He chairs the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an authority on the history of the New Testament, the early church, and the lif...
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Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History Complete and Unabridged l New Updated Edition Translated By C.F. Cruse ISBN 978-1-56563-813-6 Tenth Printing --- January 2018 Book 5 Chapter 28 Those who followed the heresy of Artemon in the beginning Their character, and attempt at c...
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Shalev and The Quiet Secret of Success Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Shalev, it's Hebrew for quiet and tranquility. It also means success/successful. It's different from our picture of success. Ours is filled with things, events, happenings, activity. But in Hebrew, success is...
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Jesus: The Almighty “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 Jesus’ name “Almighty” comes from El Shaddai, which ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, The Almighty, I find comfort and security in Your strong embrace, the place of Your love and protection. It is so good to know that You care for me. It is so good to know that You can protec...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds ...
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After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name– Matthew 6:9 Every word of our Lord’s model prayer is remarkable and vital, but it is especially important to notice first what he puts first. He begins with these wonderful and welcoming words: our Fathe...
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Saint of the Day St. Adrian of Nicomedia St. Adrian of Nicomedia (d. 306 A.D.) lived under the Christian persecutions of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. Thirty-three Christians were seized in Nicomedia, brought before a judge, and ordered to be sa...
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Verse of the Day "For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that ...
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Today’s Feast Day Nativity of the Virgin Mary The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on September 8th, nine months after the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Blessed Virgin’s parents, St. Ann and Joachim, we...
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Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectionary: 636 Reading I Mi 5:1-4a The LORD says: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall c...
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September 8th: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 1,1-16.18-23): The Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jaco...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary From a discourse by Saint Andrew of CreteThe old has passed away: all things are made new ‘The ...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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 ...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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 he...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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....
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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 ...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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 t...
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Wednesday 8 September 2021 The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Feast 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.G...
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Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God– Matthew 4:4 We have to eat to live. Yet, Jesus reminds us (and Satan), food is not all that is needed. You could have all the food in the world and yet remain empty and lifeless. The...
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Tiny Shalom Masters Tuesday, September 7, 2021 A title given to Messiah: "Sar Shalom." It means "Prince of Peace." More than that, it means, "Prince of Shalom," Prince of fullness, wholeness, completion, perfection, well-being, soundness, blessing, and prosperity. "Sar" means...
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Jesus: The Amen And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, "These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God." Revelation 3:14 Jesus is the Amen, the final word on everything that is done by God. The A...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord God, I praise You for who You are; You are the Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and the End, My Savior and my Lord, Creator of all, Thank You fo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Regina Saint Regina (d. 286 A.D.) was born to pagan parents in France. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father gave her to the care of a Christian nurse who secretly baptized her and raised her in the Christian fait...
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Verse of the Day "But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your h...
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Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 438 Reading I Col 2:6-15 Brothers and sisters: As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in than...
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Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 6,12-19): Jesus went out into the hills to pray, spending the whole night in prayer with God. When day came, He called his disciples to him and chose twelve ...
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Tuesday 7 September 2021 Tuesday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 23 in Ordinary Time From a sermon of St Bernard of ClairvauxI shall stand upon my watch-tower to see what the Lord will say to me We read in the...