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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time From the ancient document entitled "The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles"The Eucharist Celebrate the Eucharist as follows: S...
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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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 ...
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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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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Wednesday 7 July 2021 Wednesday of week 14 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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Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
“Why should I fast?” It’s a question many Christians ask, and one the Bible answers. In Scripture, fasting is often associated with seeking God for a specific purpose. Daniel fasted in order to plead for Israel’s release from Babylonian captivity, which God had promised (Dan. 9:1-3). Nehemiah fa...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Shadowing the Snow Plough Tuesday, July 6, 2021 A friend of mine in ministry lived in upstate New York. When winter came, the snowfall would become so great that he couldn't continue driving. He'd pull over and wait until a snow plough came. As soon as the snow plough passed ...
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Jesus: That Great Shepherd of the Sheep Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant... Hebrews 13:20 There are many roles for the Great Shepherd of th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Too many times I find myself, or I notice others becoming concerned about what someone else is or is not doing. Some people will complain and refuse to go out of their way or beyond the call of duty to...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant... Hebrews 13:20
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Saint of the Day St. Maria Goretti St. Maria Goretti (1890–1902) was born in Italy to a humble farming family. Her father died from malaria when she was 9, leaving the family destitute. Her mother and older siblings worked in the fields while Mar...
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Verse of the Day "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe." Proverbs 18:10
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Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 384 Reading I Gn 32:23-33 In the course of the night, Jacob arose, took his two wives, with the two maidservants and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had taken them ac...
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Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 9,32-38): Some people brought to Jesus a man who was dumb because he was possessed by a demon. When the demon was driven out, the dumb man began to speak. The ...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin, Martyr Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time From a discourse of St Augustine on Psalm 32Whether they like it or not, those who ar...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin, 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. O God, come to our aid. O Lor...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin, 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 instead. O God, come to our aid. O...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 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 Fa...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 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 a...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 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 Fathe...
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin, 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 instead. O God, come to our aid....
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Tuesday 6 July 2021 Tuesday of week 14 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 an...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Today much is misunderstood about fasting. One common assumption is that it’s related to dieting and health. And there are those who hope their self-denial will impress God or certain people. But neither of these is the purpose of the practice, according to Scripture. Biblical fasting...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The one you Have to get out of the way Monday, July 5, 2021 An old man stands in the desert before a burning bush and the voice of God calls him to a great mission. Moses answered the call of God by saying, ""Who am I, that I, should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the ...
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The Holy Spirit: The Glory of the Lord But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18 The Holy Spirit is ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, As You instruct us in 2 Chronicles 7:14... ...if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day …if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Saint of the Day St. Zoe of Rome St. Zoe of Rome (d. 286 A.D.) was a noblewoman married to a Roman court official during the reign of the infamous Emperor Diocletian. For six years she suffered from a condition that left her unable to speak; when she m...
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Verse of the Day "Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made." Romans 1:20a
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Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 383 Reading I Gn 28:10-22a Jacob departed from Beer-sheba and proceeded toward Haran. When he came upon a certain shrine, as the sun had already set, he stopped there for the night. Taking one of the s...
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Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 9,18-26): While Jesus was speaking to them, an official of the synagogue came up to him, bowed before him and said, «My daughter has just died, but come a...
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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time From a letter of Pope St Clement I to the Corin...
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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm inste...
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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm i...
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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 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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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 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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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 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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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 in Ordinary Time or Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm...
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Monday 5 July 2021 Monday of week 14 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 and ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
On this day, many Americans proudly define themselves by the nation they live in. But as Christians, we know our earthly citizenship has no bearing on our true identity. At the moment of salvation, all believers become citizens of heaven. Civic responsibilities, while important, are always secondary...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Good Shepherd I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. John 10:11 Jesus called Himself the Good Shepherd, because He does what good shepherds do: They give their lives for their sheep. They give up the pleasures of home to l...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Today I am thinking about how people try so hard to be independent. We want to be individuals, to “do it ourselves.” It starts when we are children. We are child...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God... Romans 8:16
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Saint of the Day Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) was born in Turin, Italy, to a wealthy and prominent family. He was a vibrant, joyful, and athletic youth with an adventurous spirit and a strong zest for life. He...
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Verse of the Day "Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6
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Meditation of the Day "Among the various indications that make the holiness of God known to men, the most convincing sign is the holiness of men, who are sanctified by the divine indwelling . . . In teaching us the words, ‘hallowed be Thy name,’ our Lord al...
Posted by Peter Schmalenbach · L.A.M. · Germany
Dear Friends, to all I wish a fulfilling Sunday that strengthens the soul and lightens the heart. Let's look forward to the coming week with entries that inspire and enliven each other. To my Friends in the USA, I wish you a festive and happy Independe...
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 101 Reading I Ez 2:2-5 As the LORD spoke to me, the spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard the one who was speaking say to me: Son of man...
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 6,1-6): Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who hea...
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Sunday 4 July 2021 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time From a sermon by Saint AugustineA sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit I acknowledge my transgression, says David. If I admit my fault, then yo...
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Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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 and t...
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Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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 Father a...
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Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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 Father and...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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 to th...
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Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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 and to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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 Father...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 4 July 2021 14th 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. Allelui...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: Good Master Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" Matthew 19:16 The rich young ruler went to Jesus asking, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal li...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You that You have given so much. I am so thankful for Your love and the salvation that You provide for me... In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 4:10
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A Prayer for our Nation By Debbie McDaniel's Dear God, Thank you for your great power. We praise you for your Truth. We’re grateful that you have set us free from the clutching grasp of sin and death. Would you be with your people, extending your grace, granting your freedom, prov...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
When the Lord invited Peter, James, and John to ascend a mountain with Him, their lives were forever changed by what they saw and heard. As Jesus was transfigured before them, they were stunned by a dazzling display of His glory: His face shone like the sun, His clothes became a brilliant white, and...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Thomas the Apostle St. Thomas the Apostle (1st c.) was one of the twelve disciples who accompanied Jesus during His earthly ministry. He is remembered for his disbelief in the news of Christ's Resurrection until he physically saw a...
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Verse of the Day "I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God." Luke 12:8-9
Posted by Peter Schmalenbach · L.A.M. · Germany
Inspired by Rabbi Gary's entry "Yoma 80 | My Jewish Learning" last Wednesday, I would like to take up the "Prayer of Jabez" which I have known for a long time. As one of the two shortest prayers in the Bible, it is found in: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 KJV And Jabez was more hono...
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Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle Lectionary: 593 Reading I Eph 2:19-22 Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Ap...
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July 3rd: Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 20,24-29): Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But ...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Thomas, Apostle Andrea del Verrocchio's Christ and St. Thomas (1464-1483) at the Orsanmichele of Florence, Italy From a homily on the Gospels by Saint Gregory ...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - 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 us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - 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 help us.Glory be to the ...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - 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 help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - 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.Glory be to the Father a...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - 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 us.Glory be to the Fathe...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - Feast (First Vespers of tomorrow, 14th 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, co...
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Saturday 3 July 2021 Saint Thomas, Apostle - Feast 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....
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Trusting in the Lord is easy when life is pleasant and running smoothly. However, when circumstances are not as we desire, our confidence in God can become shaky. Yet even in difficult times, He guides us and helps us through. God wants us to cultivate faithfulness to Him in every circumstanc...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Presence in the Present Friday, July 2, 2021 Do you want to enter the presence of God? Past, present, and future - which one sounds like the presence of God? The present is linked to 'the presence.' If you want to enter the 'presence' of God, you have to enter the 'presen...
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The Father: Our Spiritual Father Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn’t it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us? Hebrews 12:9 The Lord is called our Spiritual Father. All spirits in t...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, Thank You for Your loving hand of guidance on my life. And, thank You for Your love and discipline in my life... ...the LORD disciplines those he loves... Proverbs 3:12 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
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Devotion of the Month Month of the Precious Blood The month of July traditionally honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. It is the blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, which cleanses us from sin—therefore the Church developed a devotion to Jesus' ...
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Saint of the Day St. Bernardino Realino St. Bernardino Realino (1530–1616) was born in Italy to a noble family. He grew into an accomplished "Renaissance Man" of his day; he studied law and medicine, had a successful career as an attorney...
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Verse of the Day "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 381 Reading I Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 The span of Sarah’s life was one hundred and twenty-seven years. She died in Kiriatharba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham performed ...
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Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 9,9-13): As Jesus moved on from there, He saw a man named Matthew at his seat in the custom-house, and he said to him, «Follow me». And Matthew got ...
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Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 in Ordinary Time Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of week 13 in Ordinary Time St Augustine on the Predestination of the SaintsJesus Christ, son of David according to the flesh The shining example of predestinat...
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Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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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Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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 ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 2 July 2021 Friday of week 13 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 and ...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
During hard times, it’s easy to wonder why the Lord is taking so long to bring relief. Like the psalmist, we cry to God “out of the depths” for help (Psalm 130:1), but as time drags on, we may be tempted to take matters into our own hands. Believers, however, are not to operate as ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Ominous Case of Pastor Latzel Thursday, July 1, 2021 Shalom, to you my Friend and Co-Minister in the Great Commission... For years there had been warnings. For years it was said we were heading to it - but now it's happened. It happened in Germany. It inv...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: Rock of Spiritual Refreshment And by a miracle, God sent them food to eat and water to drink there in the desert; they drank the water that Christ gave them. He was there with them as a mighty Rock of spiritual refreshment. 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 ...