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Seventh Sunday of Easter Lectionary: 60 Reading I Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers —there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place —. He said, “My brothers, the Scripture had to...
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Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 16,15-20): Jesus said to his disciples: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; wh...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Ascension of the Lord A panel showing the Ascension, from the Armadio degli argenti (c.1450) by Fra Angelico (c.1395-1455). From a sermon by Saint Augustin...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be t...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be...
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Sunday 16 May 2021 The Ascension of the Lord - Solemnity Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end...
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The Trinity: The Lord Will Provide (Jehovah Jireh) And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide [Jehovah Jireh]; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” Genesis 22:14 The Lord is Jehovah Ji...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord, Jehovah Jireh, Today I join with Abraham who recognized you... ...The-LORD-Will-Provide [Jehovah Jireh] Genesis 22:14 You are the Lord, my Provider. You freely provide... ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day …The-LORD-Will-Provide [Jehovah Jireh] Genesis 22:14
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There’s some confusion in the church today concerning the Holy Spirit. A number of Christians think the indwelling of the Spirit occurs sometime after salvation, but Scripture teaches that He comes to permanently live within a new believer the moment he or she places faith in Jesus. W...
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Saint of the Day St. Dymphna St. Dymphna (7th c.) was the daughter of a pagan Irish chieftain and a beautiful Christian noblewoman. Dymphna was raised as a Christian, and she consecrated her virginity to Christ at a young age. Dymphna's father lov...
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Verse of the Day "For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then from my flesh I shall see God." Job 19:25-26
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Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 296 Reading I Acts 18:23-28 After staying in Antioch some time, Paul left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples. A Jew named Apollos, ...
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Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16, 23-28): Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. Until now you have not asked anything i...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Isidore the Farmer Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday before Ascension Sunday From a homily on the Song of Songs by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishopThe glory you gave to me, I have ...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Isidore the Farmer 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...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Isidore the Farmer 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...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday or Saint Isidore the Farmer (First Vespers of tomorrow, The Ascension of the Lord) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitat...
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Saturday 15 May 2021 Saturday before Ascension Sunday Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen. A...
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Schereschewsky's Gift Friday, May 14, 2021 Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, a Lithuanian Jew, was preparing to be a rabbi at Breslau University. While studying the Old and New Testaments, he became convinced that Yeshua, Jesus, was the Messiah. He set out for China to serv...
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Jesus: A Teacher Come From God This man (Nicodemus) came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him." John 3:2 Nicodemus called Jesus ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Please calm my heart, my mind and my spirit today. Keep me from worrying about the people and circumstances that surround me. I want to live with Your confidence, with hope filling me t...
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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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When we experience adversity, we tend to wonder, Why is this happening to me? Although the answer might remain a mystery, Scripture gives us a foundation from which to view difficulties. God’s Word tells us that we live in a fallen world filled with sinful people, that even the redeemed are no...
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Saint of the Day St. Matthias the Apostle St. Matthias the Apostle (1st c.) followed Jesus during his entire earthly ministry and was one of his 72 disciples. Matthias was chosen by the 11 Apostles to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal of Christ...
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Verse of the Day "O Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us, thou hast wrought for us all our works." Isaiah 26:12
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Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle Lectionary: 564 Reading I Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and sisters (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place). He said, “My brothers and sisters, the Sc...
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May 14th: Saint Matthias, apostle listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 15,9-17): Jesus said to his disciples, «As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain in my love. You will remain in my love if you keep my commandments, jus...
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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, Apostle - Feast Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saint Matthias, Apostle Painting of Saint Matthias by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), circa 1611. Museo del Prado Collection. A homily of St John Chrysostom on the Ac...
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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, 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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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, 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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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, 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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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, 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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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, 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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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, Apostle - 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 to help us.Glory be to th...
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Friday 14 May 2021 Saint Matthias, Apostle - 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.Glory be to the Father an...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
We would all agree life can be difficult. Pressures of daily living can feel overwhelming, relationships can disappoint us, and at times our expectations go unmet. So it’s good to remember an important truth that can sustain us: This life is not all there is; the best is yet to come. ...
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The Planner in the Womb Thursday, May 13, 2021 Okay, you feel you have to plan your life. Well, it's good to plan, if you're planning to do God's will. But, if you believe that your life is in your hands, and if you don't worry about it, no one else will... consider this, did...
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Jesus: A Sweet-Smelling Aroma And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5:2 A sin offering in the Old Testament was a sweet-smelling aroma. It was not s...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I know that You want me to draw near to You as I prepare now for what I will face today... But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all You...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works. Psalm 73:28 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8
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Saint of the Day St. Juliana of Norwich St. Julian/Juliana of Norwich (1342–1416) is a Benedictine nun who lived as a recluse in Norwich, England. Little is known of her life with certainty. At the age of 30 she was suddenly struck...
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Verse of the Day "A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks." Luke 6:45
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Today’s Feast Day Ascension Thursday After Jesus' Resurrection from the dead, He continued to appear to His disciples for a period of 40 days. After this time, with His Apostles gathered around Him on the Mount of Olives, Jesus was taken up bodily ...
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Meditation of the Day "We will never be free of trials and temptations as long as our earthly life lasts. For Job has said: 'Is not the life of human beings on earth a drudgery?' (Job 7:1). Therefore, we should always be on our guard against temptations, always praying...
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Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Lectionary: 58 Reading I Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had c...
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Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 294 In Provinces where the celebration of Ascension is transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the following readings are used on this Thursday. Reading I Acts 18:1-8 Paul left Athens a...
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Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,16-20): Jesus said to his disciples, «A little while and you will see me no more; and then a little while, and you will see me». Some of the disciples wond...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday or Our Lady of Fátima Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Thursday before Ascension Sunday From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, popeOur faith is increased by the Lord's ascension At Easter,...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday or Our Lady of Fátima 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 hast...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday or Our Lady of Fátima 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 ...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday or Our Lady of Fátima 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, mak...
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Thursday 13 May 2021 Thursday before Ascension Sunday Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and ...
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Vulcans & The Aaronic Blessing Wednesday, May 12, 2021 In the 1960s, 'Star Trek,' a science-fiction series came on television. One of the most famous lines from Star Trek was the Vulcan greeting. Mr. Spock would lift his right hand, part two fingers to the right, and two to t...
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The Holy Spirit: The Gift of the Holy Spirit Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 The Holy Spirit is a Gift to you. Jesus said...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, I want to KNOW You more, much more than I do. You are great and You do great things. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3 ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3
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We’re often drawn to stories about underdogs whose achievements surpass all expectations. Whether it’s athletic contests, intellectual pursuits, or business ventures, we applaud their success. But as impressive as human accomplishments may be, they are not the standard by which God measu...
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Saint of the Day Blessed Imelda Lambertini Bl. Imelda Lambertini (1322–1333) was born to a noble and devout family in Bologna, Italy. As a child she developed a great love for prayer, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the Holy Eucharist. She sp...
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Verse of the Day "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved), raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ...
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Meditation of the Day "Infinite grief I wish from My creature in two ways: in one way, through her sorrow for her own sins, which she has committed against Me her Creator; in the other way, through her sorrow for the sins which she sees her neighbors commit against Me....
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Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 293 Reading I Acts 17:15, 22—18:1 After Paul’s escorts had taken him to Athens, they came away with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible. Then Paul stood up at the Are...
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Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,12-15): Jesus said to his disciples; “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs or Saint Pancras, Martyr Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, popeT...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs or Saint Pancras, 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 i...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs or Saint Pancras, Martyr Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psa...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide or Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs or Saint Pancras, Martyr Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory P...
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Wednesday 12 May 2021 Wednesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Salvation isn’t something we can claim because we were born to believing parents or have attended church. Jesus warned that many would call Him Lord without actually belonging to Him (Matt. 7:22-23). To become a genuine believer in Jesus Christ, we need the following: • An unders...
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Answering The Wrong Call Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Hineni is the word that God's people used to answer His call down through the ages. It means 'Here I am!' Jacob said it. The problem was, it wasn't his call that he was answering. His father was expecting his older brother Esau, ...
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Jesus: The Sun of Righteousness But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; And you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves. Malachi 4:2 The name “Sun of Righteousness” applies to Je...
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Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Father God, Please make me aware of those who are sick and suffering today. I lift up the babies who have been born with medical problems that require intervention and who need Your healing touch. May Your grace and You...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And...
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Saint of the Day St. Francis of Girolamo St. Francis de Girolamo (1642-1716) was the eldest of eleven children born to honorable and virtuous parents in Naples, Italy. As a child he was drawn to God and a life of prayer. Realizing his vocation to Holy Or...
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Verse of the Day "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there...
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Meditation of the Day "Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so greatly wants to act within them. My mercy works in all those hearts which open their doors to it. Both the sinner and the righteous person have need of My mercy. Con...
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Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Lectionary: 292 Reading I Acts 16:22-34 The crowd in Philippi joined in the attack on Paul and Silas, and the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After inflicting many blows on them, they t...
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Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 16,5-11): Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you ...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide From a commentary on the gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishopWhat binds us together is Christ Paul bears witne...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to th...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fat...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to ...
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Tuesday 11 May 2021 Tuesday of the 6th week of Eastertide Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father ...
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The Call of Squire Jorg Monday, May 10, 2021 German reformer Martin Luther set out to execute the first major translation of the Bible into the German language. First he had to find out how Germans really talked. He disguised himself and with a newly grown beard and the name ...