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Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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 the Son...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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 the ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week 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 and ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 Tuesday of Holy Week Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lean Your Whole Weight Monday, March 29, 2021 John Paton was a pioneer missionary to the New Hebrides in the Pacific Ocean. He sought to translate the New Testament into the language of the South Sea islanders. But he came up against a problem. He couldn't find anything in th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Judge of the Living and the Dead And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. Acts 10:42 Jesus is the Judge of the Living and the Dead. This means that He i...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You came to set us free from darkness, pain and our sins. Today I lift up the men, women and children around the world who are enslaved in any way. Lord, help each one to find freedom and ju...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Luke 4:17-19
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
There’s something refreshing about a cool shower after a hot, humid day spent working outside. All the filth and sweat is washed away, dirty clothes are replaced with clean ones, and you feel like a new person. Imagine having this kind of experience spiritually every day when you bow in prayer...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Berthold of Mt. Carmel St. Berthold of Mt. Carmel (d. 1195), also known as Bartoldus of Calabria, was born in France, the son of a Count. He excelled at his studies and was ordained a priest. Berthold's brother, Aymeric, became the L...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "For to you has been granted, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him." Philippians 1:29
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Monday of Holy Week Lectionary: 257 Reading I Is 42:1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, Not crying out, n...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday of Holy Week listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 12,1-11): Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where he had raised Lazarus, the dead man, to life. Now they gave a dinner for him, and while Martha waited on them, Lazarus ...
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Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Monday of Holy Week From a sermon by Saint AugustineLet us too glory in the cross of the Lord The passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the hope of glory and a lesson in ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 to the S...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 and to t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 to the...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 the Son a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 the So...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week 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 and to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Monday 29 March 2021 Monday of Holy Week Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son an...
Posted by Archbp Leonardo Marin Saavedra
The Old Anglo Catholic Movement - The Latin-American Anglican Church Anglo Catholics Protest Against the Archdiocese of Galveston and Against the Saint John Vianney Parish - Release to the Public Opinion, Media and Christians of all denominations and Off...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Spirit: The Breath of the Lord The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. Isaiah 40:7 The Holy Spirit is the Breath of the Lord; He breathes life into all living things. It is the Bre...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Today I pray for the children in my family, in my community and for children all around the world. The pressures and stresses that have been brought on by social media alone are strong. ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Perhaps people in general, love to feel as though they’re in control, able to influence outcomes by the actions they take. And to a degree, that’s true. But when things don’t go our way, many times we refuse to accept the outcome. Instead, we fight for our idea of how things should...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Conon of Naso St. Conon of Naso (1139–1236) was a wealthy nobleman, the son of a Count, from Naso, Italy. He was a devout young man, and at the age of 15 become a monk. He lived as a hermit until being called to serve the local...
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Verse of the Day "Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31 ...
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Today’s Feast Day Palm Sunday Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the reliving of the final seven days of Jesus' earthly ministry. On this day the Church recalls the triumphal entrance of the Messiah into Jerusalem in order to accomplish ...
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Meditation of the Day "[Saint] Paul understood that the suffering he was going through somehow allowed him to share in Christ’s suffering for the world...In his own life, there was a time when he asked the Lord three times to remove a particular suffering from hi...
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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Lectionary: 37 and 38 At the Procession with Palms - Gospel Mk 11:1-10 When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to ...
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Palm Sunday (B) listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mk 14,1—15,47): It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking craftily for a way to arrest Jesus and...
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Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Palm Sunday From the discourse "On the Palm Branches" by Saint Andrew of CreteBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; blessed is the King of Israel. Let us go together to meet Chr...
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Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and t...
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Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm 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 Father and to the Son and...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm 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 to the Son and to th...
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Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm 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 and to the Son and to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm Sunday Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Sunday 28 March 2021 Palm 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. ________ Examination...
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A Look at Our Borders A humble believer’s perspective’s We see a lot of lost children of God trying to find security and protection from the troubles in their country of origin. We are a country founded on immigration of others escaping the trouble of their own country. The Rep...
Posted by Maison Buxton
One of the most valued assets in the FIFA franchise is FIFA coins. They can be earned via multiple actions. Participating in matches, SBCs, FUT mode, and more. But since they're harder than other items in the game to achieve, therefore transferring coins from unreliable third parties is forbidd...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The King Eternal Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen 1 Timothy 1:17 Jesus is the King Eternal. Just as an earthly king rules his kingdom through his laws, so Jesus rules t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You have overcome death. I desire Your life and holy presence to renew me today... Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies a...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God… do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the r...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Imagine you have a bucket, and all the “supplies” inside are for your interactions with people. What’s in your bucket? Jesus points out a number of things that we can choose to pour out on others—material possessions, love, good deeds, money, mercy, and pardon. It&rs...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. John of Egypt St. John of Egypt (4th c.), also known as John the Hermit or John the Anchorite, worked alongside his father, a carpenter, until he was twenty-five years old. He then discerned a call from God to go out into the desert ...
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Verse of the Day "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil." 2 Corinthians 5:10
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Meditation of the Day "Set free from human judgment, we should count as true only what God sees in us, what he knows, and what he judges. God does not judge as man does. Man sees only the countenance, only the exterior. God penetrates to the depths of our hearts. God d...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent Lectionary: 256 Reading I Ez 37:21-28 Thus says the Lord GOD: I will take the children of Israel from among the nations to which they have come, and gather them from all sides to bring th...
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Saturday 5th of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 11,45-56): Many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw what He did; but some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and...
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Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Saturday of the 5th week of Lent From a sermon by Saint Gregory NazianzenWe are soon going to share in the Passover We are soon going to share in the Passover, and a...
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Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
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Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fathe...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent (First Vespers of tomorrow, Palm Sunday) Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saturday 27 March 2021 Saturday of the 5th week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen....
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
In 1 Corinthians 10:13, Paul says that God provides us an escape route whenever we are tempted. But what happens when we refuse to take the help and instead implement our own ideas? Eventually, our human strength fails, and we give in to temptation. So it was with King David. He’d experienced ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Joy of Willing Friday, March 26, 2021 Believers have a strange idea that if you will something, then it can't be the Spirit. And yet God's word is filled with the opposite. You can't read the Bible without reading the word 'Choose!' You can't get saved without the word 'c...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Foundation Which is Laid For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11 Some people ask, “WWJD?” (What Would Jesus Do?). There is no other foundation on which anyone can build a life ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You have given me new life. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20 Thank You for the scars on Your hands, Yo...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20
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Saint of the Day St. Margaret Clitherow St. Margaret Clitherow (1556-1586), also called Margaret of York, lived in York, England, the daughter of a candlemaker and wife of a wealthy Protestant butcher. She was raised Anglican just after the time that Kin...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off." Proverbs 23:17-18
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Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Lectionary: 255 Reading I Jer 20:10-13 I hear the whisperings of many: “Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!” All those who were my friends ar...
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Friday 5th of Lent listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 10,31-42): The Jews then picked up stones to throw at him; so Jesus said, «I have openly done many good works among you which the Father gave me to do. For which of these do you ston...
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Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: Friday of the 5th week of Lent From a treatise on faith addressed to Peter by Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishopChrist offered himself for us The sacrifices of animal vic...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father a...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fath...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father an...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Fa...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Friday 26 March 2021 Friday of the 5th week of Lent Compline (Night Prayer) (today) The Compline after First or Second Vespers of a Sunday may be substituted for the Compline of a weekday. ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Did you know painful situations never mean that God doesn’t love you? To believe otherwise is to heed the voice of the Deceiver. Think about it: Did Jesus’ suffering indicate that the Father didn’t love the Son? Of course not. There are hardships in life we can’t alw...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Saint of the Day St. Dismas St. Dismas (1st c.) is the name Church tradition has given to the "Good Thief," one of the two criminals who were crucified alongside Jesus Christ on Good Friday. All we know about St. Dismas is what is mentioned of him in t...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Verse of the Day "Teach me thy way, O Lord, that I may walk in thy truth; unite my heart to fear thy name. I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever. For great is thy steadfast love toward me; thou hast delivered my...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Today’s Feast Day The Annunciation The Solemnity of the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25th, honors the profound meeting between the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, as recorded in St. Luke's Gospel. On this day St. Gabriel announced to Ma...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
You Like an Airplane Thursday, March 25, 2021 Believers and airplanes... what do they have in common? Airplanes are unique among all transportation. You can stop a horse, you can stop a car, and all of them will simply stop and stay there. But if you try to stop a plane in mi...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Father: The Witness of God If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 1 John 5:9 The Witness of God was the words the Father spoke at the baptism of Jesus: “...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for taking on the form of a servant and bearing my sin upon the cross. Lord Jesus, please remind me each day of the sacrifice You made for me, I love You with all that I am... Jesu...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for taking on the form of a servant and bearing my sin upon the cross. Lord Jesus, please remind me each day of the sacrifice You made for me, I love You with all that I am... Jesu...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ " Matthew 22:37 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. John ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Lectionary: 545 Reading I Is 7:10-14; 8:10 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I wil...
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March 25th: Annunciation listen Download View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lk 1,26-38): The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name wa...
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Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Spiritual Reading Your Second Reading from the Office of Readings: The Annunciation of the Lord From a letter of Saint Leo the Great, popeThe mystery of man's reconciliation with God Lowliness is assumed by majesty, wea...
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Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Office of Readings Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory b...
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Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Morning Prayer (Lauds) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glo...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Mid-Morning Prayer (Terce) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Midday Prayer (Sext) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Afternoon Prayer (None) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Vespers (Evening Prayer) Introduction (without Invitatory) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, use the version with the Invitatory Psalm instead. O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.G...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Thursday 25 March 2021 The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity Compline (Night Prayer) ________ INTRODUCTION O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Season of Blossoms Wednesday, March 24, 2021 In Exodus 12, the Lord tells Israel that the present month was now to become the first of Months for them, the beginning of their year. The month was called Nisan. It literally means, "The Beginning". But it wasn't just "The Be...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Jesus: The Hope of Israel Because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. Acts 28:20 Jesus is the Hope of Israel. God’s people—the Jewish people—have suffered throughout history. Because God has promised to bless the people of Israel, t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Lighthouse Ministries Daily Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, You are my daily bread... Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 You are the one who sustains me... I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never ...
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Lighthouse Ministries Verse of the Day Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. John 6:35 For the bread of God is He wh...
Posted by Pastor John R. Harvey D.D.
Is there something from your past that continues to stir up feelings of guilt? Unless you rest in God’s complete forgiveness, you won’t experience the fullness of His divine grace. If you feel ashamed but don’t know why, the problem could be a false sense of guilt. The Hol...