Link to today’s readings: Daily Bible Reading – April 19, 2024 | USCCB Friday of the Third Week of Easter Lectionary: 277 Reading 1 Acts 9:1-20 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persec ..read more

All you have is today. Do not invest in this life Invest in the life to come. Because we are not created for this world We are passing through We are pilgrims on this earth. Invest in the life to come. Let us always be ready for the return of our Lord as the judge of the living and the dead. The post Invest in the life to Come appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER ..read more

Novena Begins: April 18 Feast Day: April 27 Patron Saint of Catalonia Day 1 – Our Lady of Montserrat Novena  Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.  O God, Giver of all good things, who didst choose Montserrat as a glorious Shrine for the Mother of thy only begotten Son, and through her intercession there hast granted favors without number to those who sought them there: bow down thine ears now to our petitions as we kneel and pray before Her image. Thou Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen Our Lady ..read more

What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. -John 2:11 The post Beautiful Photos from Jesus First Miracle at Cana, Galilee appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER ..read more

Link to today’s readings: Daily Bible Reading – April 18, 2024 | USCCB Thursday of the Third Week of Easter Lectionary: 276 Reading 1 Acts 8:26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, “Get up and head south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.” So he got up and set out. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, that is, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, and was returning home. Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, “Go ..read more

 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;     let me never be put to shame;     deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me,     come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge,     a strong fortress to save me. The post Psalm of the Day: Psalm 31:1-2 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER ..read more

Though you have not seen [the resurrected Lord Jesus], you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. The post Verse of the Day: 1 Peter 1:8-9 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER ..read more

Praise be to the Lord,     who has not let us be torn by their teeth. We have escaped like a bird     from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken,     and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord,     the Maker of heaven and earth. The post Psalm of the Day: Psalm 124:6-8 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER ..read more

From [Christ] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. The post Verse of the Day: Ephesians 4:16 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER ..read more

Link to today’s readings: Daily Bible Reading – April 16, 2024 | USCCB Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Lectionary: 274 Reading 1 Acts 7:51—8:1a Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.” When they ..read more