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Saturday 2 November 2024 All SoulsChurch of St. George, Ptuj (Pettau), SloveniaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet or Black. Year: B(II).(The following psalms and readings are selected from the many options for this day.)First readingJob 19:1,23-27aI know that my Redeemer livesJob said: Ah, would that these words of mine were written down, inscribed on some monument with iron chisel and engraving tool, cut into the rock for ever.This I know: that my Avenger lives, and he, the Last, will take his stand on earth.After my awaking, he will set me close to him, and from my flesh I shall look...

Friday 1 November 2024 All Saints Solemnity The Relics and Reliquaries of All Saints Day in RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingApocalypse 7:2-4,9-14I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and languageI, John, saw another angel rising where the sun rises, carrying the seal of the living God; he called in a powerful voice to the four angels whose duty was to devastate land and sea, ‘Wait before you do any damage on land or at sea or to the trees, until we have put the seal on the foreheads...

Below is a list of the 50 largest Christian ministries in the MinistryWatch database based on their revenue, which ranges from $77 million to $1.5 billion. This list does not include colleges and universities nor Christian foundations. You can find the list of the largest Christian colleges and universities in the United States here. These 50 Christian ministries represent a total of about $14.3 billion in annual revenue, and is based on revenue from the most recently available Form 990 from the IRS. The column on the far right indicates the most recent year for which we have an IRS...

In a surprising statement during a townhall meeting earlier this month, presidential candidate Kamala Harris said, “I’ll tell you, there are probably many here and watching who, rightly, have made a decision that they do not believe in abortion. The point that I am making is not about changing their mind about what’s right for them or their family. It’s simply saying the government shouldn’t be making this decision.” Really? She actually believes that many people have “rightly ... made a decision that they do not believe in abortion?” Then why is she promising to reinstate Roe v. Wade if...

The 95 Theses Out of love for the truth and from desire to elucidate it, the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and ordinary lecturer therein at Wittenberg, intends to defend the following statements and to dispute on them in that place. Therefore he asks that those who cannot be present and dispute with him orally shall do so in their absence by letter. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. 1. When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ``Repent'' (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of...

31 October 2024 Thursday of week 30 in Ordinary Time St. Emmeram's Basilica (Regensburg) - St Wolfgang Crypt, centre altarReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 6:10-20Put on God's armour and resist the devilGrow strong in the Lord, with the strength of his power. Put God’s armour on so as to be able to resist the devil’s tactics. For it is not against human enemies that we have to struggle, but against the Sovereignties and the Powers who originate the darkness in this world, the spiritual army of evil in the heavens. That is why you must rely...

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, past a billboard proclaiming: “Pray for God’s Mercy for Our Nation.” The billboard featured a large image of a wide-brimmed straw hat often worn by the Amish. If there was any further doubt as to its target audience, the smaller print listed the sponsor as “Fer Die Amische” — referring to the Amish in their Pennsylvania German dialect. Researchers say most of the Amish don’t register to vote, reflective of the Christian...

30 October 2024 Wednesday of week 30 in Ordinary Time St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Catholic Church - Woodstock, MD Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 6:1-9Duties in domestic lifeChildren, be obedient to your parents in the Lord – that is your duty. The commandment that has a promise attached to it is: Honour your father and mother, and the promise is: and you will prosper and have a long life in the land. And parents, never drive your children to resentment but in bringing them up correct them and guide them as the Lord does. Slaves, be obedient...

29 October 2024 Tuesday of week 30 in Ordinary Time The Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Fairfield, PAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 5:25-33Give way to one another in obedience to ChristGive way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives to their husbands, in everything. Husbands should love their wives just as...

Monday 28 October 2024 Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles Feast Saints Simon & Jude, Huntington Beach, CAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 2:19-22In Christ you are no longer aliens, but citizens like usYou are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are...

27 October 202430th Sunday in Ordinary Time San Frumenzio, RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingJeremiah 31:7-9I will guide them by a smooth path where they will not stumbleThe Lord says this:Shout with joy for Jacob!Hail the chief of nations!Proclaim! Praise! Shout:‘The Lord has saved his people,the remnant of Israel!’See, I will bring them backfrom the land of the Northand gather them from the far ends of earth;all of them: the blind and the lame,women with child, women in labour:a great company returning here.They had left in tears,I will comfort them as I lead them back;I will guide them...

26 October 2024 Saturday of week 29 in Ordinary Time Saint Demetrius Catholic Church, Gallitzin, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 4:7-16By grace, we shall not be children any longerEach one of us has been given his own share of grace, given as Christ allotted it. It was said that he would:When he ascended to the height, he captured prisoners,he gave gifts to men.When it says, ‘he ascended’, what can it mean if not that he descended right down to the lower regions of the earth? The one who rose higher than all the heavens to...

There is only one being in the universe that has ever taught man cannot keep God's law, the one who has ever caused man to sin. And he is the only one being that has ever taught God is responsible for sin… https://sdapillars.org/media/YouCantkeepThem.pdf

25 October 2024 Friday of week 29 in Ordinary TimeSaint Boniface Catholic Church, San Francisco Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 4:1-6One Body, one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one GodI, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you...

Carlo Maria Viganò, an archbishop that was excommunicated by Pope Francis, in a new letter addressed to American voters wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, "obeys Satan." In this election you must choose between two radically opposed ways of conceiving the government of your Nation: you are called to choose between democracy and dictatorship, between freedom and slavery," Viganò wrote in a Tuesday letter. Viganò, who once served as the Vatican's ambassador to the United States, wrote that former President Donald Trump "who, despite serious problems in his positions...has as his objective the common good and the...

Billionaire mogul Tyle Perry, who has long publicly professed to be a Christian, was captured on the weekend stuffing money into a twerking stripper’s underwear, according to several videos that have been posted online (but we will not be sharing here.) Tyler was attending a massive party thrown by musician Usher that saw several strippers twerking and dancing on stage and poles, directly in front of him, wearing see-through undergarments. The money that Tyler was seen putting into the stripper’s clothingwas “Usherbucks,” an artificial money created by Usher that he occasionally hands out for people to play with. It is...

24 October 2024 Thursday of week 29 in Ordinary Time Saint Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church, San Antonio, TX Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingEphesians 3:14-21A prayer that faithful may know the love of ChristThis is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural, takes its name: Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with...

The popular 1970’s Christian music group, 2nd Chapter of Acts, has premiered their music archive on a new Christian streaming service—and the person behind that platform is a registered sex offender and husband of a band member. Steve Greisen, husband of 2nd Chapter’s Nelly Greisen, was convicted in 2023 of attempting to solicit sex online with a minor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso County’s sex offender registry reports. Greisen evaded jail time through a plea deal. A year later, 2nd Chapter of Acts shared about partnering with ExploreFlix in a Facebook post. The streaming service aims to “bring faith-affirming...

Vice President Kamala Harris has said she opposes any concessions on a national abortion law if elected president, rejecting any proposal that would include possible religious exemptions. In an interview with NBC News’ Hallie Jackson on Tuesday, the Democrat presidential hopeful was asked about her plan to pass a federal law legalizing elective abortion nationwide. “If you win, it is entirely possible that Congress will be controlled by Republicans,” Jackson said. “So, what specific concessions would you be willing to make in order to get something done on abortion access as soon as possible?” Harris responded by denouncing the overturning...

Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines over the weekend for how she appeared to respond after two college students called out, “Jesus is Lord,” during one of her rallies. The students are claiming they were kicked out of Harris’ rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and that Harris mocked them after they heckled her. “We did God’s work, and we were there for the right reasons, and God was watching us,” said Grant Beth, one of two pro-life students who called out, “Jesus is Lord,” while Harris was discussing her views on abortion. “I’m all about being a cordial person regardless...