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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 94 Psalm 95 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;     let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving     and extol him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God,     the great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,     and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5 The sea is his, for he made it,     and his hands formed the dry land. 6 Come, let us bow down in worship,     let...

January 23 2020 Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7 When David and Saul approached (on David’s return after slaying the Philistine), women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing, with tambourines, joyful songs, and sistrums. The women played and sang:“Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought: “They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me. All that remains for him is the kingship.” And from that day...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 94 Psalm 94 1 The Lord is a God who avenges.     O God who avenges, shine forth. 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;     pay back to the proud what they deserve. 3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,     how long will the wicked be jubilant? 4 They pour out arrogant words;     all the evildoers are full of boasting. 5 They crush your people, Lord;     they oppress your inheritance. 6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;     they murder the fatherless. 7 They say, “The Lord does not see;     the God of Jacob takes no...

January 22 2020 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Reading 1 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage. I am at your service to go and fight this Philistine.” But Saul answered David, “You cannot go up against this Philistine and fight with him, for you are only a youth, while he has been a warrior from his youth.”David continued: “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will also keep me safe from the clutches of this Philistine.” Saul answered...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 93 Psalm 93 1 The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty;     the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;     indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. 2 Your throne was established long ago;     you are from all eternity. 3 The seas have lifted up, Lord,     the seas have lifted up their voice;     the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. 4 Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,     mightier than the breakers of the sea—     the Lord on high is mighty. 5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;     holiness...

January 21 2020 Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Reading 1 1 Sm 16:1-13 The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen my king from among his sons.” But Samuel replied: “How can I go? Saul will hear of it and kill me.” To this the LORD answered: “Take a heifer along and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ Invite Jesse...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Healthcare; Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 92 Psalm 92[a] A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. 1 It is good to praise the Lord     and make music to your name, O Most High, 2 proclaiming your love in the morning     and your faithfulness at night, 3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre     and the melody of the harp. 4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;     I sing for joy at what your hands have done. 5 How great are your works, Lord,     how profound your thoughts! 6 Senseless people do not know,     fools do not...

January 20 2020 Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 1 Sm 15:16-23 Samuel said to Saul: “Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” Saul replied, “Speak!” Samuel then said: “Though little in your own esteem, are you not leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king of Israel and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and put the sinful Amalekites under a ban of destruction. Fight against them until you have exterminated them.’ Why then have you disobeyed the LORD? You have pounced on the...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 91 Psalm 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High     will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,     my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you     from the fowler’s snare     and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers,     and under his wings you will find refuge;     his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night,     nor the arrow that...

January 19 2020 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Is 49:3, 5-6 The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength! It is too little, the LORD says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, Farmers, Sanctity of Life, Health Care, and the Media Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 90 BOOK IV Psalms 90–106 Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place     throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born     or you brought forth the whole world,     from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You turn people back to dust,     saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” 4 A thousand years in your sight     are like a day that has just gone by,     or like a watch in the night. 5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—...

Join with fellow FREEPERS around the world to pray for our President and Vice President and for AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. PUT JESUS FIRST IN 2020!

January 18 2020 Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 There was a stalwart man from Benjamin named Kish, who was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite. He had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man. There was no other child of Israel more handsome than Saul; he stood head and shoulders above the people.Now the asses of Saul’s father, Kish, had wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go...

The US Education Department is sending out memos to school leaders telling them that they cannot block students or teachers from praying in public. The plans were revealed on the same day as President Donald Trump welcomed to the Oval Office a group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim students who have experienced discrimination in schools. They met the US President to mark National Religious Freedom Day on Thursday. In an announcement, the White House said that the Trump administration was "taking action to further safeguard students' constitutionally protected right to pray in school". The new federal guidance says that students...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 89 Psalm 89[a] A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite. 1 I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;     with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known     through all generations. 2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever,     that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. 3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,     I have sworn to David my servant, 4 ‘I will establish your line forever     and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[c] 5 The heavens praise your wonders, Lord,     your faithfulness...

January 17 2020 Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot Reading 1 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a All the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, “Now that you are old, and your sons do not follow your example, appoint a king over us, as other nations have, to judge us.”Samuel was displeased when they asked for a king to judge them. He prayed to the LORD, however, who said in answer: “Grant the people’s every request. It is not you they reject, they are rejecting me as their king.”Samuel delivered the message of...

The “Donald Trump/Mike Pence Prayer Vigil” and “Heroes and Nation Prayer Thread” have combined to form the AMERICA PRAYER VIGIL prayer thread! Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for our President and Vice President and for AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. O God, Our Help in Ages Past O God, Our Help in Ages Past the Lord is...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 88 Psalm 88[a] A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite. 1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;     day and night I cry out to you. 2 May my prayer come before you;     turn your ear to my cry. 3 I am overwhelmed with troubles     and my life draws near to death. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;     I am like one without strength. 5 I am set apart...