Best Scripture Explanation Podcasts (2025)

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Day 359: The Seven Petitions (2025) 12:52

2h ago12:52

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In the Lord’s Prayer, we make seven different petitions to our Father in heaven. Together, we examine what makes each set of these seven petitions different. Fr. Mike unpacks how the first three petitions emphasize love of the Father, the next two concern us in the present world, and the final two concern the battle of prayer. Today’s readings are …

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - 2 Timothy 4:1-18 KJV 20:33

3h ago20:33

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Here Paul solemnly charges Timothy to be diligent, though many will not hear nor accept sound doctrine. He enforces the charge by mentioning his martyrdom, soon to come. He asks Timothy to get in a hurry to get to him and be sure to bring his books and his notes and writing materials. He cautions Timothy, and complains of how the brothers he depend…

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Day 358: Who Art in Heaven (2025) 14:45

1h ago14:45

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As we reach the conclusion of the article on the opening words of the Our Father, we take a closer look at the phrase, “Who Art in Heaven.” Fr. Mike emphasizes that God is not distant, but is imminently present all around us. He also emphasizes that while sin has exiled us from heaven, conversion of heart allows us to return to the Father in heaven…

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Day 357: God, “Our” Father (2025) 13:28

22h ago13:28

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God’s love has no bounds, and neither should our prayer. Fr. Mike emphasizes that when we say “our” we are highlighting that we have become God’s people. We belong to God, not in a possessive way, but in an “entirely new relationship”. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2786-2793. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Cate…

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The Triple Conjunction, the Comet, and a King: Unraveling 2,000 Years of Wonder - [Matthew 2:1-11] 30:20

2d ago30:20

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Send us a text A royal birth announced in the skies, a ruthless king grasping at control, and travelers who carried their learning and their treasure to kneel before a child. We follow the Magi through Matthew 2:1–11 and beyond, weaving Scripture, history, and astronomy to see why the triple conjunction in 7 BC, the rare planetary massing in 6 BC, …

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18 KJV 20:09

2d ago20:09

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We learn here how Paul blessed the Thessalonians for their faithfulness and their concern for each other. He also requested their prayers for him as he would against much opposition go on to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He also then as we should today beware of the people we allow into our lives; people that make it obvious that they don’t re…

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Day 356: We Dare to Say (2025) 21:39

2d ago21:39

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When we pray the Our Father, we are invited to pray with “filial boldness” as children of God. Fr. Mike emphasizes that we are God’s adopted sons and daughters, and so because of that, we are able to call him “Abba, Father.” He also emphasizes that because of this adoption we are called to “continual conversion and new life.” Today’s readings are C…

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Scholar Discovers Lost Biblical Woman...Hiding In Plain Sight 54:45

3d ago54:45

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Breaking news in biblical studies: the “elect lady” in 2 John may not be a metaphor for the Church after all—she may be a real woman with a real name: Eclecte. In this episode, New Testament papyrologist Lincoln Blumell (with research assistant Spencer Kraus) explains the textual and grammatical puzzle behind 2 John’s opening, why the traditional r…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-15 KJV 24:08

3d ago24:08

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The wisdom from God through the Apostle. All that have received the love of God by baptism of the Holy Ghost should be mindful of what we hear and from whom we hear it when it comes to salvation. Living by the instructions of the gospel of Jesus Christ is encouraged and not to lend an ear to those teaching contrary to the gospel. Satan appears as a…

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Day 355: Summary of the Lord’s Prayer (2025) 9:19

3d ago9:19

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The In-Brief, or the “nugget day”, for the article on the Lord’s Prayer, emphasizes that understanding the identity of God is essential when it comes to our relationship with God. God is not a tyrant or dictator. He is our good Father. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2773-2776. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Cate…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Colossians 4:1-18 KJV 20:28

4d ago20:28

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We should learn how we are admonished from experience how to treat others; whether believers or not. Persons that have supervision over others should be very mindful of the wisdom of Jesus Christ; as you would that others do unto you do ye also unto them. When we remain faithful in prayer and demonstration of the gospel of Jesus Christ we please Go…

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Day 354: The Prayer of the Church (2025) 15:19

4d ago15:19

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Through the Catechism, we learn more about the Lord’s Prayer and how it should be included in our personal prayers as well as in community during the liturgy of the Mass. In giving us the Our Father, Jesus models how we are to use this prayer to speak directly with the Father. Fr. Mike drives home that we receive the words to pray and also receive …

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Philippians 3:1-21 KJV 17:55

5d ago17:55

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The apostle cautions the Philippians against judaizing false teachers, and renounces his own former privileges. Using the wisdom demonstrated by Paul we today should be cautious when others try to get us to turn away from the truth God has allowed us to understand when they won’t repent and let God save them. Paul’s earnest desire to be found in Ch…

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Day 353: The Lord's Prayer (2025) 16:18

5d ago16:18

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Diving into the Lord's Prayer, we look at the origin, meaning, and significance of this prayer. The Catechism reveals the Our Father as "the summary of the whole Gospel" as it includes all that we believe. Fr. Mike helps us understand that this prayer focuses our hearts on the Father and prioritizes our desires. As we begin this prayer in the Fathe…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Ephesians 6:1-24 KJV 19:43

6d ago19:43

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All Christians are admonished to respect everyone in every facet of life and should put on spiritual armour against the enemies of their souls. The fight we fight is not against man. It is a spiritual war that requires spiritual battle armor, described here in scripture. Notice that the armor covers the front of the body; because sanctified, regene…

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Day 352: Summary of The Battle of Prayer (2025) 14:22

6d ago14:22

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Fr. Mike reviews this section of the Catechism, summarizing the battle of prayer and the prayer of the hour of Jesus. We are reminded that prayer is active, and we must engage in grace. The Catechism goes on to state that, “We pray as we live because we live as we pray.” In this, we see that God meets us where we are and wants us to pray always. Fi…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Galatians 5:1-24 KJV 19:56

7d ago19:56

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Here again we see the mind and love of God as he inspires the recording of his instructions for humanity as to how we demonstrate his personality in our everyday vocations. What we do is what defines us. We cannot please God yielding to the will of the flesh. It is important and imperative that we learn the desire of God by his word for believers a…

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Day 351: The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus (2025) 15:20

7d ago15:20

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Looking at the prayer of the Hour of Jesus, we learn from the Catechism that it “embraces the whole economy of creation and salvation, as well as his death and Resurrection.” This prayer summarizes everything: “God and the world; the Word and the flesh; eternal life and time; the love that hands itself over and the sin that betrays it; the disciple…

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The Birth of Jesus Foretold: Understanding Matthew 1:17–23 | Prophecy Fulfilled! 24:43

9d ago24:43

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Send us a text A quiet carpenter stands at a crossroads. A long genealogy resolves in a single name. And an ancient promise becomes flesh. We open Matthew 1:17–23 and follow its thread through three sets of fourteen generations, a surprising act of mercy, and a child whose name announces his mission: Jesus, Yahweh is salvation. We start with the ar…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - 2 Corinthians 13:1-14 KJV 22:30

8d ago22:30

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Paul is writing here a second time to the same church. He is very adamant about following the instructions of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There were many of them that were falling away from the truth. He said to the church then as it applies to the church now, that we that know we have been commissioned by God to help people come out of darkness in…

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Day 350: Persevering in Prayer (2025) 16:13

8d ago16:13

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The Catechism teaches about the effectiveness of prayer and how to persevere in prayer. Fr. Mike explains that although God already knows what we need before we ask, he wants us to pray, and he extends us dignity by allowing us to pray and ask for what we need. In the process of prayer, we are able to learn the heart of the Father, grow closer to h…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - 1 Corinthians 15:1-26 KJV 29:34

9d ago29:34

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Here we should learn the wisdom from God through the church of the Lord Jesus Christ by Apostle Paul, of what we should be reminded of every day. That is, as God raised Jesus from the dead, so also all that shall receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost shall be raised by God and shall be in eternity with our Risen Lord and our God that chose us.…

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Day 349: Temptation, Trust, and Prayer (2025) 21:19

9d ago21:19

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What motivates our prayer? Do we see God as our “divine genie,” or do we look to him as our Father? We learn that the most common temptation in prayer is a lack of faith. Another major temptation is acedia or sloth. In the face of these temptations of presumption and discouragement, we must respond with filial trust in God our Father, the giver of …

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Romans 8:1-18 KJV 27:21

10d ago27:21

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We are admonished by the apostle and reminded that we cannot please God living contrary to his instructions. But, if we live by his word, we know and have assurance by the in dwelling of the Christ of God; that in that great day when Jesus shall descend in the clouds with the trump of God, coming to get the righteous ones of God, we will be able to…

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Day 348: The Battle of Prayer (2025) 25:41

10d ago25:41

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Prayer is "grace and grit," as Fr. Mike phrases it. In this section, one of Fr. Mike's favorites in the Catechism, we hear that "we pray as we live because we live as we pray." This living and praying is a battle in which we must confront our failures and accept the Holy Spirit's grace and aid. Prayer requires humility, trust, and perseverance on o…

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O Little Town of... Jerusalem? Evidence the Book of Mormon was Right all along! 39:37

11d ago39:37

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Critics have mocked Alma 7:10 for nearly 200 years: the Book of Mormon says Christ would be born “at Jerusalem,” even though the New Testament says Bethlehem. But once you dig into ancient geography, manuscripts, and archaeology, the criticism gets a lot less confident—and the evidence gets surprisingly strong. In this episode of Informed Saints, w…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Acts 25:1-21 KJV 31:39

11d ago31:39

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This is a demonstration of how, “If God be for you he is more than the whole world against you”. “Since God is for you, who can be against you”. As God, according to Paul’s many testimonies, demonstrated his presence by delivering Paul out of them all; until God’s determination that Paul had successfully completed his course and had kept the faith,…

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Day 347: Contemplative Prayer (2025) 19:28

11d ago19:28

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In contemplative prayer, we seek Jesus. As St. Teresa of Avila put it, contemplative prayer “is nothing else than a close sharing between friends.” The Catechism tells us this form of prayer is a gift, a covenant, and a communion. Further, it is a silent gaze “fixed on Jesus.” In this episode, Fr. Mike helps us better understand this intimate form …

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - John 17:1-26 KJV 19:39

12d ago19:39

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This is Jesus, praying to the father on behalf of the original disciples that were made Apostles. He pray to the father to keep the apostles encouraged as they will go out to minister, against great opposition and not to give up when confronted with adversity. He told the father that the words that the He gave Him He gave them to his disciples, and…

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Day 346: Meditation and Vocal Prayer (2025) 17:02

12d ago17:02

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Because man is both body and spirit, our prayers can be vocal and meditative. We learn that vocal prayer expresses the movements of our hearts and minds, enabling us to pray with the fullness of our being. Another form of prayer is meditation, which the Catechism tells us is “above all a quest.” In meditation, we employ our thoughts, imagination, a…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Luke 23:1-24 KJV 18:04

13d ago18:04

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And even until these days our Lord Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, the propitiation for the sins humanity, that has provided opportunity to humanity to live life in abundance is still rejected. But woe to them that reject Him. Please don’t turn Him away!!

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Day 345: Animated by Prayer (2025) 14:30

13d ago14:30

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We know we can pray anywhere at any time, yet certain places are more favorable for prayer. There are also certain rhythms of prayer in the life of the Church that foster regular attention to the Lord. As Fr. Mike emphasizes with the Catechism, we can’t pray always “if we don’t pray at specific times.” Today Fr. Mike encourages us to find our place…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Mark 7:1-23 KJV 22:57

14d ago22:57

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The wisdom discovered here warned the believers then and warns us even now that to just talk about the gospel of Jesus Christ and not do what it teaches is what defiled them then and us now. Beware of those that teach the gospel and don’t do what it teaches and choose to follow those that teach and do. Jesus taught that a man must be born again and…

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Day 344: Guides for Prayer (2025) 18:09

14d ago18:09

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We are lifelong learners in the school of prayer. The Church offers various guides to help us grow and cultivate our prayer lives. These include the family, the saints, priests, religious brothers and sisters, prayer groups, spiritual directors, and more. These individuals and communities teach us to pray in different ways and inspire us to perseve…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Matthew 24:1-13 KJV 23:22

15d ago23:22

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Here we see again the agape’ love of God through His son, Jesus to Christ. Jesus warned his disciples of the forthcoming atrocities that will be impose upon the church by nonbelievers, those that don’t know the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ and don’t know that they don’t know. These are the teachers and preachers without the indwelling of the…

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Day 343: Praying Through Mary (2025) 14:39

15d ago14:39

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To love Mary doesn’t mean our hearts belong any less to Jesus. Today, the Catechism explains our Blessed Mother’s role in prayer and why the Catholic Church prays in communion with her. We also explore the origin behind the Hail Mary prayer and other prayers to Mary throughout the Church’s history. Lastly, Fr. Mike reflects on the tenderness and st…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Malachi 2:1-17 KJV 26:09

16d ago26:09

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Here again we learn and are reminded of God’s desire. Spiritual leaders did then and still today seek to acquire wisdom for leading God’s people from secular wisdom and the practices of others that don’t demonstrate reverence and respect for the rules and principles of God; provided in His holy scriptures. And like people like priests; the are not …

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Day 342: Trinitarian Prayer (2025) 18:42

16d ago18:42

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What is the significance of praying to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? As we explore the path of prayer, the Catechism elaborates on the concept of trinitarian prayer and underscores the importance of establishing a relationship with each member of the Holy Trinity. Fr. Mike emphasizes that Christ is the focal point of Christian prayer, a…

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Did Charles Anthon Prove the Book of Mormon? Rethinking the “Anthon Transcript” 48:16

16d ago48:16

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In 1828, Martin Harris carried copied characters from the gold plates to Professor Charles Anthon in New York City—and walked away more convinced than ever that the Book of Mormon was real. Anthon, however, later claimed the whole thing was nonsense. So who do we believe, and what actually happened in that office? In this episode of Informed Saints…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Zechariah 1:1-21 KJV 26:59

17d ago26:59

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As It was then and is now, Satan does not rest from trying to oppress and distress the church, the professed people of God, from walking according to the desire of God. Even now, as it was then the church was in a great struggle when it came to and now comes to obedience. Satan will rest some times from oppressing God’s people further, because they…

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Day 341: The Theological Virtues (2025) 13:58

17d ago13:58

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The Catechism reveals the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love as additional “wellsprings” of prayer for us to connect with the Father. Fr. Mike explains that we must enter into prayer with faith, pray in hope, and love as God loves us. Fr. Mike also addresses the Catechism's view on praying in the present, not looking at the past or future…

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Isaiah 9:1–7 Explained — Unto Us a Child Is Born | Messiah Prophecy & Christmas Message - [Isaiah 9:1-7] 50:21

19d ago50:21

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Send us a text "Have you ever felt like you were walking in darkness, waiting for a light that never seems to come? Imagine a world where despair is everywhere—yet God promises a light so bright it changes everything. Isaiah’s words, written centuries ago, point to that hope: a child is coming who will bring peace, justice, and joy that never ends.…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Haggai 1:1-15 KJV 21:56

18d ago21:56

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Consistency is one of the greatest attributes of God. He always has warned before he sending destruction and devastation. Destruction and devastation would only only visit the people of God after constant disrespect and and disobedience to him. He did then and still now has proven that when the people that he blessed and prospered exercise repentan…

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Day 340: Scripture and the Liturgy (2025) 15:07

18d ago15:07

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How do we pray? Prayer is essential for our relationship with the Lord. The Catechism teaches that we must study the Scriptures, learn how to pray, and have the will to pray. Fr. Mike shares two different sources of prayer: the Word of God and the Liturgy of the Church. He explains how the Holy Spirit guides us in prayer and teaches us how to speak…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Zephaniah 1:1-18 KJV 25:53

19d ago25:53

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Here again, we learn that God‘s wrath would be kindled upon the disobedient, and the rebellious people that were at ease in Zion. As it was then so it is now. God is displeased with the disrespect and irreverence for Him by how people treat each other.

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Day 339: Prayer of Praise (2025) 13:20

19d ago13:20

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We examine both prayers of praise and also the “nuggets” for this section on the forms of prayer. Fr. Mike emphasizes that praise is giving God glory for who he is. He also emphasizes that the Eucharist is the ultimate prayer of praise, and that every time we pray we are joining our lives to the saints and prophets who have gone before us. Today’s …

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Habakkuk 2:1-20 KJV 21:46

20d ago21:46

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What we should learn from this message is that we should be patient and wait to understand our leading from the Lord. Then do what he tells us. That wisdom is in the scriptures. He lets us know here that even though the enemy may for a time ride over us and take advantage of us; the day will come that the Lord will deliver us by exacting his judgme…

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Day 338: Intercession and Thanksgiving (2025) 13:04

20d ago13:04

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We look at two more forms of prayer: intercession and thanksgiving. Fr. Mike emphasizes that in the age of the Church, intercession, or asking on behalf of another, is participating in Christ’s mediation. He also emphasizes that in all things we must give thanks, even in times of suffering and grief. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2634-2…

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God’s Word And Daily Prayer For Today - Nahum 1:1-15 KJV 16:32

21d ago16:32

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Again here we see the agape’ love of God in action. Even though God punishes wrong, even with his people, but when the adversary rises up against them to suppress them even more, God will, when He decides, come to their rescue. Satan is relentless at manipulating God’s people. He uses people against people. But don’t worry you righteous ones, God i…

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Day 337: Blessing, Adoration, and Petition (2025) 23:13

21d ago23:13

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Prayer in the age of the Church takes on many different forms. Together, we examine specifically blessing, adoration, and petition. Fr. Mike emphasizes the beauty that all of our prayers of blessing are a response to God’s blessings for us. He also explores how common and spontaneous prayers of petition to our Father in heaven truly are, but in the…

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