A massive fire broke out at the laddu distribution counter at the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati amid the ongoing 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam, which draws hundreds of devotees. The temple administration acted quickly, containing the blaze. The temple is on high alert after a stampede on January 8 caused casualties and injuries.
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Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner…

First reading from the Book of Numbers NM 21:4B-9
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First reading from the Book of Proverbs Prv 9:1-6
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First reading from the First Book of Kings 1 Kgs 19:4-8
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First reading from the Book of Exodus Ex 16:2-4, 12-15
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The LORD said to me: Go buy yourself a linen loincloth; wear it on your loins, but do…

A reading from th the Song of Songs SGS 3:1-4B
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A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah IS 1:10-17
Hear the word of the LORD, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God,…


The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

A reading from the Book of Hosea Hos 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22
Thus says the LORD: I will allure her; I will lead her into the desert and…