A sinful woman approaches Jesus and anoints his feet, and the Lord reveals God’s desire to offer us mercy and forgiveness.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 24th Week of the Year (#446)
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St. Robert Bellarmine & St. Hildegard of Bingen, pray for us!
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Jesus invites the people to live for the Lord with conviction, empowering our faith in God to direct our lives.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 24th Week of the Year (#445)
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St. Cornelius & St. Cyprian, pray for us!
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Today we recall the sorrow of Mary as she endured the passion and death of her Son on the Cross.
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Sorrows (#444/639)
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Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us!
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Jesus speaks to Nicodemus, revealing God’s love for the world through the Cross of Christ.
Mass Readings – The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (#638)
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We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you. Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world!
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Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass Readings for the 25th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 55:6-9
Isaiah urges the people to seek and call upon the Lord while he is near.
God’s thoughts and ways and not like ours; as the heavens are high above the earth, so are God’s ways high above our own.
Psalm – 145:2-3,8-9,17-18
“The Lord is near to all who call upon him.”
God’s goodness and kindness is revealed in the compassion extended to all creation.
2nd Reading – Philippians 1:20c-24,27a
Christ is magnified in our bodies, by life or by death.
St. Paul is in conflict: death means that he will be with Christ; life means that he is able to serve Christ’s people.
Gospel – Matthew 20:1-16a
Jesus offers a parable about a landowner who is generous to the laborers who could not work a full day in his vineyard.
Mass Readings – 25th Sunday of the Year (#133)
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Jesus offers a parable that makes it clear that forgiveness is non-negotiable for a disciple of Christ.
Mass Readings – 24th Sunday of the Year (#130)
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Jesus offers two rich spiritual insights that have tremendous potential to guide our lives.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#442)
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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
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Jesus offers practical spiritual advice that urges us to examine with a humble heart our own faults first before we call out the sins of others.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#441)
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Jesus exhorts his disciples to love, forgive, give, bless, pray, and stop judging and condemning one another…for the measure with which we measure will be measured back to us!
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#440)
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Jesus speaks of blessings and woes, reminding us that in the ups and downs of life we cultivate gratitude so that we can keep ourselves grounded regarding our need for God.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#439)
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St. Peter Claver, pray for us!
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Three Great Things 