Daily Mass: Our faith in Christ casts out fear. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus performs to healing miracles, revealing how faith in the Lord confronts and casts out fear.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of the Year (#324)

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St. Blaise & St. Ansgar, pray for us!


Daily Mass: What will we offer to the Lord? Catholic Inspiration

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On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord we reflect on how we make an offering of our lives for the glory and praise of God.

Mass Readings – Presentation of the Lord (#524)

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Study, Pray, Serve: 5th Sunday of the Year

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Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Isaiah 58:7-10

  • The prophet exhorts the people to corporal works of mercy: sharing food; sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, responding to the needs of others.
  • The Lord responds to us when we care for others, and the Lord’s light shines upon us.

Psalm – 112:4-9

  • “The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.”
  • Light shines upon those who care for the needs of others.

2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 2:1-5

  • Paul reminds the people that he came to them speaking of Christ crucified.
  • He gave the message simply and without demonstrations of power, so that they would trust in God alone.

Gospel – Matthew 5:13-16

  • Jesus teaches that we are salt and light, meant to use what we have been given for the good of others.
  • When we let our light shine, we give glory to our heavenly Father.

Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of the Year (#73)

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4th Sunday of the Year: We are blessed when we draw near the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes, inspiring us to call upon the Lord as we face our struggles and recognize the blessings God offers along the way.

Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of the Year (#70)

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Daily Mass: We call on Christ to face the storms of life. Catholic Inspiration

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As a violent squall breaks loose on the water, Jesus calms the wind and reveals his power to the disciples as God.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#322)

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St. John Bosco, pray for us!


Daily Mass: Starting small and growing our faith in Christ. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus offers two parables, showing how the Kingdom of God flourishes in our hearts and spreads out into the world.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#321)

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Daily Mass: What we measure to others is measured back to us. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus offers a sobering message, showing that how we act toward others will be the measure applied to ourselves.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#320)

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Daily Mass: What is growing in our hearts? Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus offers a parable about seed sown on the ground, inviting us to consider what is the spiritual crop that is growing in our hearts.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#319)

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St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!


Daily Mass: We join the Lord’s family when we do the will of God. Catholic Inspiration

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When Mary and extended members of the family of Jesus appear, the Lord speaks to his disciples a message of hope that we can become part of his family when we do the will of God.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#318)

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St. Angela Merici, pray for us!


Daily Mass: Confronting the darkness of evil. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus responds to the scribes and speaks about the reality of evil in our world, inviting us to draw close to the Lord as we face the darkness in our lives.

Mass Readings – Monday of 3rd Week of the Year (#520/317)

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St. Timothy & St. Titus, pray for us!