Jesus meets a young man who is eager to gain eternal life, but walks away sad because he is hampered by his many possessions.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 20th Week of the Year (#419)
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Daily Mass: An important teaching about possessions. Catholic Inspiration
Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the Year
Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 21st Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 22:19-23
- Shebna, master of the palace, will be cast out of office.
- Eliakim, a servant of God, will be clothed with Shebna’s authority and given the key of the House of David to open and shut.
Psalm – 138:1-3,6,8
- “Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.”
- In the sight of the angels we give thanks and sing praise to God who endures forever.
2nd Reading – Romans 11:33-36
- God’s wisdom and knowledge are deep riches that cannot be repaid.
- God’s judgments are inscrutable; glory to God forever!
Gospel – Matthew 16:13-20
- Peter tells Jesus that he is “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Jesus affirms that this insight is a gift from God, and he shows how Peter is the “rock” upon which the Lord will build the Church.
- Peter is entrusted with the authority of the keys to the kingdom of heaven to bind and loose in heaven and on earth.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#121)
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20th Sunday of the Year: Persistent and constant faith. Catholic Inspiration
A Canaanite woman persists and does not quit in her desire to ask Jesus to heal her daughter.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (#118)
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Daily Mass: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary’s Magnificat inspires us to proclaim God’s glory in all aspects of our lives.
Mass Readings – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#622)
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Our Lady of the Assumption, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The painful topic of divorce. Catholic Inspiration
The Pharisees attempt to test Jesus with the painful question of divorce.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 19th Week of the Year (#417)
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St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The task of forgiveness. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus responds to Peter’s question about forgiveness with a powerful parable and a crucial command.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 19th Week of the Year (#416)
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St. Pontian & St. Hippolytus, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Spiritual wisdom for our relationships. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers rich spiritual insight into different dynamics of our human relationships, helping us to heal when there is a problem and grow together in God’s grace.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 19th Week of the Year (#415)
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: An insight about the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches the disciples about how a person becomes great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 19th Week of the Year (#414)
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St. Clare, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The parable of a grain of wheat. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable about a grain of wheat to illustrate the journey of death to new life that we find in the Paschal Mystery of Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 19th Week of the Year (#618)
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St. Lawrence, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 20th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes in the Mass readings for the 20th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 56:1,6-7
- All who observe what is right and do what is just, even foreigners from distant lands, will serve and follow the Lord.
- God will bring all who follow him to the holy mountain, and there will be a house of prayer for all peoples.
Psalm – 67:2-3,5-6,8
- “O God, let all the nations praise you!”
- May God’s ways be known to all peoples, and all the ends of the earth fear the Lord.
2nd Reading – Romans 11:13-15,29-32
- Paul, a minister to the Gentiles (non-Jewish people), gives glory that he can do his ministry to make his own race jealous and thus save some of them.
- Paul’s hope is that as God’s gifts to the Jews are irrevocable, the Lord’s mercy will extend to those who have rejected Jesus.
Gospel – Matthew 15:21-28
- Jesus, traveling through the region of Tyre and Sidon, encounters a persistent Canaanite woman who is calling for help for her daughter who is tormented by a demon.
- Through their dialogue, Jesus heals the girl on account of her mother’s faith.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (#118)
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- Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the Year
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- Daily Mass: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Daily Mass: The painful topic of divorce
- Daily Mass: The task of forgiveness
- Daily Mass: Spiritual wisdom for our relationships
- Daily Mass: An insight about the greatest in the kingdom of heaven
- Daily Mass: The parable of a grain of wheat
- Study, Pray, Serve: 20th Sunday of the Year
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