August 26, 2018

21st Sunday of the Year: Facing hard times with faith. Catholic Inspiration

By Fr. Andrew Ricci

The passage from John’s Gospel marks a low point in the active ministry of Jesus.  The people have seen healing miracles and the multiplication of the fishes and loaves, but when they hear the Lord’s teaching about the Eucharist they turn away.  It is in this rock-bottom moment that Peter reminds us that we face hard times with the power of our faith in Christ.

Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year

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About Fr. Andrew Ricci

A Catholic priest since 1997, Fr. Andrew Ricci is currently the rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior, WI. His website "Three Great Things" can be found at studyprayserve.com and his podcasts can be found under "Catholic Inspiration" in the iTunes store. View all posts by Fr. Andrew Ricci

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 26th, 2018 at 7:00 am and tagged with Catholic, Challenges, Christian, difficult decisions, Eucharist, hard times, hardship, Homily, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, Mass, This saying is hard and posted in Ordinary Time, Podcast. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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2 responses to “21st Sunday of the Year: Facing hard times with faith. Catholic Inspiration”

• tf5964
  August 27th, 2018 at 1:34 pm

  Tterrific! Just what I needed! Thank you! Kate

  Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet

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• Kathy
  August 27th, 2018 at 4:21 pm

  Amen

  Reply

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