It’s a beautiful image: Jesus inviting the children to come forward to be blessed and embraced. May Christ’s example inspire us to bring our kids to the Lord – to encounter the unconditional love of God.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Maximilian Kolbe…pray for us!
The pain of divorce is a part of our human experience, and our response can be guided by faith, wisdom and a compassionate heart. May the Lord’s teaching today in the Gospel of Matthew help us to support one another.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 19th Week of the Year
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Saints Pontian and Hippolytus…pray for us!
Forgiveness is one of those commandments of Jesus that can sound lovely until we have to put it into practice…again and again. And yet forgiveness is the crucial key that unlocks our hard hearts and allows God’s grace and mercy to enter in.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal…pray for us!
Jesus offers sound practical advice for engaging one another in situations of conflict. May we take the Lord’s words to heart as we reach out to one another with a healing spirit.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of 19th OT
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St. Clare…pray for us!
St. Paul offers sound advice for our personal disposition whenever we make an offering of our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Lawrence…pray for us!
Moses offers an exhortation to the people of Israel with words that speak to our hearts today!
Mass Readings – Monday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross…pray for us!
Here are some of the themes from the readings on this feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
1st Reading – Revelation 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab
Psalm – 45:10-12,16
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 15:20-27
Gospel – Luke 1:39-56
Mass Readings – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Our Lady, Queen of Heaven…pray for us!
As we continue to hear the “Bread of Life” discourse from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John, we reflect on how our spiritual health is renewed by the frequent and worthy reception of Holy Communion. We are what we eat!
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year
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Following the glory of the Transfiguration, the disciples encounter a situation that reveals their lack of faith. May the Lord’s example of the mustard seed inspire us to draw closer to Christ each and every day.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year
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The glimpse of glory and the echo of the Father’s voice reinforced the faith of Peter, James and John. May we look for those moments in our lives when God’s grace illuminates our hearts and strengthens our resolve to follow Christ.
Mass Readings – Transfiguration of the Lord
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