The Lord’s response to questions about the end times, invites us to reflect on how we will prepare for our own exit from this world.
Mass Readings – 33rd Sunday of the Year
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Monthly Archives: November 2022
33rd Sunday of the Year: Living each day as if it were our last. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Pray always! Catholic Inspiration
Jesus reminds his disciples with a parable to pray always. May we take this instruction to heart as we pause each day to draw near to the Lord.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 32nd Week of the Year
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St. Josaphat, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Life is uncertain; let us take every opportunity to put love into practice!
The exhortation of the first reading to love one another serves as a ready reminder for daily life. For as the Lord cautions in the Gospel of Luke, the Son of Man will come at an unexpected time. May we take every opportunity to put love into practice!
Mass Readings – Friday of the 32nd Week of the Year
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St. Martin of Tours, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Kingdom of God is among you. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus responds to the Pharisees with the stunning pronouncement that the Kingdom of God is among us. Instructing his disciples further, the Lord explains that the path to God’s Kingdom leads through the suffering of the Cross.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 32nd Week of the Year
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St. Leo the Great, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We are temples of the Holy Spirit. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul’s reminds the people of Corinth that each of us is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Our care and custody of this “sacred space” reveals our awareness of God’s presence and our desire to be an inspiring example to one another.
Mass Readings – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
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Daily Mass: Serving the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus uses an example to illustrate and expand our concept of service. Rather than simply completing what is expected, we actively strive to seek out new ways to respond to the opportunities around us.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 32nd Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: We long to see the face of God. Catholic Inspiration
The Psalm response echoes a deep, personal longing in our hearts: to see God face-to-face.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 32nd Week of the Year
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Study, Pray, Serve: 33rd Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes in the readings for the 33rd Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Malachi 3:19-20a
- A day comes when evildoers will be like stubble set on fire, and nothing will remain.
- Those who fear the Lord’s name, however, will be arise in the light of the sun.
Psalm – 98:5-9
- “The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.”
- We praise and sing before the one who rules the earth.
2nd Reading – 2nd Thessalonians 3:7-12
- Paul offers his own example as a model for the Christian community.
- “If anyone was unwilling to work, that one should not eat.”
Gospel – Luke 21:5-19
- Jesus speaks about the destruction of the Temple, as well as signs and plagues among the nations.
- The Lord also says that his followers will be persecuted, exhorting them to persevere.
Mass Readings – 33rd Sunday of the Year
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32nd Sunday of the Year: A resurrection reality check. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord responds to a question with a response that underscores the reality of the resurrection. Knowing that there is more than this life, we have an opportunity to prepare our hearts for the day when the story of our life here on earth concludes.
Mass Readings – 32nd Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: We cannot serve both God and mammon. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord teaches that almsgiving with “dishonest wealth” allows us to use things of this world for the glory of God, rather than become a tempting trap that distracts and deceives.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 31st Week of the Year
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Let the Lord enter!
- Daily Mass: We receive the Good News in our hearts
- Daily Mass: We strive for God's justice and peace
- Daily Mass: The family tree of Jesus as told by Matthew
- Daily Mass: Christ invites us to do the Father's will
- Daily Mass: Teach me your ways, O Lord
- Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of Advent
- 3rd Sunday of Advent: Christ fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah
- Daily Mass: Lord make us turn to you
- Our Lady of Guadalupe inspires us to magnify the Lord
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