Matthew responds to the call of Christ, who invites him (and his friends!) to grow in the life of grace.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle
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St. Matthew, pray for us!
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Daily Mass: We see God’s presence in the contrasts of life. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus shows how those who seek the Lord will see God’s wisdom in the many aspects and contrasts of life. May our eyes be opened today, as we follow Christ on our pilgrim path.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 24th Week of the Year
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St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, St. Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We face our death with faith in Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus raises a dead man to life and restores him to his mother. May our faith in the Lord sustain us in our moments of grief as we prepare for the day when we walk through the doorway of death, that we might hear the Lord say, “I tell you, arise!”
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 24th Week of the Year
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St. Januarius, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We submit to the authority of Jesus. Catholic Inspiration
A Roman centurion accepts the authority of Jesus to heal his slave, revealing his profound faith in Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 24th Week of the Year
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Study, Pray, Serve: 25th Sunday of the Year
Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass Readings for the 25th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 55:6-9
- Isaiah urges the people to seek and call upon the Lord while he is near.
- God’s thoughts and ways and not like ours; as the heavens are high above the earth, so are God’s ways high above our own.
Psalm – 145:2-3,8-9,17-18
- “The Lord is near to all who call upon him.”
- God’s goodness and kindness is revealed in the compassion extended to all creation.
2nd Reading – Philippians 1:20c-24,27a
- Christ is magnified in our bodies, by life or by death.
- St. Paul is in conflict: death means that he will be with Christ; life means that he is able to serve Christ’s people.
Gospel – Matthew 20:1-16a
- Jesus offers a parable about a landowner who is generous to the laborers who could not work a full day in his vineyard.
Mass Readings – 25th Sunday of the Year
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24th Sunday of the Year: Forgiveness is the Christian way of life. Catholic Inspiration
“How often must I forgive?” Peter asks Jesus. The Lord’s parable and the first reading from the Book of Sirach make it clear that forgiveness is a non-negotiable component of Christian life. May we kneel before the crucifix and pray for the grace to put this teaching into daily practice.
Mass Readings – 24th Sunday of the Year (A)
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Daily Mass: Spiritual fruit and a strong foundation. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus uses two examples – spiritual fruitfulness and a foundation built on rock – to teach the disciples how to put our faith into daily practice.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 23rd Week of the Year
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St. Cornelius & St. Cyprian, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Our Lady of Sorrows. Catholic Inspiration
Mary’s sorrow is witnessed in both Gospel options today: Luke’s passage speaks of the “sword of sorrow”, and John’s text reveals Mary’s agony before the Cross of her Son.
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Sorrows
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Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us!
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The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Catholic Inspiration
John 3:16 is perhaps the most well known verse in the Bible, revealing the magnitude of God’s love poured out for us through the death of Jesus on the Cross.
Mass Readings – The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you. Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world!
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Daily Mass: An exhortation from the Letter to the Colossians. Catholic Inspiration
This exhortation from the Letter to the Colossians inspires us to put our focus on Christ, and put to death those things that are not worthy of heaven.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 23rd Week of the Year
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St. John Chrysostom, pray for us!
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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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