Monthly Archives: October 2023

Daily Mass: Hearing and observing the Word of God. Catholic Inspiration

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The Lord reveals how we are blessed when we hear the Word of God and observe it.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 27th Week of the Year

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St. Callistus, pray for us!


Daily Mass: We fight the presence of evil with the grace of God. Catholic Inspiration

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Driving out a demon, Jesus teaches the crowd about the ongoing need for vigilance in the spiritual battle against evil.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 27th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: We ask, seek, and knock with persistence. Catholic Inspiration

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The Lord teaches his disciples to ask, seek, and knock for God’s grace to dwell in us through the Holy Spirit.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 27th Week of the Year

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Daily Prayer: The Lord teaches us how to pray. Catholic Inspiration

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When asked by a disciple, Jesus teaches his followers how to pray.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 27th Week of the Year

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St. Pope John XXIII, pray for us!


Daily Mass: We listen to the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus speaks to Martha about her sister Mary, who has been sitting and listening to the Lord.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 27th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: We strive to be Good Samaritans. Catholic Inspiration

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During his encounter with a scholar of the law, Jesus offers the parable of the good Samaritan as an example of how we can love our neighbor.

Mass Readings – Monday of the 27th Week of the Year

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St. John Leonardi and St. Denis & Companions, pray for us!


Study, Pray, Serve: 28th Sunday of the Year

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Here are some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 28th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Isaiah 25:6-10a

  • On the mountain of the Lord there will be a feast with rich food and choice wines.
  • There will be no sorrow, only joy, for the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain.

Psalm – 23:1-6

  • “I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.”
  • Psalm 23 is always popular, but note the table that God sets before us!

2nd Reading – Philippians 4:12-14,19-20

  • Whether in abundance or need, all things are possible with Christ who strengthens us.
  • We call upon the Lord, trusting that God will supply all our needs.

Gospel – Matthew 22:1-14

  • Jesus offers a parable where the Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a wedding feast.
  • Many are invited, but not all accept the invitation or come prepared.

Mass Readings – 28th Sunday of the Year (A)

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27th Sunday of the Year: An exhortation to live a fruitful life. Catholic Inspiration

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In answer to the call to live a fruitful life in the first reading, Gospel, and Psalm with the consistent image of a vineyard, St. Paul offers a powerful exhortation to act in a manner that is worthy of the Lord.

Mass Readings – 27th Sunday of the Year

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Daily Mass: We are pilgrims on a journey to heaven. Catholic Inspiration

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The 72 disciples return, praising God for the power they have witnessed in the name of Jesus.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 26th Week of the Year

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Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!


Daily Mass: The consequences of listening or rejecting Jesus. Catholic Inspiration

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While still speaking to the 72 disciples, Jesus calls out the villages that did not embrace his message.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 26th Week of the Year

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St. Bruno and St. Marie Rose Durocher, pray for us!