Monthly Archives: January 2024
Psalm 32 helps us honestly acknowledge our sins in order to receive God’s grace and healing mercy.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 4th Week of the Year (#325)
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St. John Bosco, pray for us!
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In light of the two miracles that Jesus performs in Mark’s Gospel, the words of Psalm 86 stir our souls to seek God’s healing and renewal in our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of the Year (#324)
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After driving out a demon, Jesus sends the restored and healed man back to his family to announce what God has done in his life.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 4th Week of the Year (#323)
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Capernaum, St. Peter’s Church (built over his house); photo by Bill Miller
Let’s take a look at some of the themes that surface in the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Job 7:1-4,6-7
Job laments that much of human life is drudgery, misery, and restlessness.
He doubts that he will ever see happiness again.
Psalm – 147:1-6
“Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.”
God’s goodness brings healing, wisdom, and sustenance to those in pain.
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 9:16-19,22-23
Paul has an obligation to preach, and his recompense is to do so free of charge.
He has become weak to win over the weak, striving to save souls for the sake of the gospel.
Gospel – Mark 1:29-39
In Capernaum, Jesus heals Simon’s mother-in-law, and when many people from around the town arrive after sunset, he heals them and drives out demons.
The Lord then invites the disciples the next day to go to the nearby villages to continue this ministry.
Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of the Year (B, #74)
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The authority and power of Jesus are revealed in his ministry at Capernaum, as he teaches in the synagogue and drives out a demon.
Mass Reading – 4th Sunday of the Year (#71)
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David acknowledges his sin when confronted by the prophet Nathan, inviting us to seek the courage to account for our sins before the Lord.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#322)
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St. Angela Merici, pray for us!
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On this feast of St. Timothy and St. Titus, we discover that these two studied and learned about Jesus while following St. Paul, so that they could one day lead others to the Lord.
Mass Readings – St. Timothy & St. Titus (#520/321)
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St. Timothy & St. Titus, pray for us!
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The change in St. Paul (and also in Ananias who was sent to heal him) reveals our need for an ongoing conversion of heart as we follow Christ.
Mass Readings – Conversion of St. Paul (#519)
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St. Paul, pray for us!
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Jesus offers a parable (and an explanation!) that reveals both what we need to reject and what we need to do to cultivate a fruitful spiritual life.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#319)
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St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!
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Jesus offers us all a profound hope, that through our desire to do God’s will, the Lord adopts us into his family.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#318)
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St. Vincent & St. Marianne Cope, pray for us!
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