The encounter between Zechariah and the angel Gabriel reveals God’s Good News and invites us to welcome this message with joyful and open hearts.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of Advent (#195)
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Daily Mass: We receive the Good News in our hearts. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: We strive for God’s justice and peace. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 72 inspires us to call upon the Lord for the grace to promote God’s justice and peace in our daily lives.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 3rd Week of Advent (#194)
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Daily Mass: The family tree of Jesus as told by Matthew. Catholic Inspiration
Matthew reveals the Israelite lineage of Jesus, reminding us that God works in the messiness of life and invites us to grow in faith.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Advent (#193)
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Daily Mass: Christ invites us to do the Father’s will. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable to the chief priests and elders, challenging them to repent and turn to God.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Advent (#188)
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Daily Mass: Teach me your ways, O Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 25 invites us to seek out the Lord for life-long learning and instruction.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 3rd Week of Advent (#187)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of Advent
Let’s explore the themes in the readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent.
1st Reading – Isaiah 7:10-14
- Ahaz refuses to tempt the Lord and ask for a sign.
- The Lord, however, responds that “the virgin shall conceive and bear a son.”
Psalm – 24:1-6
- “Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.”
- The earth is the Lord’s, and those who are sinless shall receive a blessing from God.
2nd Reading – Romans 1:1-7
- St. Paul opens his great letter to the Romans in honor of Jesus Christ.
- Faith in God is now extended to the Gentiles as well.
Gospel – Matthew 1:18-24
- Joseph discovers that Mary is pregnant before they have lived together.
- The angel of the Lord comes to him in a dream and explains how she has conceived through the Holy Spirit.
- Joseph follows the angel’s counsel and takes his wife into his home.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Advent (#10)
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3rd Sunday of Advent: Christ fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah. Catholic Inspiration
Responding to a question from John the Baptist, Jesus references a prophecy from Isaiah with the works of his earthly ministry and reveals his identity as the messiah.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Advent (#7)
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Daily Mass: Lord make us turn to you! Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 80 invites us to turn to the Lord and gaze into the eyes of compassion, mercy, and salvation.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 2nd Week of Advent (#186)
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St. Lucy, pray for us!
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Our Lady of Guadalupe inspires us to magnify the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Mary’s example of faith inspires us to follow her example and magnify the Lord by our words and actions in the world today.
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Guadalupe (#690A)
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The role of John the Baptist in salvation history. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus speaks to the crowds about John the Baptist in the context of salvation history.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 2nd Week of Advent (#184)
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St. Damasus I, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 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
- Daily Mass: The role of John the Baptist in salvation history
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