Jesus offers a challenging parable that exhorts us to respond to God’s invitation, mindful that our choices will result in eternal consequences.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 20th Week of the Year (#422)
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Daily Mass: There’s still time to turn to the Lord! Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable that promises us hope that there is still time to turn to the Lord and offer our lives in his service.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#421)
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Daily Mass: A cautionary teaching about wealth. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a sobering teaching about the obstacle that riches can become, keeping us from the path that leads to eternal life.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#420)
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Daily Mass: An important teaching about possessions. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus meets a young man who is eager to gain eternal life, but walks away sad because he is hampered by his many possessions.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 20th Week of the Year (#419)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the Year
Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 21st Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 22:19-23
- Shebna, master of the palace, will be cast out of office.
- Eliakim, a servant of God, will be clothed with Shebna’s authority and given the key of the House of David to open and shut.
Psalm – 138:1-3,6,8
- “Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.”
- In the sight of the angels we give thanks and sing praise to God who endures forever.
2nd Reading – Romans 11:33-36
- God’s wisdom and knowledge are deep riches that cannot be repaid.
- God’s judgments are inscrutable; glory to God forever!
Gospel – Matthew 16:13-20
- Peter tells Jesus that he is “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Jesus affirms that this insight is a gift from God, and he shows how Peter is the “rock” upon which the Lord will build the Church.
- Peter is entrusted with the authority of the keys to the kingdom of heaven to bind and loose in heaven and on earth.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#121)
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20th Sunday of the Year: Persistent and constant faith. Catholic Inspiration
A Canaanite woman persists and does not quit in her desire to ask Jesus to heal her daughter.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (#118)
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Daily Mass: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary’s Magnificat inspires us to proclaim God’s glory in all aspects of our lives.
Mass Readings – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#622)
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Daily Mass: The painful topic of divorce. Catholic Inspiration
The Pharisees attempt to test Jesus with the painful question of divorce.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 19th Week of the Year (#417)
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St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The task of forgiveness. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus responds to Peter’s question about forgiveness with a powerful parable and a crucial command.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 19th Week of the Year (#416)
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St. Pontian & St. Hippolytus, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Spiritual wisdom for our relationships. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers rich spiritual insight into different dynamics of our human relationships, helping us to heal when there is a problem and grow together in God’s grace.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 19th Week of the Year (#415)
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: God invites, will we respond?
- Daily Mass: There's still time to turn to the Lord!
- Daily Mass: A cautionary teaching about wealth
- Daily Mass: An important teaching about possessions
- Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the Year
- 20th Sunday of the Year: Persistent and constant faith
- Daily Mass: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Daily Mass: The painful topic of divorce
- Daily Mass: The task of forgiveness
- Daily Mass: Spiritual wisdom for our relationships
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