A newly healed Samaritan leper returns to Jesus, praising God and filled with gratitude…inviting us to cultivate a thankful heart that fosters honesty, humility and joy.
Mass Readings – 28th Sunday of the Year (#144)
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28th Sunday of the Year: Gratitude is powerful spiritual medicine. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: We are blessed when we hear and act on the Word of God. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches that we are blessed when we hear the word of God and observe it.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 27th Week of the Year (#466)
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St. John XXIII, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Demons are cast out by the finger of God. Catholic Inspiration
Responding to a comment from the crowd, Jesus addresses the power by which he casts out demons.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 27th Week of the Year (#465)
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Daily Mass: Christ invites us to ask, seek, and knock with persistence. Catholic Inspiration
Speaking to his disciples, the Lord invites his followers to ask, seek, and knock with persistent effort as they call upon the Holy Spirit.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 27th Week of the Year (#464)
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St. Denis & Companions and St. John Leonardi, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches the Lord’s Prayer to his disciples in the Gospel of Luke.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 27th Week of the Year (#463)
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Daily Mass: Mary & Martha. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus responds with deep friendship to both Mary and Martha.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 27th Week of the Year (#462)
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Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We are called to be Good Samaritans. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers the parable of the Good Samaritan to remind us that we are called to care for all people with compassion.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 27th Week of the Year (#461)
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St. Bruno & St. Marie Rose Durocher, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 28th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 28th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – 2nd Kings 5:14-17
- At the word of Elisha, Naaman plunges himself seven times in the Jordan river.
- Cleansed of his leprosy, Naaman desires to give a gift to Elisha in gratitude for his healing.
Psalm – 98:1-4
- “The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.”
- We joyfully sing, praising God for his justice, kindness, and faithfulness.
2nd Reading – 2nd Timothy 2:8-13
- We bear our sufferings with the strength of the unchained power of the word of God.
- “If we have died with him we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him.”
Gospel – Luke 17:11-19
- Ten lepers call out to Jesus for mercy, and the Lord heals them all with a word of command.
- One of them, a Samaritan, returns to Jesus to give thanks for his healing.
Mass Readings – 28th Sunday of the Year (#144)
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27th Sunday of the Year: Stir into flame the gift of faith. Catholic Inspiration
The Second Letter to Timothy and the Gospel of Luke instruct us about two crucial elements of our faith: we start small and keep feeding the flame!
Mass Readings – 27th Sunday of the Year (#141)
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Daily Mass: Our goal is heaven! Catholic Inspiration
The 72 disciples return rejoicing at the power of the name of Jesus.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 26th Week of the Year (#460)
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St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us!
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