When the disciples ask who will be great in heaven, Jesus teaches that the path is found in a humble heart.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 19th Week of the Year (#414)
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Daily Mass: We aspire to greatness through a humble heart. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Facing our grief with the strength of faith. Catholic Inspiration
As Jesus speaks of his upcoming suffering and death, his disciples are overcome with grief.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 19th Week of the Year (#413)
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 20th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 20th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Proverbs 9:1-6
- Wisdom is described as a woman who has built her house and prepared a banquet feast.
- All are invited to forsake foolishness and come and eat and drink at her table.
Psalm – 34:2-7
- “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”
- We give praise to God who saves us in our moments of distress.
2nd Reading – Ephesians 5:15-20
- This passage offers an exhortation to avoid foolish people and live with wisdom.
- We are called to live in the Spirit and give thanks for everything in the name of Jesus.
Gospel – John 6:51-58
- The crowd is now quarreling about how Jesus can give his flesh to eat.
- The Lord teaches that his flesh gives them life, and it is true food.
- The life that Jesus has from the Father will also be given to those who feed on him.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (B, #119)
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19th Sunday of the Year: Christ gives his flesh for the life of the world. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus addresses the murmuring of the crowd and reiterates that he is the bread of life, the living bread that came down from heaven, and the bread that he gives is his flesh for the life of the world.
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year (B, #116)
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Daily Mass: Like a grain of wheat, we die to ourselves and rise to newness of life. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus uses the example of a grain of wheat to help us understand how we die (to sin, self, life) so that we can rise to new life in Christ.
Mass Readings – St. Lawrence (#618)
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Daily Mass: Take up your cross and follow Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus tells his disciples to take up their cross and follow him, reminding us that the cross will be part of our lives as well.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 18th Week of the Year (#411)
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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Who do we say Jesus is? Catholic Inspiration
At Caesarea Philippi Jesus asks his disciples about his identity, challenging us to acknowledge that he is the Lord who will encounter suffering, death, and resurrection.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 18th Week of the Year (#410)
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St. Dominic, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Jesus encounters a woman of fervent faith. Catholic Inspiration
A Canaanite woman comes to Jesus with a faith that will not be denied as she pleads for him to help her daughter.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 18th Week of the Year (#409)
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St. Sixtus II and St. Cajetan, pray for us!
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The Transfiguration of the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
The Transfiguration of the Lord reveals to Peter, James, and John the heavenly glory of Christ, eventually inspiring them after Pentecost to proclaim the Good News with conviction and power.
Mass Readings – Transfiguration of the Lord (#614)
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Daily Mass: Teach me, Lord! Catholic Inspiration
The Psalmist encourages us to actively learn, both our understanding of the faith as well as the Lord who makes it all possible.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 18th Week of the Year (#407)
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