Like an athlete that competes before a great cloud of witnesses, the Letter to the Hebrews exhorts us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus as we persevere in running our race.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of the Year (#324)
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Category Archives: Ordinary Time
Daily Mass: We run the race with our eyes fixed on Jesus. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Christ sends us home to our family. Catholic Inspiration
After driving out demons in a possessed man, Jesus sends him back home to his family to proclaim what God has done in his life.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 4th Week of the Year (#323)
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St. Blaise & St. Ansgar, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 5th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 6:1-2a,3-8
- The prophet has a vision of the seraphim glorifying God saying, “Holy, holy, holy!”
- The prophet then declares “Here I am!” when the Lord calls for someone to send.
Psalm – 138:1-5,7-8
- “In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.”
- We call upon the Lord, who builds up strength within us.
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 15:1-11
- Paul recaps key elements about Jesus, inviting the people to hold fast to this knowledge.
- Through the grace of God, Paul has been sustained to carry out his work.
Gospel – Luke 5:1-11
- Jesus directs Peter to put out into deep water, and the nets bring in an immense catch of fish.
- Afterwards, Jesus tells Peter, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of the Year (#75)
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Daily Mass: We foster our faith in Christ. Catholic Inspiration
In Mark’s Gospel Jesus challenges the disciples to grow in faith, and the Letter to the Hebrews offers a powerful example in the person of Abraham.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#322)
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Daily Mass: In the midst of suffering, we call upon Christ. Catholic Inspiration
The Letter to the Hebrews minces no words when it comes to the reality of suffering, instructing us to face the trials of life with perseverance and faith.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#321)
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St. John Bosco, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: What is the measure that we use? Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a profound spiritual insight about the consequences of our lives as the measure we apply to others will be used on us.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#320)
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Daily Mass: We cultivate the word of faith in our hearts. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers the parable of the sower, reminding us how easy it is for the faith to be stolen from our hearts unless we consistently cultivate it.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#319)
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Daily Mass: Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will! Catholic Inspiration
The psalm response enthusiastically directs our hearts to seek the Lord and act on God’s commands as the driving force of our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#318)
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St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The sacrifice of Christ brings meaning to the offering of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
The Letter to the Hebrews reveals how the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ takes away sin, inviting us to call upon the Lord’s grace as we offer our sacrifices in his name.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#317)
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St. Angela Merici, pray for us!
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3rd Sunday of the Year: We are one body, one body in Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians teaches us that we are part of one body in Christ, and we all have a unique part to play as we offer our lives for the Lord.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of the Year (#69)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: We are guided by the Fruits of the Spirit
- Daily Mass: Let your mercy come to us, O Lord
- Daily Mass: The lesson of the sign of Jonah
- Study, Pray, Serve: 29th Sunday of the Year
- 28th Sunday of the Year: We respond to God's banquet invitation
- Daily Mass: We are blessed when we hear and observe the Word of God
- Daily Mass: By the finger of God, Christ drives out demons
- Daily Mass: We practice our faith with persistence
- Daily Mass: Lord, teach us to pray!
- Daily Mass: We draw near and listen to the Lord
