At Shechem, a town that has geographical and historical significance, Joshua holds a great assembly of the leaders of Israel and recalls God’s saving works on their behalf.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 19th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Joshua reminds the people about their history. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Joshua leads the people. Catholic Inspiration
Joshua, who was formerly the right hand of Moses, now leads the children of Israel over the Jordan River and into the Promised Land.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 19th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The death of Moses. Catholic Inspiration
Moses gazes upon the Promised Land before he dies, seeing how God has brought to fulfillment the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This “Holy Land” thus forms the context of salvation history, culminating in the saving work of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Stephen of Hungary, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Moses exhorts the people to live for the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Moses offers an exhortation, calling the people to adhere to the commandments that God has given them for their own good.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 20th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes in the Mass readings for the 20th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 56:1,6-7
- All who observe what is right and do what is just, even foreigners from distant lands, will serve and follow the Lord.
- God will bring all who follow him to the holy mountain, and there will be a house of prayer for all peoples.
Psalm – 67:2-3,5-6,8
- “O God, let all the nations praise you!”
- May God’s ways be known to all peoples, and all the ends of the earth fear the Lord.
2nd Reading – Romans 11:13-15,29-32
- Paul, a minister to the Gentiles (non-Jewish people), gives glory that he can do his ministry to make his own race jealous and thus save some of them.
- Paul’s hope is that as God’s gifts to the Jews are irrevocable, the Lord’s mercy will extend to those who have rejected Jesus.
Gospel – Matthew 15:21-28
- Jesus, traveling through the region of Tyre and Sidon, encounters a persistent Canaanite woman who is calling for help for her daughter who is tormented by a demon.
- Through their dialogue, Jesus heals the girl on account of her mother’s faith.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year
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19th Sunday of the Year: We are prayerful witnesses in the world. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul speaks of sorrow and anguish about his own people who have rejected the Good News, echoing a similar pain that many people today express about their own loved ones. How do we move forward? By prayer and personal witness of God’s grace in our lives.
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone! Catholic Inspiration
Moses offers the great commandment – which Jesus says is the greatest of all – that we love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and strength.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Moses reminds the people to follow the Lord’s commandments. Catholic Inspiration
Moses reminds the people of God’s mighty actions on their behalf, exhorting them to follow the Lord’s commandments and decrees all the days of their lives.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 18th Week of the Year
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St. Clare, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The people reject the promised land. Catholic Inspiration
After reconnoitering the promised land and finding it fruitful, the scouts begin to raise doubts about the strength and ferocity of the people living there.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 18th Week of the Year
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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: God responds to the jealousy of Aaron and Miriam. Catholic Inspiration
At the resentful complaint of Aaron and Miriam about Moses, God responds with anger and punishment, reminding us that jealousy is an ugly vice to guard against at all times.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 18th Week of the Year
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St. Dominic, pray for us!
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