Upon their approach to Abraham and Sarah, three men receive their hospitality and announce that in their old age they will have a son.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 12th Week of the Year
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St. Junipero Serra, pray for us!
Category Archives: Ordinary Time
Daily Mass: Abraham and Sarah respond to the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: God’s covenant with Abraham and Sarah. Catholic Inspiration
God enters into a covenant with Abraham and Sarah, having changed their names and promising them a son in their old age.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 12th Week of the Year
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1st Martyrs of the Roman Church, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We are known by the fruitfulness of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers classic spiritual advice regarding how we conduct our lives and interact with one another.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 12th Week of the Year
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St. Irenaeus, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord offers three nuggets of spiritual advice. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord offers three admonitions of spiritual advice, challenging his disciples to embrace the difficult path of holiness as we live the precious treasure of our faith in Christ.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 12th Week of the Year
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St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Stop judging. Catholic Inspiration
Continuing in the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord invites us to abandon judging others and instead discern our own sinfulness and need for God’s grace.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 12th Week of the Year
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Study, Pray, Serve: 13th Sunday of the Year
Let’s explore some of the main themes in the Mass readings for the 13th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – 2nd Kings 4:8-11,14-16a
- Elisha is befriended by a childless couple who make a place for him to stay in their home.
- The prophet foretells that she will be holding her own baby in the following year.
Psalm – 89:2-3,16-19
- “For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.”
- The people rejoice and proclaim the blessings that they have received from God.
2nd Reading – Romans 6:3-4,8-11
- Baptized into Christ Jesus, we have been baptized into his death on the Cross.
- Having died with Christ, we also believe that we will rise with him.
Gospel – Matthew 10:37-42
- Whoever loves anything in this life more that Jesus, will lose everything.
- Whoever receives a disciple of Jesus, receives Jesus, and will receive a reward from the Lord.
Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year
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12th Sunday of the Year: Faith to face our fears. Catholic Inspiration
Fear affects us all in unique and powerful ways, yet the Lord exhorts his disciples to confront our fears and embrace our faith in God’s loving grace.
Mass Readings – 12th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: Where is our treasure? Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a powerful spiritual insight that challenges us to examine the treasures in our lives. May we take a long, hard look at what we treasure here on earth…and see if it is worthy of heaven.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 11th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Prayer and Forgiveness. Catholic Inspiration
The teaching of the Lord’s Prayer within the context of Christ’s command regarding forgiveness offers us a powerful and essential way to draw closer to God and one another.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 11th Week of the Year
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St. Paulinus of Nola, St. John Fisher, and St. Thomas More, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting…with a humble heart. Catholic Inspiration
The teaching of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting is set within the context of a humble heart that does not seek human praise. When we do this, these spiritual disciplines take on extraordinary power to transform our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 11th Week of the Year
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Do not be afraid!
- Daily Mass: The Lord has made known his salvation
- 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
