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Mass Readings – Monday of the 21st Week of the Year (#425)
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Daily Mass: Chosen by God, we respond to the gift of faith. Catholic Inspiration
Study, Pray, Serve: 22nd Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 22nd Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29
- A humble person is more beloved than a giver of gifts and finds favor with God.
- A wise person seeks to listen to the insights of people and proverbs.
Psalm – 68:4-7,10-11
- “God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.”
- God restores the land and gives a home to the forsaken.
2nd Reading – Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a
- We approach Mount Zion, the city of the living God.
- Surrounded by countless angels and the assembly of heaven, we encounter Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant.
Gospel – Luke 14:1,7-14
- At a banquet, Jesus offers a parable on humility that invites people to sit in the lowest place.
- The Lord continues by inviting us to help people who are unable to repay us.
Mass Readings – 22nd Sunday of the Year (#126)
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21st Sunday of the Year: We come to know Christ through prayer, sacrament, and service. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches a hard lesson that it is not enough to know merely facts about him; a true relationship demands that we spend time and effort to encounter the Lord in this life so that we can be with him forever in heaven.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#123)
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Daily Mass: We follow Christ through humble service. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus invites us to serve one another with a humble heart.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 20th Week of the Year (#424)
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Daily Mass: The great commandments of love. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are about love of God and one another.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 20th Week of the Year (#423)
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Daily Mass: Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. Catholic Inspiration
In light of the parable that Jesus offers to the Pharisees and elders of the people, we are invited to come before the Lord with an open and generous heart.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 20th Week of the Year (#422)
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Daily Mass: It’s never too late to turn to the Lord in the course of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable to his disciples, revealing God’s generous invitation to seek the Kingdom of Heaven throughout the course of our lives.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#421)
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Daily Mass: We are God’s stewards, using our resources wisely and well. Catholic Inspiration
Like good stewards, we use the resources entrusted to us by God with all the wisdom we possess.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#420)
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Daily Mass: We detach from possessions to attach our hearts to Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Following Jesus requires that we detach from our possessions and like a good steward use wisely the resources we have been given until God wants them back.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 20th Week of the Year (#419)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the Year
Let’s review some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 21st Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 66:18-21
- God will gather nations from every language to come and see the glory of the Lord.
- They will gather in Jerusalem, the holy mountain, and bring an offering to God.
Psalm 117:1-2
- “Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.”
- All people will praise the Lord who is steadfast in his kindness and fidelity.
2nd Reading – Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13
- We endure our trials as discipline that comes from the Lord.
- While discipline often includes pain, it strengthens and trains us to carry on.
Gospel – Luke 13:22-30
- When asked if only a few people will be saved, Jesus urges his disciples to strive to enter through the narrow gate.
- The Lord says that people will come from the four corners of the earth and recline at table in the kingdom of God.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#123)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 2nd Sunday of the Year: Behold, the Lamb of God!
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