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Daily Mass: Greatness through service. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus teaches a powerful lesson regarding how the path to greatness may be found through our service toward one another.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 8th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: Making Jesus Christ the center of our lives. Catholic Inspiration

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The conversation between Jesus and Peter reveals a crucial insight: our choices express our values and priorities. May we place our love for Jesus Christ above all else in this life, so as to prepare us for our entry into the life to come.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 8th Week of the Year

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Mary, the Mother of the Church. Catholic Inspiration

This feast highlights the unique role that the Blessed Virgin Mary holds in the life of the Church. May we ask her for continued help and guidance as we draw near to her Son.

Mass Readings – Memorial of the BVM, Mother of the Church

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Study, Pray, Serve: The Most Holy Trinity

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The Most Holy Trinity is a central mystery of our faith. Let’s take a look at some of the themes that surface in the readings this week.

1st Reading – Deuteronomy 4:43-34,39-40

  • God is the Lord of all creation, and there is no other.
  • The people are enjoined to keep God’s commandments.

Psalm – 33:4-5,6,9,18-19,20,22

  • “Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.”
  • God is upright, just and right; God’s kindness is witnessed in creation.
  • We wait for the Lord, who delivers us from death.

2nd Reading – Romans 4:14-17

  • We are children of God by adoption through the Spirit
  • We call upon God, “Abba, Father!”
  • United with God, we will suffer so that we may be glorified.

Gospel – Matthew 28:16-20

  • All power has been given to Christ.
  • Christ commands us to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
  • Christ is with us always, until the end of the age.

Mass Readings – The Most Holy Trinity

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Pentecost: God’s power at work in our lives. Catholic Inspiration

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The Holy Spirit profoundly transformed the disciples and sent them into the world with the Good News. May we today open our hearts to the Spirit as we seek to offer our lives in service of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Mass Readings – Pentecost

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Daily Mass: Paul in Rome. Catholic Inspiration

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We conclude the daily Masses of the Easter season with St. Paul now in Rome – where he will spend the last two years of his life, preaching and teaching others about Jesus.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 7th Week of Easter

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Daily Mass: Our love for the Lord leads us to follow his path. Catholic Inspiration

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The three-fold exchange between Jesus and Peter reveals the Lord’s desire to both meet us where we are and challenge us to grow. Our love for the Lord will thus lead us to follow him with greater intensity as we open our hearts and offer our lives.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 7th Week of Easter

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Daily Mass: We bring the Good News of Christ to others. Catholic Inspiration

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The prayer of Jesus in the Gospel of John reveals the crucial work we carry out every time we share our faith in Christ with one another. As we bring the Good News to the people in our lives, we foster Christian communion and extend God’s grace and mercy to the next generation.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter

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Daily Mass: Paul’s farewell. Catholic Inspiration

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Paul’s farewell is personal and powerful, reminding us that transitions in our lives provide an intense opportunity to speak from our hearts about our faith in Christ.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 7th Week of Easter

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Daily Mass: Jesus prays for his disciples. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus prays to his heavenly Father, revealing his care and compassion for all who seek to follow Him amidst the challenges of this world.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 7th Week of Easter

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