The death of John the Baptist reveals the cruelty, evil, and wickedness present in the world, reminding us to call upon the Lord to both stand up against it and cast it out of our hearts.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 17th Week of the Year (#406)
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St. Eusebius of Vercelli & St. Peter Julian Eymard, pray for us!
Jesus is rejected by the people of his home town of Nazareth because their bias fosters a lack of faith.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 17th Week of the Year (#405)
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St. Alphonsus Liguori, pray for us!
The Lord reminds us that our actions here on earth have eternal consequences that will determine our presence in the Kingdom of heaven.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 17th Week of the Year (#404)
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us!
Jesus offers two examples that reveal how the Kingdom of heaven is more precious than anything else here on earth.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 17th Week of the Year (#403)
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St. Peter Chrysologus, pray for us!
Martha affirms her deep friendship with Jesus and professes that he is the Son of God, inspiring us to grow ever closer to Christ as both savior and friend.
Mass Readings – Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (#402/607)
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Saints, Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, pray for us!
Jesus uses two parables about a mustard seed and yeast to show how the Kingdom of heaven starts small and proceeds with slow and steady growth. May our own faith do the same!
Mass Readings – Monday of the 17th Week of the Year (#401)
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Let’s explore some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 18th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23
Psalm – 90:3-6,12-14,17
Colossians 3:1-5,9-11
Gospel Luke 12:13-21
Mass Readings – 18th Sunday of the Year (#114)
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Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, underscoring the crucial need for persistence as we engage the unique challenges of our daily lives.
Mass Readings – 17th Sunday of the Year (#111)
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Offering the parables of the weeds and the wheat, Jesus reminds us to adjust our lives toward him as we await the day of judgment.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 16th Week of the Year (#400)
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St. Joachim & St. Anne, pray for us!
Jesus clearly states that greatness comes when we sincerely offer our lives and serve one another.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. James (#605)
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St. James, pray for us!
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