The Lord invites us to come to him and find rest…the type of rest where there are no boundaries, no walls, only a trusting faith that draws us closer in our relationship with God. It is a beautiful image! May the rest we find in Jesus renew our hearts and spill out into our connections with one another.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 15th Week of the Year
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Jesus offers a word of praise to his Heavenly Father for the goodness he has poured out on creation. This grace is not because of our own perfection; rather, the Lord meets us in our weakness and blesses us with his merciful love. It begs a simple question: Are we open to receive it?
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 15th Week of the Year
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Jesus speaks about the cities that heard his message and rejected it. Their punishment is the result of the natural consequence of not repenting. The point for us is sobering; we have been given so much…does it inspire us to draw near to the Lord?
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 15th Week of the Year
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God calls us, empowers us and sends us into the world to offer our lives and become living conduits for the Lord’s grace. Each of us has to make a simple choice: Will we respond to the call and follow Jesus?
Mass Readings – 15th Sunday of the Year
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Fear is a common human experience, yet the Lord invites us to reject it. We find the power to do this when we call upon Jesus Christ, who gives us the grace we need to face our fear as we follow in faith.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 14th Week of the Year
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The Lord makes it clear that a life of faith will often be filled with challenges and opposition. Knowing that there will be tough times, we keep our focus on God…who will give us what we need to keep going.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 14th Week of the Year
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The Lord reminds us in the Gospel, “without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” God’s generosity toward us becomes the model by which we offer our lives for one another.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 14th Week of the Year
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The Lord gives his authority to the Twelve Apostles and sends them out to proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven. This is our legacy of faith; like those first apostles we are empowered by the Lord for service in the world. Now get to work!
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 14th Week of the Year (St. Benedict)
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The Gospel of Matthew offers a succinct review of the earthly ministry of Jesus, who in turn invites his disciples to pray that God will send more laborers for the harvest. As the Lord’s disciples we continue Christ’s ministry in our lives today as we reach out to those who are troubled and abandoned.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 14th Week of the Year
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Both Ezekiel and Jesus are confronted by people who do not want to listen to their message. The spoken word has power, and when the message is tough we can evaluate our effectiveness by four simple tests: Is it true? Is it useful? Is it good? Is it loving?
Mass Readings – 14th Sunday of the Year
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