The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul offers us tremendous hope that God can touch even the hardest heart and bring about a life-giving transformation.
Mass Readings – The Conversion of St. Paul (#519)
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Daily Mass: Christ calls each of us by name. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus calls the Twelve Apostles by name, empowering them with his authority and sending them forth to proclaim Good News.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 2nd Week of the Year (#315)
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St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Jesus Christ is our high priest. Catholic Inspiration
The Letter to the Hebrews outlines the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ that saves us through the Lord’s role as eternal high priest.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 2nd Week of the Year (#314)
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St. Vincent & St. Marianne Cope, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Our lives are guided by our love for the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord’s response to the Pharisees directs us to keep our love for God and one another at the heart of everything that we say and do.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of the Year (#313)
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On this Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, we call upon the Holy Spirit to strengthen our resolve to promote a Culture of Life.
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Daily Mass: Jesus Christ is Lord of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
In his response to the Pharisees, Jesus states that he is Lord of the sabbath, and in doing so invites us to claim him as Lord of our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of the Year (#312)
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St. Agnes, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Christ suffered for us to unite us to him. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus Christ, our high priest, suffered for us and is the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 2nd Week of the Year (#311)
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St. Fabian & St. Sebastian, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we see in the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Nehemiah 8:2-4a,5-6,8-10
- Ezra the priest reads from the book of the law of God from daybreak until midday.
- Nehemiah joins Ezra and the Levites to proclaim to the people to rejoice in the Lord who is their strength.
Psalm – 19:8-10,15
- “Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.”
- The law of the Lord gives wisdom and joy, refreshing the heart and enlightening the eye.
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 12:12-30
- Just as a body has many parts but comprises a unity, so also the Church to Christ.
- As individual parts of the body of Christ, we all have purpose and work together.
Gospel – Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
- The beginning of Luke’s Gospel introduces his work to a person named Theophilus.
- Jesus comes to the synagogue in Nazareth, where he proclaims to the people present that the prophecy of Isaiah (61:1-2) is fulfilled.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of the Year (#69)
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2nd Sunday of the Year: The wedding at Cana in Galilee. Catholic Inspiration
The miracle of the wine at the wedding at Cana in Galilee reveals a new covenant that is fulfilled at the Last Supper, where this wine now becomes the blood of Christ that we receive at every Mass.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of the Year (#66)
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to follow him. Catholic Inspiration
Levi’s response to the Lord’s call inspires us to renew each day our commitment to Christ.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 1st Week of the Year (#310)
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Daily Mass: We call upon Christ to foster our faith. Catholic Inspiration
Four men bring a paralytic on a stretcher to Jesus, who rewards their faith by forgiving sins and miraculous healing.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 1st Week of the Year (#309)
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St. Anthony Abbot, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Making a change to live for the Lord
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- Daily Mass: We foster our faith in Christ and help one another
- Daily Mass: Christ seeks our healing and peace
- Daily Mass: Our prayer life drives our action in the world
- Daily Mass: The teaching and authority of Jesus
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- Study, Pray, Serve: 2nd Sunday of the Year
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