Jesus offers a parable, reminding us to keep our eyes fixed on heaven and ready to let go of earthly things in a moment’s notice.
Mass Readings – 18th Sunday of the Year (#114)
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18th Sunday of the Year: If the Lord calls us tonight, are we ready? Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: The cruel fate of John the Baptist. Catholic Inspiration
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!
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Daily Mass: What’s keeping us from Christ? Catholic Inspiration
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!
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Daily Mass: Our actions on earth have eternal consequences. Catholic Inspiration
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!
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Daily Mass: We seek the Kingdom of heaven above all else. Catholic Inspiration
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!
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Daily Mass: We draw near to Christ as our friend and Savior. Catholic Inspiration
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!
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Daily Mass: Our faith starts small and proceeds with slow and steady growth. Catholic Inspiration
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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Study, Pray, Serve: 18th Sunday of the Year
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
- All things are vanity!
- All labor and toil occupy us with sorrow and grief, only to pass away.
Psalm – 90:3-6,12-14,17
- “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
- Mindful that our lives are a brief span, we call upon God to be gracious and bless us.
Colossians 3:1-5,9-11
- Raised with Christ in glory, we seek what is above.
- We put to death the earthly things of this life, and put on the new self in Christ.
Gospel Luke 12:13-21
- Jesus warns against all greed, reminding us that life does not consist of possessions.
- The Lord then offers a parable about a rich man whose life is about to end.
Mass Readings – 18th Sunday of the Year (#114)
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17th Sunday of the Year: Our faith in Christ fosters our persistence in prayer. Catholic Inspiration
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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Daily Mass: Mindful of judgment, we conform our lives to Christ. Catholic Inspiration
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!
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