After his night vigil in prayer, the Lord calls forth from his disciples twelve Apostles by name to carry out his work.
Mass Readings – Feast of Simon & Jude, Apostles (#666)
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St. Simon & Jude, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to do his work today. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: We carry out Christ’s work in the world. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus empowers the Twelve to go out and follow his example, teaching, healing, driving out demons, and proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Get ready…we’re next!
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 25th Week of the Year (#451)
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Pentecost: The Holy Spirit enflames our faith to become Apostles. Catholic Inspiration
The gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost empowers the faith of the disciples to go forth as apostles, joyfully proclaiming the Good News and bringing others closer to Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Pentecost (#62, #63)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of Easter
Let’s examine some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.
1st Reading – Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32,40b-41
- The Apostles are brought before the Sanhedrin and ordered to stop speaking about Jesus.
- Peter replies, “We must obey God rather than men,” and the Apostles rejoice that they have been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name of Jesus.
Psalm – 30:4-6,11-13
- “I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.”
- We give thanks to God who has pity on us and changes our mourning into dancing.
2nd Reading – Revelation 5:11-14
- John has a vision of countless angelic and human creatures giving praise to the “Lamb that was slain.”
- All of creation echoes the words of blessing and honor as they worship the Lamb.
Gospel – John 21:1-19
- After the resurrection, Jesus is revealed to some of the disciples on the Sea of Tiberias.
- Jesus asks Peter three times, “Peter, do you love me?”
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Easter (#48)
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us each by name. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord calls the Twelve by name from all his disciples, reminding us that in every generation Christ continues to call people to follow him. May we accept his invitation with eager hearts!
Mass Readings – St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles (#666)
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Daily Mass: God works through people. Catholic Inspiration
Hearing about some of the people who accompanied Jesus, we recognize that God continues to work in our hearts and lives today.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 24th Week of the Year (#447)
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St. Andrew Kim Taegon, St. Paul Chong Hasang, & Companions, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us by name to respond in prayer and power. Catholic Inspiration
After praying on the mountain through the night, Jesus chooses the Twelve from his disciples and reveals his power through healing the sick and casting out evil.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#438)
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Daily Mass: We proclaim Good News to all the world. Catholic Inspiration
On this feast of the apostles Philip and James, we recognize that the Lord continues to call us by name, empower us with grace, and send us out in the context of our daily lives to proclaim Good News to the people we meet.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Philip and St. James, Apostles (#561)
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St. Philip and St. James, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord empowers us for service in the world. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus authorizes the Twelve to carry out his ministry, revealing how the Lord works through people to proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 1st Week of Advent (#180)
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St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We build upon the foundation of the apostles. Catholic Inspiration
As Christ called the Apostles by name, the Lord calls us to continue their work through our efforts today to proclaim the Kingdom of God.
Mass Readings – The Feast of Simon & Jude, Apostles
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St. Simon and St. Jude, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 4th Sunday of Advent: Our faith gives strength to our lives
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- Daily Mass: The family tree of Jesus as told by Matthew
- Daily Mass: Christ invites us to do the Father's will
- Daily Mass: Teach me your ways, O Lord
- Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of Advent
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