Jesus offers a parable, highlighting our need to always be prepared for the Lord’s call and ready to respond.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 21st Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: We prepare for the Lord’s call. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Stay awake and be prepared to live God’s precious gift of life. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord urges his disciples to stay awake and be prepared, for we do not know the hour of the return of the Son of Man. May we live each day as the precious gift it is with conviction and joy!
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 21st Week of the Year
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Study, Pray, Serve: 19th Sunday of the Year
Let’s take a look at some of the key themes in the Mass Readings for the 19th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Wisdom 18:6-9
- During the first Passover (in Egypt) the people awaited the salvation of the just.
- Their faith gave them courage in the face of their adversaries.
Psalm 33:1,12,18-22
- “Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.”
- We rejoice and place our hope in God who has delivered us from death.
2nd Reading – Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19
- “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.”
- The example of Abraham’s faith is offered to inspire us as we place our hope in Christ.
Gospel – Luke 12:32-48
- Jesus offers two examples of servants who are prepared and are doing what the master orders.
- “For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”
- “Be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”
- “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: Stay awake and be ready for the Lord, Part II. Catholic Inspiration
Building on the Gospel reading from yesterday we see how crucial it is for us to be prepared as we follow Jesus Christ through this life. It begs a question: what preparations do we need to make today?
Mass Readings – Friday of the 21st Week of the Year
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St. Monica…pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Stay awake and be ready for the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus urges the disciples to stay awake and be prepared for the day of the Lord’s return.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 21st Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Stay awake, and be ready to serve the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord’s parable to “stay awake” reminds us that being prepared and alert are essential components for our spiritual life.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 21st Week of the Year (St. Augustine)
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1st Sunday of Advent
Study: Consider one thing you can do today to live your faith. What would it be?
Pray: Do you have any unfinished business that you need to complete? Ask the Lord for the strength and conviction to finish it.
Serve: Is there someone in your life who struggles with depression, fear, or doubt? How can you help them?
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Advent
We start a new liturgical year in the Church (that’s “Year A” if you need to use the Lectionary for Sunday readings and “Cycle I” for daily Mass) with a vision of the end of time when the Son of Man comes in glory.
Several key points emerge:
- It will happen suddenly, when no one expects it (Gospel)
- All nations will come and be taught God’s ways (1st Reading)
- It is the Lord who makes peace possible, not humans (1st Reading)
- In God’s house there is great joy (Psalm)
- We live each day fully prepared, ready if the Lord call us (2nd Reading)
Advent gives us a rich – but very short – opportunity to prepare our hearts for Christmas. All of these points listed above serve as excellent reminders regarding how we live each day fully invested in the present moment. We live for the Lord, following his commands, so as to be ready whenever and wherever our lives will take the next turn in the road.
For when God calls us into eternity we hear that the unity, peace, and joy we glimpse in precious moments in this life will come to fulfillment. United in the Lord, we will join the heavenly host when this world passes away.
I invite us all to consider how we might do one thing better each day – to be more focused, more aware, more present – so that we can give glory and honor to Jesus Christ. We follow the Lord with all our hearts; may we make the most of every day to live our faith to the fullest.
May this Advent be a time of blessing for us all!
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Note: This post was originally published on November 22, 2016.
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Daily Mass: Be ready, vigilant and prepared. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches his disciples to be ready – vigilant and prepared – so that we can respond immediately when God calls us to offer our lives for service in the world.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 29th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Wise or foolish? (Hint: go for wise.) Catholic Inspiration
The Lord uses a parable to raise an obvious point: it’s wise to be prepared! May this wisdom inspire us to be prepared for the day when the Lord will call us out of this world.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 21st Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Be present to the gift of today! Catholic Inspiration
The Lord exhorts the disciples to be ready and prepared. Each day is a precious gift, calling us to be present to the people in our lives as we strive to take care of any unfinished business. That way, when the Master calls, we will be quick to respond.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 29th Week of the Year
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