As the crowd confronts Jesus with a woman caught in adultery, we discover a mercy from the Lord that cleanses our sins.
Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of Lent (#36)
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5th Sunday of Lent: We turn to the Lord for mercy from our sins. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: We turn to Christ in the messiness of life. Catholic Inspiration
As the debate swirls around Jesus, we discern that in the messiness and distraction of life we find our strength when we focus on Christ.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent (#249)
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St. Vincent Ferrer, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 34 speaks to our wounded and troubled hearts with the grace of God in our moments of need.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent (#248)
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St. Isidore, pray for us!
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Carry Your Cross: We confront death and embrace the gift of life
In this fifth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues to a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28, showing how we “lose our lives” out of love for Christ as we confront death and embrace God’s gift of life.
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Daily Mass: The testimony that Jesus is God. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus reveals that the Scriptures, the witness of John the Baptist, and his saving death and resurrection all point to the testimony that he is God.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent (#247)
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Daily Mass: We honor Jesus as our Lord and God. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus speaks to the Jews, revealing that he is God, the Son who has been given everything by the Heavenly Father, and before whom we will all stand one day for judgement.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent (#246)
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St. Francis of Paola, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Do we want to be well? Catholic Inspiration
The question Jesus asks to the sick man at the pool of Bethesda reveals a deeper issue, for it includes not only the miracle of a moment but the transformation of our lives that brings lasting health in body, mind, heart, and soul.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent (#245)
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Daily Mass: I will praise you Lord, for you have rescued me. Catholic Inspiration
The Psalm response reveals how God meets us in our darkest moments, as we trust in the Lord’s saving grace to help us in our need.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 4th Week of Lent (#244)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 5th Sunday of Lent
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Isaiah 43:16-21
- The Lord is doing something new and marvelous, inviting the people to see it.
- Springing forth, God provides a mighty, life-giving river for the people to drink.
Psalm – 126:1-6
- “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.”
- The captivity that began in sorrow has now led to a return with laughter and rejoicing.
2nd Reading – Philippians 3:8-14
- Paul considers everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus as Lord.
- While we are straining toward the day of our resurrection, we pursue our goal: a life in Christ.
Gospel – John 8:1-11
- A woman caught in adultery is brought to Jesus as a crowd gathers around to stone her to death.
- The Lord responds to them by saying, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
- After the crowd departs, Jesus does not condemn her, but urges her to go and sin no more.
Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of Lent (#36)
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4th Sunday of Lent: We come to our senses to return to God. Catholic Inspiration
The parable of the prodigal son reveals how we can “come to our senses” and return to the Father when honesty, humility, and action work within our hearts.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Lent (#33)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 4th Sunday of Lent: We call upon the Lord to see clearly in our lives
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 2nd Night - Our response to Satan's obstacles
- Daily Mass: O God, be merciful to me a sinner
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 1st Night - We confess that Jesus is Lord
- Daily Mass: The command to love
- Lenten Bootcamp: 4th Night - What we learn from our time, money, and the people in our lives
- Daily Mass: The Lord drives out demons
- Daily Mass: Jesus fulfills salvation history
- Daily Mass: The crucial need for forgiveness
- Daily Mass: God works in our lives in ways that we do not expect
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