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There are many options for the readings at Mass on this feast of All Souls. If they sound familiar, chances are you’ve heard them at more than one funeral. May our prayers this day be directed to those who gone before us…may they rest in peace.
Mass Readings – The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
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Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace.
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Jesus uses a grain of wheat to explain the marvelous gift of love that happens when a person offers one’s life for others.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Lawrence
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St. Lawrence, pray for us!
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Let’s take a look at the key themes in the Mass readings for the 20th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10
Jeremiah’s life hangs in the balance as he is thrown into a cistern for his preaching. Psalm – 40:2-4,18
“Lord, come to my aid!” We call upon the Lord for help in times of affliction. 2nd Reading – Hebrews 12:1-4
Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, we run our race with our eyes fixed on Jesus. Faith gives us strength to endure opposition and sin. Gospel – Luke 12:49-53
The Lord comes to set the earth on fire as he fulfills his mission on earth. The presence of Jesus brings a challenge and division that will touch all people. Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year
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We begin Holy Week every year be recounting the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus, who offered his life on the Cross for the salvation of the world.
Mass Readings – Palm Sunday: The Passion of the Lord
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David’s final words to his son, Solomon, are filled with wisdom and trust in the Lord; furthermore, they remind us that there are moments in our lives when we are capable of heartfelt sincerity with those we love.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of the Year
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St. Blaise and St. Ansgar, pray for us!
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Today we remember all our beloved dead and we entrust them to the tender care of Christ’s divine mercy. Living and deceased, we are all held in the hands of God, and we pray for the repose of the souls of those who have passed from this life…that they will be united in love with the Lord in Heaven.
Mass Readings – All Souls
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Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord. Let Perpetual Light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the Faithful Departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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St. Paul offers a contrast between the sin of Adam and the redemption we have in Jesus Christ, thus providing us with a view of the world that is both realistic and hopeful.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 29th Week of the Year
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St. John de Bréfeuf and St. Isaac Jogues…pray for us!
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Here are some of the major themes in the readings for the 13th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24
God creates a world filled with good and wholesome things, including humanity. Through the envy of the devil, death enters the world. Psalm 30:2,4-6,11-13
“I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.” We rejoice over the saving power of God in our times of distress. 2nd Reading – 2nd Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15
Chapter 8 in this letter pertains to a special collection Paul is taking for the Church in Jerusalem. Out of our abundance we supply the needs of those less fortunate. Gospel – Mark 5:21-43 (long version)
There are two miracles here: 1. Jairus’ daughter and 2. the woman with the hemorrhage. Christ’s healing power is connected to the faith of those present. Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year
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This sixth and final installment of the Lent Retreat focuses on the reality of death in the last three Stations: Jesus dies, Jesus is taken down from the Cross and Jesus is laid in the tomb. As the Lord triumphed over death through his resurrection, we recognize that death is our doorway that leads to eternal life with Christ.
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Following their disobedience, Adam and Eve confront the consequences of their sin, even as their behaviors reveal how it has begun to affect them.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 5th Week of the Year
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Three Great Things 