Jesus teaches the disciples about how a person becomes great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 19th Week of the Year (#414)
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Daily Mass: An insight about the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: The parable of a grain of wheat. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable about a grain of wheat to illustrate the journey of death to new life that we find in the Paschal Mystery of Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 19th Week of the Year (#618)
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St. Lawrence, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 20th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes in the Mass readings for the 20th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 56:1,6-7
- All who observe what is right and do what is just, even foreigners from distant lands, will serve and follow the Lord.
- God will bring all who follow him to the holy mountain, and there will be a house of prayer for all peoples.
Psalm – 67:2-3,5-6,8
- “O God, let all the nations praise you!”
- May God’s ways be known to all peoples, and all the ends of the earth fear the Lord.
2nd Reading – Romans 11:13-15,29-32
- Paul, a minister to the Gentiles (non-Jewish people), gives glory that he can do his ministry to make his own race jealous and thus save some of them.
- Paul’s hope is that as God’s gifts to the Jews are irrevocable, the Lord’s mercy will extend to those who have rejected Jesus.
Gospel – Matthew 15:21-28
- Jesus, traveling through the region of Tyre and Sidon, encounters a persistent Canaanite woman who is calling for help for her daughter who is tormented by a demon.
- Through their dialogue, Jesus heals the girl on account of her mother’s faith.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (#118)
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19th Sunday of the Year: We face our fears with faith in Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus walks on the water to the disciples, confronting their fears with an exhortation to grow in faith.
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year (#115)
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Daily Mass: The faith of a mustard seed. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus drives out a demon after the disciples are unable to do so, reminding them of the crucial need to foster their faith.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year (#412)
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Daily Mass: It is the Lord who deals death and gives life. Catholic Inspiration
The response from the Book of Deuteronomy instructs us to seek the Lord, who guides us through life and death.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 18th Week of the Year (#411)
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St. Sixtus II & St. Cajetan, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Transfiguration of the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
The Transfiguration of the Lord reveals the glory of Christ and inspires us to shine with the light of his understanding, courage, and love.
Mass Readings – Transfiguration of the Lord (#614)
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Light of Christ, shine in our hearts!
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Daily Mass: The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock. Catholic Inspiration
Jeremiah reminds us that in our moments of darkness and fear, we turn and follow the Lord our shepherd.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 18th Week of the Year (#409)
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Daily Mass: Jeremiah proclaims a message of hope in the face of persecution. Catholic Inspiration
Jeremiah brings hope to the people in the midst of their persecution, reminding them that they are called by God to return to the Lord.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 18th Week of the Year (#408)
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St. John Vianney, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Lord, teach me your statutes. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 119 invites us to open our minds to receive the wisdom that comes when we seek the light of God’s truth.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 18th Week of the Year (#407)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: An insight about the greatest in the kingdom of heaven
- Daily Mass: The parable of a grain of wheat
- Study, Pray, Serve: 20th Sunday of the Year
- 19th Sunday of the Year: We face our fears with faith in Christ
- Daily Mass: The faith of a mustard seed
- Daily Mass: It is the Lord who deals death and gives life
- Daily Mass: The Transfiguration of the Lord
- Daily Mass: The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock
- Daily Mass: Jeremiah proclaims a message of hope in the face of persecution
- Daily Mass: Lord, teach me your statutes
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