Filled with pity, Jesus ministers to the crowds even as his own heart is filled with sorrow at the death of John the Baptist.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 18th Week of the Year (#407)
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St. John Vianney, pray for us!
Tag Archives: Eucharist
Daily Mass: We configure our hearts to the example of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians underscores the teaching of the Eucharist, emphasizing that Christ both defines what it is and then commands the disciples to do it in his memory.
Mass Readings – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (#169)
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Study, Pray, Serve: The Body and Blood of Christ
Let’s examine some of the themes that we find in the Mass Readings for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
1st Reading – Genesis 14:18-20
- Melchizedek, a king and a priest, brings out bread and wine, offering a blessing to Abram.
- Abram gives a tenth of his possessions to Melchizedek in return.
Psalm – 110:1-4
- “You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.”
- God rules with power over the people and grants them his blessing.
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 11:23-26
- Paul reminds the people that Jesus defined and commanded the reception of the Eucharist.
- Paul then teaches that as often as they eat the bread and drink the cup, they proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
Gospel – Luke 9:11b-17
- Jesus takes five loaves and two fish, blesses and gives them to a crowd of 5000 people.
- The people eat their fill, and there are twelve wicker baskets of leftover fragments.
Mass Readings – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (#169)
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Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil
In the darkness of this holy night we wait in vigil with the whole Church as the Risen Lord Jesus triumphs over sin and death.
Mass Readings – Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil (#41)
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Holy Thursday
We are nourished with the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus, instituted at the Last Supper, so that we may humbly serve one another in the name of Christ.
Mass Readings – Holy Thursday (#39)
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Carry Your Cross: We are guided by prayer, sacraments, and service
In this fourth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28 regarding how prayer, sacraments, and service shape our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Daily Mass: Christ heals and nourishes our lives. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus heals and feeds the thousands that draw near, inspiring us to seek from the Lord what we require to continue to offer our lives in loving service.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Advent (#177)
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21st Sunday of the Year: We receive the Body of Christ to face the hard things in life. Catholic Inspiration
At the conclusion of the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel, as disciples are leaving after the “hard” teaching of Jesus, Peter responds to the Lord’s question with a declaration of faith in Christ.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (B, #122)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the Year
Let’s examine some of the themes that surface in the Mass Readings for the 21st Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Joshua 24:1-2a,15-17,18b
- Joshua gathers the people at Shechem and tells them to choose who they will follow.
- The people recall God’s mighty deeds and declare that they will serve the Lord.
Psalm – 34:2-3,16-21
- “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”
- The Lord hears and rescues the brokenhearted when they cry out for help.
2nd Reading – Ephesians 5:21-32
- Husbands and wives are called to be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.
- As husbands and wives serve and sacrifice, they mirror the mystery of Christ and the church.
Gospel – John 6:60-69
- After hearing the “bread of life” discourse, many of the disciples of Jesus left him saying, “This teaching is hard; who can accept it?”
- Jesus asks the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”
- Peter responds, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (B, 122)
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20th Sunday of the Year: Our Holy Communion reveals the Real Presence of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches that his flesh is real food and his blood is real drink, and the Real Presence of Christ is apparent whenever we gather at the altar to receive the Lord at Mass.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (B – #119)
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