While being hunted by Saul, David prevents his men from harming the king in a cave. His restraint offers us a powerful example of how we repay evil with good.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 2nd Week of the Year
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St. Agnes, pray for us!
Tag Archives: Forgiveness
2nd Sunday of Advent: Repent and prepare for Christ. Catholic Inspiration
John the Baptist fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah as he preaches repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The Reason? To prepare the people to encounter Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Advent
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31st Sunday of the Year: Loving God and Neighbor. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus cites two passages of the Old Testament to teach what are the Great Commandments of loving God and Neighbor. As we put this love into practice, we will be drawn into an ever-increasing dynamic of communion, forgiveness and service.
Mass Readings – 31st Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: Faith, forgiveness and love. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches about faith, forgiveness and love as a weeping woman anoints his feet in the home of a Pharisee.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 24th Week of the Year
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St. Cornelius & St. Cyprian…pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Forgiveness as a way of life. Catholic Inspiration
Forgiveness is one of those commandments of Jesus that can sound lovely until we have to put it into practice…again and again. And yet forgiveness is the crucial key that unlocks our hard hearts and allows God’s grace and mercy to enter in.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Jane Frances de Chantal…pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 51 offers a powerful opportunity for repentance and conversion of heart. When we honestly acknowledge our sins and ask for forgiveness, the Lord’s grace can heal and renew us with new life.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 18th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Turning away from false idols. Catholic Inspiration
Moses returns from the mountain and finds that the people are now worshipping a golden calf. After destroying the image, Moses intercedes on behalf of the people – asking God to pardon their sin.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 17th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Healing and Forgiveness. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus heals a paralytic and at the same time forgives his sins. May we recognize the healing power of forgiveness in our lives as we seek to follow Christ as we put his commands into practice.
Daily Mass – Thursday of the 13th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Lord’s Prayer and the crucial role of forgiveness. Catholic Inspiration
These fifty-five words in English form a powerful part of our prayer practice. Coupled with the injunction to forgive one another, the Lord’s Prayer directs us to draw close to our Father in Heaven as we unite with those around us.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 11th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Go and be reconciled. Catholic Inspiration
One of the toughest commandments of Christ is the directive to forgive and reconcile. Yet this commandment is essential as we follow the Lord with full and open hearts.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 10th Week of the Year
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