The teaching of the Lord’s Prayer within the context of Christ’s command regarding forgiveness offers us a powerful and essential way to draw closer to God and one another.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 11th Week of the Year
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St. Paulinus of Nola, St. John Fisher, and St. Thomas More, pray for us!
Jesus offers rich spiritual insights that guide our lives to grow in God’s grace.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 8th Week of the Year
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St. Marcellinus and St. Peter, pray for us!
Just as the Lord extends his mercy to the woman caught in adultery, Christ also offers his mercy to us when we acknowledge our sins and with humble honesty.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 5th Week of Lent
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The prayer of the tax collector offers a powerful spiritual insight as we recognize both our sins and the forgiving grace of God.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, pray for us!
Jesus offers a parable that highlights the awesome mercy and compassion of God, inspiring us to reach out with forgiveness to one another.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent
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The parable of the Prodigal Son reveals the extraordinary love of the Father. This love extends to us, in our weaknesses and sins, reminding us to acknowledge our need for God’s grace in our lives today.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent
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The Lord’s Prayer is a powerful spiritual tool that has fostered faith in the heart of believers since the time of Christ. This potent prayer, however, packs an added punch: it demands that we forgive one another as God forgives us.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent
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We begin the season of Lent by acknowledging our sins and admitting our faults. Rather than blame others or hide from our shortcomings, we place ashes on our foreheads as a sign and confession that we need Jesus to receive forgiveness and mercy.
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Jesus uses a powerful parable to teach us the crucial role of forgiveness in our lives. Understanding the teaching is the easy part; our task is to make forgiveness a daily discipline that shapes our thoughts, words and actions.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 19th Week of the Year
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St. Clare, pray for us!
With a simple phrase Jesus heals both body and soul, revealing not only his power to save but also our need to receive his mercy with an open mind and heart.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 13th Week of the Year
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Holy First Martyrs of Rome, pray for us!
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