The Lord teaches the disciples about the essential element of reconciliation in the spiritual life.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 1st Week of Lent
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Daily Mass: Christ invites us to ask for what we need. Catholic Inspiration
The readings today all emphasize the urgent invitation to pray for what we need. This is prayer that flows from the heart and unites with the mind to ask for what is necessary as we journey through this life.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 1st Week of Lent
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A note from Fr. Andrew: For all who have been directly affected by the war in Ukraine, I keep you in my daily prayers from the altar.
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Daily Mass: We are called to repent of our sins. Catholic Inspiration
The readings today all point out the crucial need to repent of our sins. It’s one of those teachings that we all acknowledge yet find hard at times to carry out. May we call upon the Lord for the grace we need to honestly admit our faults and seek God’s forgiveness.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Lent
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St. Frances of Rome, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Christ commands us to forgive one another. Catholic Inspiration
Christ emphasizes the Lord’s Prayer with the crucial command to forgive one another. May we take this essential teaching to heart and live it in our daily lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent
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St. John of God, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: When we serve those in need, we serve the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord reveals in the Gospel of Matthew how he takes on the services we render to the suffering and marginalized as being done to him. May we take the lesson to heart as we offer our lives to help others today.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 1st Week of Lent
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St. Perpetua and St. Felicity, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 2nd Sunday of Lent
Here are some of the central themes in the readings for the 2nd Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
- God promises that Abram’s descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
- God makes a covenant with Abram and grants to his descendants a new land.
Psalm – 27:1,7-9,13-14
- “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”
- We seek the Lord for courage and strength.
2nd Reading – Philippians 3:17-4:1
- Paul invites the people to be imitators of his example, following the Cross of Christ.
- We stand firm in the Lord, as we claim our citizenship in heaven.
Gospel – Luke 9:28b-36
- Jesus takes Peter, James and John up a mountain where he is transfigured in glory.
- A voice proclaims, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Lent
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The Mass: Why we do what we do. Catholic Inspiration
In this first of six presentations we explore how the Lord Jesus defines the Eucharist as his Body and Blood and commands his disciples to receive it. May we renew our commitment to Christ and draw near to the altar to receive this awesome sacrament.
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1st Sunday of Lent: Recognizing and responding to temptation. Catholic Inspiration
As Jesus is tempted by the devil in the wilderness, we understand that temptation is part of the landscape of human life. Through our recognition and response, we are able to face our temptations with God’s grace.
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Lent
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Daily Mass: We repent and return to the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Christ calls Levi, who follows him and invites others to meet Jesus. May the Lord’s longing to call sinners to repentance inspire us to repent of the evil we have done and return on the path that leads to Heaven.
Mass Readings – Saturday after Ash Wednesday
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Daily Mass: The spiritual power of fasting. Catholic Inspiration
Both Isaiah and Matthew’s Gospel reference the power of fasting in the life of faith, inviting us to consider how we may incorporate this powerful spiritual practice into our lives today.
Mass Readings – Friday after Ash Wednesday
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St. Casimir, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 3rd Sunday of Easter: Christ meets us where we are and leads us
- Daily Mass: Our service of others reveals our love for Jesus
- Daily Mass: We are on the right path when we stay close to the Lord
- Daily Mass: We must obey God
- Daily Mass: God so loved the world!
- Daily Mass: Our faith in Christ unites us in heart and mind
- Daily Mass: It is the Holy Spirit, and not our ego, that directs our faith
- Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of Easter
- 2nd Sunday of Easter: Peace be with you
- Daily Mass: The Holy Spirit emboldens us to live our faith
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