The Book of Judges recounts a pattern as the people follow the Lord, stray, and then return to the Lord through God’s intercession. Throughout this human weakness to sin, God remains faithful…always seeking to bring us back.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 20th Week of the Year
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St. Steven of Hungary…pray for us!
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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Jesus heals two people, encouraged those present to have faith in him. May we pray for the needs in our lives as we follow Christ today and learn the lessons the Lord is teaching in our hearts.
Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year
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Jesus heals many people, including a soldier of the Roman Empire, and in so doing teaches us about God’s desire for all of creation to flourish in faith.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 12th Week of the Year
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The compassion of Christ is revealed as the Lord heals a leper who asks for help. May we approach Jesus with the same trust whenever we encounter a time of need.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 12th Week of the Year
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Here are some of the major themes in the readings for the 13th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Psalm 30:2,4-6,11-13
2nd Reading – 2nd Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15
Gospel – Mark 5:21-43 (long version)
Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year
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The Book of Tobit, Part IV – Tobit is healed and reunited with his son and daughter-in-law.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 9th Week of the Year
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Not silver. Not gold. Instead, Peter gives the gift of faith in Jesus Christ to a crippled man which brings healing in body, mind, heart and soul.
Mass Readings – Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
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Jesus heals a man who has been crippled up for thirty-eight years. May we draw near to the Lord for the healing we need even as we extend Christ’s healing to those around us.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent
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Jesus assures a royal official that his son will live, and with trusting faith he returns home to find that the healing took place at the very moment the Lord said it. May we look to the Lord for words of healing in our lives as well.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 4th Week of Lent
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