Tag Archives: Help

29th Sunday of the Year: Our help is from the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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Psalm 121 gives us hope when we are exhausted and empty; our help is from the Lord!

Mass Readings – 29th Sunday of the Year (#147)

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Daily Mass: We strive to heal wherever possible. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus heals ten lepers and one of them, a Samaritan, returns to offer thanks.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 32nd Week of the Year (#493)

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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, pray for us!


Daily Mass: Christ empowers us to give and receive help. Catholic Inspiration

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The Lord heals a paralytic who was carried by others, reminding us that sometimes we receive help, and sometimes we give it.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 13th Week of the Year (#380)

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May this 4th of July be a time for all Americans to be thankful for the gift of freedom!


Daily Mass: Jesus Christ gives us strength to face the trials of life. Catholic Inspiration

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The First Letter of Peter reminds us that our hope in the saving work of Jesus Christ empowers us to endure the sufferings of our earthly trials with the Lord’s help.

Mass Readings – Monday of the 8th Week of the Year (#347)

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St. Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us!

Pastoral Note: On this Memorial Day, we remember with grateful hearts the sacrifices of the men and women who have served our country.


Daily Mass: In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. Catholic Inspiration

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Psalm 18 addresses the pain and hardship of human suffering, mindful that in faith we call upon the Lord for the help we need.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 5th Week of Lent (#255)

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Parish Retreat: Walking with the Lord through Holy Week. Catholic Inspiration

This 4-part parish retreat takes the listener through Holy Week:

  • Palm Sunday – setting the stage for the events to come
  • Holy Thursday – Service and Sacrament
  • Good Friday – Sacrifice and Support
  • Easter – Divine Strength and Hope

Each of these presentations can be listened individually or collectively, depending on time and circumstance. May all of us prepare to enter fully into these holy days, drawing closer to Christ and one another.

Palm Sunday – setting the stage for the events to come

Holy Thursday – Service and Sacrament

Good Friday – Sacrifice and Support

Easter – Divine Strength and Hope

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Daily Mass: O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge. Catholic Inspiration

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In our spiritual battles we take comfort in the words of Psalm 7 as we call upon the Lord for help to face the difficult times in our lives. (#249)

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent

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5th Sunday of the Year: We’ve got work to do! Catholic Inspiration

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As Jesus begins his earthly ministry, he instructs the disciples that they have much to accomplish and reminds us that we’ve got work to do.

Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of the Year (#74)

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Daily Mass: We work together as we serve the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus sends out 72 disciples in pairs, working together to proclaim the Gospel in all the towns he intends to visit.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 26th Week of the Year

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St. Faustina Kowalska and Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!


Daily Mass: The Lord’s guidance and our response in times of trial. Catholic Inspiration

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Thrown in jail, the Apostles are freed by the Angel of God who directs them to continue to preach the Good News.  They respond with conviction, revealing to us an example of how we live our lives for the Lord today.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter

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