Offering the parables of the weeds and the wheat, Jesus reminds us to adjust our lives toward him as we await the day of judgment.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 16th Week of the Year (#400)
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St. Joachim & St. Anne, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Mindful of judgment, we conform our lives to Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Following the example of Christ, we serve and offer our lives. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus clearly states that greatness comes when we sincerely offer our lives and serve one another.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. James (#605)
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Daily Mass: The power of parables to foster our faith. Catholic Inspiration
The parables of Jesus were offered because the people were not ready to receive him, reminding us that we who are blessed with the gift of faith are invited to respond to Christ with swift action.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 16th Week of the Year (#398)
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St. Sharbel Makhluf, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We cultivate our hearts to receive the gift of faith. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable about a sower of seeds, revealing how different types of soil lead to vastly different outcomes.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 16th Week of the Year (#397)
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St. Bridget, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Christ commissions us to tell the Good News. Catholic Inspiration
Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb and encounters the Risen Lord, who commissions her to go to the Apostles and proclaim the Good News.
Mass Readings – Feast of Mary Magdalene (#603)
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St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 17th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 17th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Genesis 18:20-32
- Seeing the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, God goes down to determine their punishment.
- Abraham bargains with God, pleading that even if there are only ten innocent people, God will not destroy it.
Psalm – 138:1-3,6-8
- “Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.”
- We give thanks for God’s kindness and truth, calling upon the Lord when our enemies threaten us.
2nd Reading – Colossians 2:12-14
- In baptism we were buried and raised with Christ.
- Nailed to the cross, the bond of sin has been obliterated.
Gospel – Luke 11:1-13
- When a disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray, Christ gives them the Lord’s Prayer (Luke’s version.)
- Jesus then offers a parable about persistence, reminding the disciples to ask, seek, and knock for what they need as they trust in the love of their heavenly Father.
Mass Readings – 17th Sunday of the Year (#111)
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16th Sunday of the Year: Daily prayer keeps Christ at the center of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
The interaction between Martha, Mary, and Jesus reminds us of the crucial need to maintain our daily prayer to keep Christ at the center of our lives.
Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year (#108)
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Daily Mass: Christ fulfils the past and gives us hope for the future. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah revealing how he fulfils salvation history and gives the world the hope of salvation.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 15th Week of the Year (#394)
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Daily Mass: Jesus is Lord of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
As Jesus reveals that he is Lord of the sabbath, we acknowledge that he is the Lord of our lives.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 15th Week of the Year (#393)
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St. Camillus de Lellis, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: In Christ we find rest for ourselves. Catholic Inspiration
In our labor and exhaustion we find rest from all our cares when we draw near to Jesus.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 15th Week of the Year (#392)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Study, Pray, Serve: 5th Sunday of Lent
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 3rd Night - Offering our lives for the Lord
- 4th Sunday of Lent: We call upon the Lord to see clearly in our lives
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 2nd Night - Our response to Satan's obstacles
- Daily Mass: O God, be merciful to me a sinner
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 1st Night - We confess that Jesus is Lord
- Daily Mass: The command to love
- Lenten Bootcamp: 4th Night - What we learn from our time, money, and the people in our lives
- Daily Mass: The Lord drives out demons
- Daily Mass: Jesus fulfills salvation history
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