Jesus exhorts the disciples to nurture their faith, pointing out that with faith the size of a mustard seed they can move mountains.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year (#412)
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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, pray for us!
Speaking with pointed language, the Lord directs us to take up our crosses and follow him.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 18th Week of the Year (#411)
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St. Dominic, pray for us!
The suffering and triumph of Christ strengthens the Church, built on the rock that is St. Peter, to face the challenges of hell itself as we travel through life.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 18th Week of the Year (#410)
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St. Sixtus II & St. Cajetan, pray for us!
The Transfiguration of the Lord invites us to take to heart the Father’s command, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him!”
Mass Readings – Transfiguration of the Lord (#614)
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Walking on water, Peter drowns in his own fear until he calls upon the Lord Jesus to save him.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 18th Week of the Year (#408)
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On this Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major, Holy Mary, pray for us!
Filled with pity, Jesus ministers to the crowds even as his own heart is filled with sorrow at the death of John the Baptist.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 18th Week of the Year (#407)
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St. John Vianney, pray for us!
Jesus offers a parable, reminding us to keep our eyes fixed on heaven and ready to let go of earthly things in a moment’s notice.
Mass Readings – 18th Sunday of the Year (#114)
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Jesus is rejected by the people of his home town of Nazareth because their bias fosters a lack of faith.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 17th Week of the Year (#405)
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St. Alphonsus Liguori, pray for us!
The Lord reminds us that our actions here on earth have eternal consequences that will determine our presence in the Kingdom of heaven.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 17th Week of the Year (#404)
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us!
Jesus offers two examples that reveal how the Kingdom of heaven is more precious than anything else here on earth.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 17th Week of the Year (#403)
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St. Peter Chrysologus, pray for us!
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