Tag Archives: Humility

Daily Mass: We work on ourselves first before we point out the faults of others. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus offers practical spiritual advice that urges us to examine with a humble heart our own faults first before we call out the sins of others.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#441)

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Daily Mass: An insight about the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus teaches the disciples about how a person becomes great in the kingdom of heaven.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 19th Week of the Year (#414)

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St. Clare, pray for us!


Daily Mass: Apollos humbly accepts instruction about Jesus. Catholic Inspiration

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Apollos speaks authentically about Jesus, but he humbly accepts further instruction from Priscilla and Aquila.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 6th Week of Easter (#296)

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Palm Sunday: The Passion reveals Christ’s humble, loving sacrifice. Catholic Inspiration

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The Letter to the Philippians provides rich insight into the humble, loving sacrifice of the Lord’s Passion.

Mass Readings – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (#37/38)

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Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of the Year

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Let’s take a look at some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13

  • Seek the Lord in justice and humility, observing the Lord’s laws.
  • The Lord will preserve a remnant who will remain faithful to God.

Psalm – 146:6-10

  • “Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!”
  • The Lord protects those in need, bringing healing, comfort, and hope.

2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 1:26-31

  • God works through the weak and despised to shame the strong.
  • We boast only in God, who sustains us through Jesus Christ.

Gospel – Matthew 5:1-12a

  • The Beatitudes have given comfort and consolation to countless people.
  • This is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, a source of the great teaching of Jesus.

Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of the Year (#70)

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30th Sunday of the Year: O God, be merciful to me a sinner. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus offers a parable, revealing an insight into a compelling and powerful prayer.

Mass Readings – 30th Sunday of the Year (#150)

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28th Sunday of the Year: Gratitude is powerful spiritual medicine. Catholic Inspiration

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A newly healed Samaritan leper returns to Jesus, praising God and filled with gratitude…inviting us to cultivate a thankful heart that fosters honesty, humility and joy.

Mass Readings – 28th Sunday of the Year (#144)

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The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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In the midst of several recent high profile murders we gaze at the Cross of Christ, whose triumph inspires us to humbly engage one another with charity.

Mass Readings – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (#638)

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Daily Mass: Jesus addresses our spiritual blindness. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus calls out the spiritual blindness that encourages us to point out the failings of others when we neglect to observe our own first.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#441)

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!


22nd Sunday of the Year: We cultivate humble hearts. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus offers a parable, exhorting us to cultivate humility before God and one another.

Mass Readings – 22nd Sunday of the Year (#126)

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