Tag Archives: Humility

Daily Mass: The Gospel proclaimed with power and humility. Catholic Inspiration

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Paul and Barnabas, proclaiming the Gospel with power, are mistaken for pagan gods after a miraculous healing. Their humble response reminds us to keep our eyes fixed on Christ as we carry out the Lord’s work in the world.

Mass Readings – Monday of the 5th Week of Easter

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Daily Mass: Practical wisdom for the Lenten journey. Catholic Inspiration

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Both Isaiah and Jesus offer practical insights for a vibrant spiritual life.  May we take their lessons to heart as we continue through this holy season!

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent

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Saints Perpetua & Felicity, pray for us!


Daily Mass: A child can teach us how to follow Jesus. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus uses a child to teach the disciples how to live with trusting simplicity. When we are tempted to seek positions of favor and power, we are directed instead to take the Lord’s hand and follow his lead.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 7th Week of the Year

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St. Peter Damian, pray for us!


Daily Mass: The tower of Babel. Catholic Inspiration

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As the people began to reject the Lord’s injunction to spread out over the earth, their desire to congregate together and build a tower to the heavens reveals their pride. May we take the lesson to heart and humbly acknowledge this nasty sin whenever it surfaces in our souls.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 6th Week of the Year

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Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, pray for us!

Note: ASH WEDNESDAY is next week, and in preparation for Lent perhaps we might want to do a thorough Examination of Conscience.


4th Sunday of the Year: Our strength comes from the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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The lives of the Saints repeatedly demonstrate a central point in the Scriptures today: our strength does not come from us but from the Lord. May we call upon Christ for the guidance and help we require as we put our faith into practice.

Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of the Year

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Daily Mass: The humble witness of John the Baptist

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When questioned by the priests and Levites as his popularity with the crowds increased, John the Baptist humbly admitted that he was not the Christ; rather, he claimed his role as one who points out the Lord to others…thus giving us an example for our own lives today.

Mass Reading – Christmas Season, January 2nd

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St. Basil the Great & St. Gregory Nazianzen, pray for us!


Daily Mass: Great and wonderful are your works, Lord, mighty God! Catholic Inspiration

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Both heaven and earth proclaim God’s glory, which we glimpse when we reflect upon the beauty of nature.  May the glory of creation inspire us to offer our lives to the creator with grateful and humble hearts.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 34th Week of the Year

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St. Clement I, St. Columban, and Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, pray for us!


Daily Mass: A practical point about humility. Catholic Inspiration

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Jesus uses a practical example at a banquet to reveal how to live with a humble heart.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 30th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: Living the Christian life. Catholic Inspiration

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The exhortation in Ephesians invites us to embrace the call of our life in Christ and live it in a truly exemplary manner.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 29th Week of the Year

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Study, Pray, Serve: 30th Sunday of the Year

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Here are some of the themes in the readings for the 30th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Sirach 35:12-14,16-18

  • The Lord, a God of justice, hears the cry of the weak and the oppressed, the orphan and the widow.
  • The prayer of the lowly reaches the Most High who judges justly and affirms what is right.

Psalm – 34:2-3,17-19,23

  • “The Lord hears the cry of the poor.”
  • God is close to the brokenhearted and rescues them from distress.

2nd Reading – 2nd Timothy 4:6-8,16-18

  • Having kept the faith during a time of trial, the Lord gave strength to continue.

Gospel – Luke 18:9-14

  • Two men went to pray, but only one was heard by God…a tax collector who acknowledged his sin and need for the Lord’s mercy.
  • “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Mass Readings – 30th Sunday of the Year

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