Tag Archives: Inspiration

Daily Mass: The serpent tempts Adam and Eve. Catholic Inspiration

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The serpent tempts Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Once they commit this Original Sin, their relationships begin to unravel with God.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 5th Week of the Year

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St. Scholastica, pray for us!


Daily Mass: The creation of woman. Catholic Inspiration

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God creates a woman as a suitable partner for the man, and they are in harmony with creation and one another.

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 5th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: God’s command in the garden of Eden. Catholic Inspiration

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God leads Adam to the garden of Eden and there he is given the command not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 5th Week of the Year

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St. Jerome Emiliani & St. Josephine Bakhita, pray for us!


Daily Mass: The story of Creation, Part II. Catholic Inspiration

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The second part of the creation account shows how living creatures (including humanity) came to be. May the gift of life and the beauty of this world help us to humbly and wisely steward the precious gift of life.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 5th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: The story of Creation, Part I. Catholic Inspiration

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For the next two weeks the first reading will be taken from the Book of Genesis, beginning today with the fundamental act of creation.

Mass Readings – Monday of the 5th Week of the Year

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St. Paul Miki and Companions, pray for us!


Study, Pray, Serve: 6th Sunday of the Year

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Here are some of the themes in the readings for the 6th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Sirach 15:15-20

  • Trusting in God and following the commandments bring us life and salvation.
  • God understands all our deeds and no one has license to sin.

Psalm – 119:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34

  • “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!”
  • Those who are blameless and observe the Lord’s decrees will live.

2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 2:6-10

  • Paul preaches the wisdom of God as it has been revealed through the Spirit.

Gospel – Matthew 5:17-37

  • Jesus teaches how his commandments far exceed the precepts of the law.
  • The Lord speaks forcefully about killing, adultery, divorce and false oaths.

Mass Readings – 6th Sunday of the Year

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5th Sunday of the Year: We glorify God by the salt and light of our good deeds. Catholic Inspiration

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Blessed by the Lord, we give glory to Christ when we extend our blessings to those in need. As we alleviate the sufferings of others, our good deeds proclaim the Gospel as we become God’s salt and light in the world.

Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of the Year

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Daily Mass: The Lord is our shepherd; there is nothing we shall want. Catholic Inspiration

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Psalm 23 has comforted people for thousands of years. May we hear these words today with an open heart, as we follow the call of the Good Shepherd.

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of the Year

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Daily Mass: In God’s company there is no fear. Catholic Inspiration

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Psalm 27 offers consolation and strength to all who put their hope in the Lord…for when we remain in God’s company, there is no room for fear.

Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of the Year

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St. Blaise and St. Ansgar, pray for us!


The Presentation of the Lord.

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As Mary and Joseph present the Christ child in the temple, the responses of Simeon and Anna instruct us how we receive the Lord in our lives today.

Mass Readings – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

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