Here it is. One of the toughest, most challenging teachings that Jesus offers: Love your enemies.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 11th Week of the Year (#366)
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Daily Mass: Jesus teaches a new response to injustice. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus sets a new standard for his disciples regarding how they are to respond to injustice.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 11th Week of the Year (#365)
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Study, Pray, Serve: The Body and Blood of Christ
Let’s examine some of the themes that we find in the Mass Readings for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
1st Reading – Genesis 14:18-20
- Melchizedek, a king and a priest, brings out bread and wine, offering a blessing to Abram.
- Abram gives a tenth of his possessions to Melchizedek in return.
Psalm – 110:1-4
- “You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.”
- God rules with power over the people and grants them his blessing.
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 11:23-26
- Paul reminds the people that Jesus defined and commanded the reception of the Eucharist.
- Paul then teaches that as often as they eat the bread and drink the cup, they proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
Gospel – Luke 9:11b-17
- Jesus takes five loaves and two fish, blesses and gives them to a crowd of 5000 people.
- The people eat their fill, and there are twelve wicker baskets of leftover fragments.
Mass Readings – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (#169)
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The Most Holy Trinity: God fills us with peace, love, and truth. Catholic Inspiration
Paul’s Letter to the Romans and the Gospel of John reveal how the Holy Trinity restores peace, love, and truth to our lives.
Mass Readings – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (#166)
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Daily Mass: Let our “Yes” mean “Yes,” and our “No” mean “No.” Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches us to use direct language that avoids making rash vows and focuses instead on truth, sincerity, and conviction.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 10th Week of the Year (#364)
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Daily Mass: We hold the treasure of faith in earthen vessels. Catholic Inspiration
Just as a simple clay pot can hold a precious treasure, our fragile and wounded lives carry the extraordinary gift of God’s triumphant grace.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 10th Week of the Year (#363)
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St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Go and be reconciled to one another. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord commands us to make reconciliation a priority in our spiritual lives.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 10th Week of the Year (#362)
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Daily Mass: The example of St. Barnabas. Catholic Inspiration
The life of St. Barnabas inspires us to be both disciples and apostles for the Lord Jesus, giving witness to Christ by what we say and do.
Mass Readings – Memorial of St. Barnabas (#580/361)
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St. Barnabas, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We are God’s salt and light for the world. Catholic Inspiration
Christ reminds us that we are his salt and light, enhancing and illuminating the world by the gift of our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 10th Week of the Year (#360)
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Daily Mass: Mary, the Mother of the Church
Jesus entrusts Mary to the beloved disciple, saying, “Behold your mother.”
Mass Readings – Memorial of the BMV, the Mother of the Church (#572A)
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Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!
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