Jesus references the “sign of Jonah” as a crucial call to repent of our sins, inspiring us to take an honest and humble look into our hearts.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Lent (#226)
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Daily Mass: What do we need to repent of today? Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Who do we need to forgive today? Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches his disciples the Lord’s Prayer, exhorting them to forgive one another so that the Heavenly Father will forgive them.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent (#225)
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Daily Mass: When we serve the poor, we serve Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches that whenever we do a corporal work of mercy for others, we do it for Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 1st Week of Lent (#224)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 2nd Sunday of Lent
Here are some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
- God promises Abram that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
- God enters into a covenant with Abram and promises to give his descendants land from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
Psalm – 27:1,7-9,13-14
- “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”
- With the Lord as our refuge, we have courage to face our fears.
2nd Reading – Philippians 3:17-4:1
- Paul exhorts the people to imitate his example in following the cross of Christ.
- Our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we await the savior who will change our lowly body to conform to his glorified body.
Gospel – Luke 9:28b-36
- Jesus takes Peter, John, and James up a mountain where he is transfigured in glory.
- Christ is speaking with Moses and Elijah, and they are discussing the “exodus” that he will accomplish in Jerusalem.
- The Father’s voice speaks from a cloud, saying, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Lent (#27)
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1st Sunday of Lent: Protecting our kids from the temptation of pornography. Catholic Inspiration
The Diocese of Superior has declared that the 1st Sunday of Lent is “Safe Haven Sunday.” As we observe how Jesus overcame the temptations of the devil, we call upon our faith to discern how we keep our kids safe from the widespread threat of pornography.
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Lent (#24)
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Daily Mass: Christ calls us to follow him. Catholic Inspiration
The call of Levi reveals how the Lord invites all of us, without fancy language or fanfare, to follow and offer our lives to him.
Mass Readings – Saturday after Ash Wednesday (#222)
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St. John of God, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: God welcomes our humble and contrite hearts. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 51 powerfully presents an invitation for us to repent of our sins and humble our hearts, encouraging us to return to the Lord.
Mass Readings – Friday after Ash Wednesday (#221)
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St. Perpetua & St. Felicity, pray for us!
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Carry Your Cross: We begin with the Cross of Christ
In this first of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew explores Matthew 16:13-28 and discusses what the Cross of Christ teaches us today.
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Daily Mass: We choose life in the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Moses sets before the people life and death, blessing and curse…urging them to choose life!
Mass Readings – Thursday after Ash Wednesday (#220)
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Ash Wednesday: The gifts of alms, prayer, and fasting. Catholic Inspiration
As we embark on this holy season of Lent, we consider how we will apply in our lives today the Lord’s insights about the classical spiritual practices of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting.
Mass Readings – Ash Wednesday (#219)
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May this Lent be a time profound grace and blessing for us all as we draw close to Christ and one another.
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Beware of anger and pray for guidance from God
- Lenten Bootcamp: 2nd Night - Elements of a Spiritual Plan
- Daily Mass: Ask, seek, knock!
- Daily Mass: We are given the sign of Jonah
- Daily Mass: We pray for forgiveness
- Daily Mass: When we serve the poor we care for Christ
- Study, Pray, Serve: 2nd Sunday of Lent
- 1st Sunday of Lent: Facing our temptations
- Daily Mass: Christ calls us to follow him
- Daily Mass: Some spiritual insights about fasting
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