Arguably the toughest teaching in the Bible, Jesus makes it clear that his disciples must love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 11th Week of the Year (#366)
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Daily Mass: Turn the other cheek and give to those in need. Catholic Inspiration
Continuing the call to a higher standard in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers a couple of spiritual insights regarding our response to others when life gets messy.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 11th Week of the Year (#365)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 12th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 12th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Job 18:1,8-11
- From the storm God addresses Job, reminding him that it was the Lord’s might that set the limits and boundaries of all creation.
Psalm – 107:23-26,28-31
- “Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.”
- In the midst of the power and might of nature, the people call upon the Lord and give him glory and praise.
2nd Reading – 2nd Corinthians 5:14-17
- Impelled by the love of Christ, we no longer live for ourselves but for the one who died and rose for us.
- Those who are in Christ are now a new creation, and they no longer live according to the flesh.
Gospel – Mark 4:35-41
- Jesus is with the disciples in a boat when a violent storm comes upon them.
- Upon awakening, the Lord calms the storm with a word and chastises the disciples for their lack of faith.
Mass Readings – 12th Sunday of the Year (#95)
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11th Sunday of the Year: Growing the Kingdom of God. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a couple of parables to explain the kingdom of God, offering us an opportunity to apply these insights of faith into our daily lives.
Mass Readings – 11th Sunday of the Year (B, #92)
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Daily Mass: Let our “yes” mean “yes,” and our “no” mean “no.” Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers sound advice for how we speak in a truthful, sincere and solemn manner.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 10th Week of the Year (#364)
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Daily Mass: The Lord speaks about adultery and divorce. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a challenging teaching about lust, adultery, and divorce. Recognizing that these concerns have been with humanity since the dawn of time, we look for ways to build up marriage and respond with God’s grace when life gets messy.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 10th Week of the Year (#363)
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Daily Mass: Go first and be reconciled! Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches that reconciliation is a non-negotiable commandment for the Christian life. It begs the question: who do I need to forgive in my life today?
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 10th Week of the Year (#362)
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St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us! (And please help us find whatever we’ve lost today…!)
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Daily Mass: Jesus fulfills the Old Testament. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus proclaims that he has come to fulfill the law and the prophets, inviting us to renew our faith that he is the Lord and dive deep into the Old Testament as it recounts our salvation history.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 10th Week of the Year (#361)
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Daily Mass: We are salt and light for the world. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus elevates our human dignity, empowering us as salt and light to share the blessings we have with those around us.
Mass Readings – Memorial of St. Barnabas (#580/360)
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St. Barnabas, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Beatitudes. Catholic Inspiration
The Beatitudes invite us to count our blessings and look at the ways that the Lord is present in our lives.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 10th Week of the Year (#359)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Study, Pray, Serve: 5th Sunday of Lent
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 3rd Night - Offering our lives for the Lord
- 4th Sunday of Lent: We call upon the Lord to see clearly in our lives
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 2nd Night - Our response to Satan's obstacles
- Daily Mass: O God, be merciful to me a sinner
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 1st Night - We confess that Jesus is Lord
- Daily Mass: The command to love
- Lenten Bootcamp: 4th Night - What we learn from our time, money, and the people in our lives
- Daily Mass: The Lord drives out demons
- Daily Mass: Jesus fulfills salvation history
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