This six part series explores how we get into vibrant, spiritual shape. In this 3rd presentation, Fr. Andrew outlines the practical aspects of self-knowledge, feedback from others, the example of a mustard seed, and discipline.
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Daily Mass: Starting small and growing our faith in Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers two parables, showing how the Kingdom of God flourishes in our hearts and spreads out into the world.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#321)
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Daily Mass: In the face of hardship, we nurture our faith in Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus exhorts the disciples to nurture their faith, pointing out that with faith the size of a mustard seed they can move mountains.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year (#412)
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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Our faith starts small and proceeds with slow and steady growth. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus uses two parables about a mustard seed and yeast to show how the Kingdom of heaven starts small and proceeds with slow and steady growth. May our own faith do the same!
Mass Readings – Monday of the 17th Week of the Year (#401)
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Daily Mass: Learning from the Kingdom of God. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers two parables to explain the Kingdom of God, helping us to apply the lesson to our own journey of faith.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 30th Week of the Year (#480)
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Daily Mass: The Kingdom of God is like a tiny seed. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers the examples of a mustard seed and yeast to show how the Kingdom of God flourishes over time, starting small and becoming something extraordinary.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 30th Week of the Year
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Study, Pray, Serve: 16th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes that surface in the Mass readings for the 16th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Wisdom: 12:13,16-19
- God is the source of all might and justice who judges with clemency.
- The Lord teaches the people that those who are just must also be kind and seek repentance.
Psalm – 86:5-6,9-10,15,16
- “Lord, you are good and forgiving.”
- God, who is merciful and gracious, abounds in kindness toward all who plead for help.
2nd Reading – Romans 8:26-27
- The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness, even when we do not know how to pray.
- God’s will is that the Spirit will intercede for us.
Gospel – Matthew 13:24-43
- Jesus offers three parables: about weeds in a wheat field, a mustard seed, and yeast mixed into wheat flour.
- The Lord then explains to the disciples about the parable of the weeds and the wheat.
Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: A plan to build the Kingdom of God. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers two crucial insights about the Kingdom of God, reminding us that we all start small and flourish with slow and steady growth over time.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year
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St. Angela Merici, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Kingdom of God starts small with steady growth. Catholic Inspiration
Using the examples of a mustard seed and yeast, Jesus shows how the Kingdom of God begins small and develops over steady growth. May this teaching inspire us to cultivate each day a worthy and fruitful harvest of faith within our hearts.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 30th Week of the Year
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27th Sunday of the Year: Great things start small. Catholic Inspiration
Both the example of the flame and the mustard seed reveal how little things become great through the steady application of attention over time. May these illustrations help us to keep our focus on our faith, especially in times of trouble.
Mass Readings – 27th Sunday of the Year
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