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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Daily Mass: A plan to build the Kingdom of God. Catholic Inspiration
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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Study, Pray, Serve: 27th Sunday of the Year
Let’s examine some of the themes in the readings for the 27th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4
- The prophet calls upon the Lord for help in the midst of suffering and misery.
- God answers, stating that the fulfillment will come in its proper time.
- One must have faith, the steadfast trust in God’s promises, in order to live.
Psalm – 95:1-2,6-9
- “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
- With enduring faith, we worship and acclaim the Lord our God.
2nd Reading – 2nd Timothy 1:6-8,13-14
- We “stir into flame the gift of God” when we bear hardship for the Gospel.
- The Holy Spirit will help us remain faithful.
Gospel – Luke 17:5-10
- The Lord exhorts the Apostles to have faith like a mustard seed.
- Faith is a normal response to our love for the Lord, and not an excuse for special rewards.
Mass Readings – 27th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: May we have the faith of a mustard seed. Catholic Inspiration
Following the glory of the Transfiguration, the disciples encounter a situation that reveals their lack of faith. May the Lord’s example of the mustard seed inspire us to draw closer to Christ each and every day.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Kingdom of God starts small with steady growth. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers two parables which show how the Kingdom of God expands through steady growth from a tiny beginning. May this process encourage us to foster our faith – no matter how small – as we invite the Lord to dwell in our hearts.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Growing in grace and flourishing in faith. Catholic Inspiration
As the disciples struggle to cast out a demon from a small child, the Lord reminds them that all things are possible if we have a flourishing faith in the Him.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 18th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Kingdom of Heaven grows from a tiny seed. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus uses the examples of seeds and yeast to demonstrate how God works in our world by starting small and growing strong over time.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 17th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: We start small to grow big. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God starts small but over time grows larger and is transformed. The same is true for our spiritual journey, reminding us to take the small steps we need to do today to become the disciples the Lord calls us to be.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 30th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord teaches about the Kingdom of God using parables that explain that it is a process that starts out small. May these words give us strength to take the next step in our spiritual journey!
Mass Readings – Friday of the 3rd Week of the Year
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