The Book of Tobit, Part IV – Tobit is healed and reunited with his son and daughter-in-law.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 9th Week of the Year
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Tag Archives: Peace
Study, Pray, Serve: Pentecost
The feast of Pentecost brings the season of Easter to a stunning conclusion with several Scripture options, depending on the Mass you attend and the choice of the presider. Let’s take a look:
Vigil Mass
- Genesis 11:1-9 – The tower of Babel
- Exodus 19:3-8,16-20 – Moses leads the people to meet God at the foot of Mount Sinai
- Ezekiel 37:1-14 – God brings the Spirit and restores the dried bones to life
- Joel 3:1-5 – God will pour the Spirit upon the people
- Psalm 104 – “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.”
- Romans 8:22-27 – The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness
- John 7:37-39 – Jesus speaks of the Spirit as a living water that flows from within
Mass during the Day
- Acts 2:1-11 – The Holy Spirit descends upon the disciples and they speak many different languages
- Psalm 104 – “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13 – The Spirit gives many different gifts and unites the many parts of the body
- Galatians 5:16-25 – Live and be guided by the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit
- John 20:19-23 – Jesus breathes on the disciples, offering them peace and the Holy Spirit
- John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 – Jesus speaks of the Spirit of truth, the Advocate
These readings are all powerful reminders that the Holy Spirit is among us! May we call upon the Spirit each and every day for the strength and wisdom we need as we strive to offer our lives for the Lord.
Come Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And you will renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations. Through Christ our Lord. Amen!
Mass Readings – Pentecost
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Daily Mass: Peace I leave with you. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers something that the world does not give, yet the world desperately needs. May we draw close to the Prince of Peace to heal our hearts and give serenity to our souls.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter
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3rd Sunday of Easter: Peace be with you. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord says, “Peace be with you” and invites us to draw serenity from His love in our lives. May we call upon His peace as we face the challenges of life with trusting faith.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Easter
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Daily Mass: Love your enemies. Catholic Inspiration
We find in this selection from the Sermon on the Mount one of the hardest teachings of Jesus: to love our enemies. Yet when we do this we cleanse our hearts of hate and fill them with God’s grace, so that we will be prepared to follow Christ in this life and be with Him in the next.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 1st Week of Lent
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Daily Mass: The Lord shepherds us. Catholic Inspiration
The Gospel of Mark and Psalm 23 reveal the compassion and mercy of the Lord. May we trust that Christ will shepherd our souls.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Lord saves us that we might live in His light. Catholic Inspiration
The words of Isaiah in the response today echo the reality of our faith as we gaze upon the Cross of Christ. May the Lord’s saving gift inspire us to offer our lives with joyful strength.
Daily Mass: The Lord will not abandon His people. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 94 expresses both the challenges of earthly life and the steadfast strength of God’s grace. May we face our obstacles today with faith that the Lord walks with us!
Daily Mass: The Lord speaks of peace to His people. Catholic Inspiration
On this 4th of July the Psalm response can stir our hearts to action: “The Lord speaks of peace to His people.” May the peace of Christ rule our lives as we unite together…in God’s peace.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 13th Week of the Year
Daily Mass: Working to build a spirit a unity among us. Catholic Inspiration
As the spirit of destructive discord increases around Jesus, we see the crucial need to work for peace and unity, especially in challenging times.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent
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