The Lord’s compassion toward the disciples and the crowd encourages us to set aside our fears and draw near to Christ.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of the Year (#328)
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St. Blaise & St. Ansgar, pray for us!
Tag Archives: Pity
Daily Mass: We draw near to the tender compassion of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Christ is moved with pity for our plight. Catholic Inspiration
The pity of Jesus in the presence of a leper reveals the Lord’s compassion for human suffering. As Christ heals the leper, we recognize God’s great desire to restore us to health and wholeness.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 1st Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The compassion of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
We glimpse the compassion of Christ as he pities the people who come to him with their suffering and pain. May the Lord’s mercy inspire us to run to him in our needs, as we share his kindness and love.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 14th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The compassion and ministry of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
As the Lord carries out his earthly ministry, his compassion and pity emerge through his response to the people in their need.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 14th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The mercy of Christ wipes away our tears. Catholic Inspiration
The pity and mercy of Jesus are echoed in the prophecy of Isaiah who tells us that “the Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces.” May this compassion inspire us to respond to Christ’s call today.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Advent
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Daily Mass: Christ helps us to see clearly. Catholic Inspiration
For most people, sight is a crucial sense which we rely on consistently to understand and respond to the world around us. May we call upon the Lord for the sight we need to see the path from this life to the next.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 33rd Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Lord is moved with pity for us. Catholic Inspiration
Matthew’s Gospel shows how the Lord was moved with pity as he gazed on the people who were troubled and abandoned. The mercy of Christ consoles us to draw near to God with open hearts, even as it challenges us to look at one another (especially those who push our buttons!) with the love of the Lord.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 14th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Building up Body and Soul. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord takes pity on the crowd and he nourishes them through teaching, compassion and food. Following his example, we are called to do the same as we help our brothers and sisters by building them up…body and soul.
Mass Readings – Tuesday after Epiphany
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Daily Mass: The Lord was moved with pity for the crowds. Catholic Inspiration
The Gospel of Matthew reveals the heart of Jesus – filled with pity for the crowds – and helps us understand how the Lord looks at us, especially when we are weak, wounded, lost and struggling. May this scripture passage give us hope to return to the Lord once again in our need, and trust in his boundless love.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of 1st Advent
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Daily Mass: Consequences and Compassion. Catholic Inspiration
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 5th Week of the Year
Adam and Eve experience the natural consequences of sin as they face new challenges in their lives and leave the Garden of Eden; Jesus looks on the crowd with pity and responds to the natural consequences of their needs with compassion – inspiring us to face the consequences of our own sins with the compassion of Christ.
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Archive of Fr. Andrew’s Podcasts
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Let the Lord enter!
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