Jesus teaches his disciples to pray, underscoring the crucial need for persistence as we engage the unique challenges of our daily lives.
Mass Readings – 17th Sunday of the Year (#111)
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17th Sunday of the Year: Our faith in Christ fosters our persistence in prayer. Catholic Inspiration
Study, Pray, Serve: 17th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 17th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Genesis 18:20-32
- Seeing the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, God goes down to determine their punishment.
- Abraham bargains with God, pleading that even if there are only ten innocent people, God will not destroy it.
Psalm – 138:1-3,6-8
- “Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.”
- We give thanks for God’s kindness and truth, calling upon the Lord when our enemies threaten us.
2nd Reading – Colossians 2:12-14
- In baptism we were buried and raised with Christ.
- Nailed to the cross, the bond of sin has been obliterated.
Gospel – Luke 11:1-13
- When a disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray, Christ gives them the Lord’s Prayer (Luke’s version.)
- Jesus then offers a parable about persistence, reminding the disciples to ask, seek, and knock for what they need as they trust in the love of their heavenly Father.
Mass Readings – 17th Sunday of the Year (#111)
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16th Sunday of the Year: Daily prayer keeps Christ at the center of our lives. Catholic Inspiration
The interaction between Martha, Mary, and Jesus reminds us of the crucial need to maintain our daily prayer to keep Christ at the center of our lives.
Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year (#108)
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The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Catholic Inspiration
The encounter between Mary and Elizabeth reveals the coming of Jesus Christ, inviting us to seek out our own encounters with the Lord in prayer, sacrament, and Adoration.
Mass Readings – Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#572)
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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We offer praise and prayer for God’s grace in our lives. Catholic Inspiration
Returning to the other disciples with praise and prayer, Peter and John recount the Sanhedrin’s response to a healing miracle done in the name of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 2nd Week of Easter (#267)
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St. Peter Chanel & St. Louis de Montfort, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: What do we ask for in prayer? Catholic Inspiration
In the Acts of the Apostles a crippled man begging for alms gets far more than he asks for from Peter and John as he is healed in the name of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the Octave of Easter (#263)
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Daily Mass: O God, be merciful to me a sinner. Catholic Inspiration
The tax collector in the parable described by Jesus reminds us to approach God in prayer that is direct, honest, and humble.
Mass Reading – Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent (#242)
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Carry Your Cross: We are guided by prayer, sacraments, and service
In this fourth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28 regarding how prayer, sacraments, and service shape our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.
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3rd Sunday of Lent: We’re standing on holy ground. Catholic Inspiration
Standing on holy ground before the burning bush, Moses encounters God and is sent by the Lord for a chosen task.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Lent (#30)
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Daily Mass: Ask, seek, and knock! Catholic Inspiration
Jesus invites his disciples to call upon the Lord with fervent prayers – asking, seeking, and knocking for what they need.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 1st Week of the Year (#227)
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