The prophetess, Anna, who spends her days in fasting and prayer, recognizes Jesus as the awaited messiah when Joseph and Mary present him in the temple.
Mass Reading – The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas (#203)
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Tag Archives: Prayer
Daily Mass: Our spiritual sight is strengthened through fasting and prayer. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: We pray always, even when we are weary. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable about the necessity to pray always without becoming weary.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 32nd Week of the Year (#496)
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St. Margaret of Scotland & St. Gertrude, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Serving God’s will, and not our own. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord teaches the Apostles that serving God does not entitle a disciple to special rewards.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 32nd Sunday of the Year (#492)
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St. Josaphat, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We confront evil with our faith in Jesus Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus speaks about how he casts out demons and shows us how we confront evil in our lives with the strength of our faith.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 27th Week of the Year (#465)
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St. Pope John XXIII, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Persistent prayer deepens our connection to Christ. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord teaches the disciples to pray with persistence, underlying the crucial connection we cultivate with Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 27th Week of the Year (#464)
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Daily Mass: Lord, teach us to pray! Catholic Inspiration
Luke’s Gospel reveals the Lord’s Prayer after a disciple asks Jesus to teach them how to pray.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 27th Week of the Year (#463)
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St. John Leonardi and St. Denis & Companions, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Serving and waiting on the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Martha and Mary offer two important ways that we follow the Lord as we serve one another and draw near to Christ in prayer.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 27th Week of the Year (#462)
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Daily Mass: Let my prayer come before you, Lord. Catholic Inspiration
In those moments when we are overwhelmed with suffering and loss, Psalm 88 invites us to call upon the Lord for help.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 26th Week of the Year (#456)
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St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We face our fears with faith. Catholic Inspiration
The disciples are afraid to respond after Jesus speaks about his Passion and death.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 25th Week of the Year (#454)
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Daily Mass: Meeting Jesus in the modern world. Catholic Inspiration
The uncertainty and misunderstanding about Jesus resonates in our distracted modern world, inspiring us to seek the Lord in the Word, the Sacraments, and daily Prayer.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 25th Week of the Year (#452)
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Starting small and growing our faith in Christ
- Daily Mass: What we measure out to others will be measured back to us
- Daily Mass: What is growing in our hearts?
- Daily Mass: We join the Lord's family when we do the will of God
- Daily Mass: Confronting the darkness of evil
- Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of the Year
- 3rd Sunday of the Year: The light of Christ restores our life
- Daily Mass: Living our faith when the world wants to mock us
- Daily Mass: Jesus calls us by name for specific tasks in the world
- Daily Mass: We yearn for the healing power of Christ
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