Jesus asks a blind man, “What do you want me to do for you?” prompting us to explore our hearts and discern the help we seek from the Lord today.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 33rd Week of the Year
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Tag Archives: Prayer
Daily Mass: Christ seeks a response from our hearts. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Pray always! Catholic Inspiration
The Lord offers a parable about the necessity to pray always and never grow weary.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 32nd Week of the Year
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St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Be ready, vigilant, and prepared. Catholic Inspiration
Using a parable, Jesus exhorts his disciples to be ready, vigilant, and prepared for the the coming and arrival of the Master.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 29th Week of the Year
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St. Anthony, Mary Claret, pray for us!
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Daily Prayer: The Lord teaches us how to pray. Catholic Inspiration
When asked by a disciple, Jesus teaches his followers how to pray.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 27th Week of the Year
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St. Pope John XXIII, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We listen to the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus speaks to Martha about her sister Mary, who has been sitting and listening to the Lord.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 27th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: We hear the Word of God and act on it. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus welcomes us into his family when we hear the Word of God and act on it.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 25th Week of the Year
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St. Cosmas and St. Damian, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 23rd Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the main themes in the Mass Readings for the 23rd Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Ezekiel 33:7-9
- God charges the prophet to warn the people of their wickedness.
- If the prophet does not speak, both the people and the prophet will die.
- If the prophet speaks and the people do not listen, the people will die, but the prophet will be saved because he did what the Lord commanded.
Psalm – 95:1-2,6-9
- “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
- We acknowledge the Lord and bow down to worship the God who guides us.
2nd Reading – Romans 13:8-10
- Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another.
- Love fulfills all the commandments of the law.
Gospel – Matthew 18:15-20
- If someone sins against us, we are to strive to address the fault, first with the person, then with others, and finally (if all else fails) with the church.
- Where two or three are gathered together in the name of Jesus, the Lord is present in their midst.
Mass Readings – 23rd Sunday of the Year
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19th Sunday of the Year: We are prayerful witnesses in the world. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul speaks of sorrow and anguish about his own people who have rejected the Good News, echoing a similar pain that many people today express about their own loved ones. How do we move forward? By prayer and personal witness of God’s grace in our lives.
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: Prayer and Forgiveness. Catholic Inspiration
The teaching of the Lord’s Prayer within the context of Christ’s command regarding forgiveness offers us a powerful and essential way to draw closer to God and one another.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 11th Week of the Year
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St. Paulinus of Nola, St. John Fisher, and St. Thomas More, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting…with a humble heart. Catholic Inspiration
The teaching of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting is set within the context of a humble heart that does not seek human praise. When we do this, these spiritual disciplines take on extraordinary power to transform our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 11th Week of the Year
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga, pray for us!
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: The Lord offers three practical, spiritual insights
- Daily Mass: Stop judging!
- Study, Pray, Serve: 13th Sunday of the Year
- 12th Sunday of the Year: We face our fears with face in Christ
- Daily Mass: Do not worry!
- Daily Mass: What is the treasure of our hearts?
- Daily Mass: The Lord's Prayer
- Daily Mass: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving
- Daily Mass: The daunting task to love our enemies
- Daily Mass: A teaching that restricts retaliation
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