The Lord speaks of three ancient and powerful spiritual practices: fasting, prayer and almsgiving.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 11th Week of the Year
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Tag Archives: Prayer
Daily Mass: Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: The Holy Spirit comes to disciples in Ephesus. Catholic Inspiration
Upon his arrival in Ephesus, Paul encounters disciples who had not yet received the Holy Spirit until he prays over them.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 7th Week of Easter
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Daily Mass: The Holy Spirit guides St. Paul. Catholic Inspiration
The Holy Spirit guides and directs the preaching of St. Paul among the people, leading him to Macedonia.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 5th Week of Easter
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St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Fasting and prayer that leads to action. Catholic Inspiration
Having returned to Jerusalem, Paul & Barnabas are chosen for a mission after an extensive period of fasting and prayer.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter
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Eucharistic Adoration. Catholic Inspiration
In this fifth installment of a six part series on the Mass, we explore the powerful prayer of Eucharistic Adoration.
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Getting the most out of Mass. Catholic Inspiration
This presentation offers a number of practical tips for people of all ages to experience more fully the power and grace of the Eucharist.
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Daily Mass: Two people went to pray… Catholic Inspiration
Jesus offers a parable about how two different people who went to the temple to pray, but only one was heard by God.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent
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How posture shapes our prayer at Mass. Catholic Inspiration
For some people, going to Mass can seem like a “Catholic workout” of genuflect-stand-sit-kneel…repeat, repeat. Yet these postures all have a crucial part to play in our prayer as they form our faith. In this third of six presentations on the Eucharist, we discover how different postures enhance the depth and power of the sacraments.
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Daily Mass: Christ invites us to ask for what we need. Catholic Inspiration
The readings today all emphasize the urgent invitation to pray for what we need. This is prayer that flows from the heart and unites with the mind to ask for what is necessary as we journey through this life.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 1st Week of Lent
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A note from Fr. Andrew: For all who have been directly affected by the war in Ukraine, I keep you in my daily prayers from the altar.
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Ash Wednesday: Cleaning the house of our hearts. Catholic Inspiration
Ash Wednesday offers us an opportunity to “turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel” as we repent of our sins and embrace time-tested spiritual practices. May this housecleaning of our hearts help us to renew our faith and draw us closer to the Lord and one another.
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 2nd Night - Our response to Satan's obstacles
- Daily Mass: O God, be merciful to me a sinner
- "Carry Your Cross" Parish Mission: 1st Night - We confess that Jesus is Lord
- Daily Mass: The command to love
- Lenten Bootcamp: 4th Night - What we learn from our time, money, and the people in our lives
- Daily Mass: The Lord drives out demons
- Daily Mass: Jesus fulfills salvation history
- Daily Mass: The crucial need for forgiveness
- Daily Mass: God works in our lives in ways that we do not expect
- Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of Lent
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