John the Baptist proclaims a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah to prepare the way of the Lord.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Advent (#6)
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Tag Archives: Repent
2nd Sunday of Advent: God calls us to repent of our sins. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: Rebuke, repent, and reconcile. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus teaches the disciples a crucial lesson about the need to rebuke, repent, and reconcile with one another.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 32nd Week of the Year (#491)
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St. Martin of Tours, pray for us!
A special shout-out to all our veterans on this Veteran’s Day. Thank you for your service!
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Daily Mass: Jesus teaches about the need to repent. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus refers to a couple of public incidents and concludes with a parable, all pointing out the crucial need to repent of our sins.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 29th Week of the Year (I, #478)
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to repentance. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord makes it clear that we have been given the direct invitation to repent of our sins.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 28th Week of the Year (#467)
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St. Pope Callistus I, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 79 invites us to recognize our sins and turn to the Lord for the grace we need for repentance, reconciliation, and newness of life.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 17th Week of the Year (#402)
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St. Peter Chrysologus, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: We repent of our sins and turn to the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus reproaches the cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, because they have seen the Lord’s miracles and they have still not repented.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 15th Week of the Year (#390)
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of Easter
Here are some of the themes that we see in the readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.
1st Reading – Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15,17-19
- Peter cites salvation history, showing how God has glorified Jesus as the Holy and Righteous One.
- The people are then called to repent and be converted, so that their sins may be wiped away.
Psalm – 4:2,4,7-9
- “Lord, let your face shine on us.”
- We call upon God for strength in times of distress.
2nd Reading – 1st Letter of John 2:1-5a
- Jesus Christ is the expiation for our sins.
- When we keep Christ’s word, the love of God is perfected in us.
Gospel – Luke 24:35-48
- Jesus appears to the disciples, showing them his hands and feet while eating among them.
- The Lord then opens the minds of the disciples, helping them understand how he has fulfilled the Scriptures through his saving death and resurrection.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B, #47)
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Daily Mass: The Easter joy that invites us to repent and receive the Holy Spirit.
Following Peter’s speech, the crowd is cut to the heart and asks what they must do. Peter’s response to repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Spirit inspires us to live our faith with an ongoing conversion of heart as the Spirit guides us throughout our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday in the Octave of Easter (#262)
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Daily Mass: Jesus calls us to repent. Catholic Inspiration
Like Jonah before the people of Nineveh, Jesus calls the people (including us!) to repent.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Lent
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St. Peter Damian, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to repentance. Catholic Inspiration
Following the call of Levi, Jesus responds to the scribes and Pharisees, saying that he has come to call sinners to repentance. (Hint: that means all of us.) #222
Mass Readings – Saturday after Ash Wednesday
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Seven Founders of the Servite Order, pray for us!
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