In response to comments from the Pharisees, Jesus offers two parables that underscore how God seeks us out when we are lost and invites us to repent.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 31st Week of the Year (#488)
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Tag Archives: Repentance
Daily Mass: The cruel fate of John the Baptist. Catholic Inspiration
The death of John the Baptist reveals the cruelty, evil, and wickedness present in the world, reminding us to call upon the Lord to both stand up against it and cast it out of our hearts.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 17th Week of the Year (#406)
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St. Eusebius of Vercelli & St. Peter Julian Eymard, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to repent. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus reproaches three towns that did not repent after his preaching, urging us to take an honest, humble look into our hearts and repent of the sins that we discover.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 15th Week of the Year (#390)
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St. Bonaventure, pray for us!
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4th Sunday of Lent: We come to our senses to return to God. Catholic Inspiration
The parable of the prodigal son reveals how we can “come to our senses” and return to the Father when honesty, humility, and action work within our hearts.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Lent (#33)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 2nd Sunday of Advent
Here are some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday of Advent.
1st Reading – Baruch 5:1-9
- Jerusalem will take off the robe of mourning and misery and put on the splendor of God’s glory.
- The children of Israel will return in joy to the holy city from the east and the west.
Psalm – 126:1-6
- “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.”
- By the power of God, laughter and rejoicing have replaced weeping and sorrow.
2nd Reading – Philippians 1:4-6,8-11
- Until the very day of Christ Jesus, God will complete the good work that was begun in the disciples.
- Paul prays that the people will increase in love, knowledge, discernment, purity and the fruit of righteousness.
Gospel – Luke 3:1-6
- The ministry of John the Baptist is located within the specifics of the historical figures of his day.
- John’s proclamation of repentance fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah 40:3-5.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Advent (Year C, #6)
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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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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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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: An earnest prayer for healing
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