Driving out an unclean spirit, Jesus reveals both the reality of evil in our world and his triumphant victory over it.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of the Year
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Tag Archives: Sin
Daily Mass: We confront the evil of this world with God’s triumphant grace. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: We recognize the roots of temptation and sin in our lives. Catholic Inspiration
The First Letter of John offers a blunt and forceful reflection on sin and the Devil, compelling us to examine our own spiritual situation and acknowledge our need for the Lord’s forgiveness.
Mass Readings – Christmas Weekday (#207)
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 1st Sunday of Advent
Here are some of the main themes in our Mass Readings for the 1st Sunday of Advent.
1st Reading – Isaiah 63:16b-17,19b; 64:2-7
- Recognizing their sinful ways, the people acknowledge their guilt.
- As they ask the Lord pardon from their sins, they recognize God’s might; the Lord is the potter, and we are the clay.
Psalm – 80:2-3,15-16,18-19
- “Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.”
- We recognize our need for God’s power to save us and give us life.
2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 1:3-9
- Paul gives thanks to God for the grace that the people have received in Christ Jesus.
- God’s faithfulness will help the people remain in fellowship with the Lord and firm to the end.
Gospel – Mark 13:33-37
- Jesus exhorts the disciples to be watchful and alert.
- The Lord stresses the point that they do not know when the time will come, but when it does, it will be swift and unexpected.
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Advent (Year B, #2)
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Daily Mass: Christ is our strength in the spiritual battle. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul reminds us that the spiritual battle involves our awareness of both good and evil in our lives, requiring us to turn to the Lord when we are beset by sin.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 29th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Faith in Christ is a matter of life and death. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul proclaims that “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord,” inspiring us to embrace God’s precious gift of salvation.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 29th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Christ breaks the bondage of sin in our souls. Catholic Inspiration
Paul reminds us in the Letter to the Romans that we who were once enslaved to sin are now slaves to God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 29th Week of the Year
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29th Sunday of the Year: We are in the world, but not of the world. Catholic Inspiration
As the Lord sidesteps a trap, he offers an insight regarding how his disciples are in the world, but not of the world.
Mass Readings – 29th Sunday of the Year (A)
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Daily Mass: I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation. Catholic Inspiration
Psalm 32 offers us hope as we acknowledge our sins and turn to the Lord for the grace and strength we need.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 28th Week of the Year
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St. Paul of the Cross, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: St. Paul provides a humility check. Catholic Inspiration
St. Paul offers a humility check to insure that we see our situation clearly and without bias, and then he points out God’s solution: faith in Jesus Christ!
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 28th Week of the Year
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St. John Brefeuf, St. Isaac Jogues, and Companions, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Keeping our focus on what’s truly important. Catholic Inspiration
As Jesus journeys to Jerusalem to fulfill salvation history through his death and resurrection, he is confronted by the pettiness and fragility of human hearts.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 26th Week of the Year
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 1st Sunday of Lent: Facing our temptations
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- Daily Mass: Some spiritual insights about fasting
- Lenten Bootcamp: 1st Night - Evaluating our Spiritual Fitness
- Daily Mass: We take up our crosses and follow Christ
- Ash Wednesday: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned
- Daily Mass: Perseverance is crucial in the spiritual life
- Daily Mass: We embrace our trials with the help of Christ
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