Moses pleads on behalf of the people for the Lord’s forgiveness.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 17th Week of the Year
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St. Alphonsus Liguori, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: God’s faithfulness to a stiff-necked people. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: The people worship a golden calf. Catholic Inspiration
During Moses’ absence, the children of Israel grow restless and demand that Aaron fashion a golden idol in the shape of a calf.
Mass Reading – Monday of the 17th Week of the Year
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us!
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16th Sunday of the Year: What’s the harvest in our hearts? Catholic Inspiration
The Lord offers a parable that challenges complacency and invites us to a continuing conversion of heart. Knowing that there will be a Final Judgment, may we take the gift of today to turn away from sin and embrace the gift of grace that comes from Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: The people of Israel are enslaved in Egypt. Catholic Inspiration
We continue our journey through Salvation History with the beginning of the story of Exodus, discovering how the people of Israel will be freed from bondage and slavery.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 15th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Christ offers his mercy to us. Catholic Inspiration
Just as the Lord extends his mercy to the woman caught in adultery, Christ also offers his mercy to us when we acknowledge our sins and with humble honesty.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 5th Week of Lent
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Daily Mass: Jesus heals a sick man. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus heals a man who has been ill for 38 years. With a single word the Lord heals him, revealing his glory as God.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent
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4th Sunday of Lent: Christ cures the blindness of our hearts. Catholic Inspiration
The healing encounter between Jesus and the blind man brings about the gift of sight, followed later by the gift of faith. We, too, in the darkness of our ignorance and sin, call upon the Lord to foster spiritual sight within our hearts to help us journey through this life to the next.
Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Lent
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Note: the Feast of St. Joseph (March 19th) is transferred to tomorrow.
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Daily Mass: O God, be merciful to me a sinner. Catholic Inspiration
The prayer of the tax collector offers a powerful spiritual insight as we recognize both our sins and the forgiving grace of God.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, pray for us!
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Study, Pray, Serve: 3rd Sunday of Lent
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Exodus 17:3-7
- In their thirst for water, the people grumble against Moses.
- At the Lord’s command, Moses takes his staff and strikes a rock, from which water flows and the people are able to drink.
Psalm – 95:1-2,6-9
- “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
- Unlike the Israelites who grumbled, we are exhorted to come before the Lord in joyful worship with thanksgiving.
2nd Reading – Romans 5:1-2,5-8
- Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
Gospel – John 4:5-42
- Jesus, sitting at a well in the town of Sychar in Samaria, encounters a woman and converses with her.
- Jesus announces that he is the Christ, and the woman tells others about Jesus…and they come to believe that he is the savior of the world.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Lent
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1st Sunday of Lent: Christ triumphs over temptation. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord’s triumph over temptation heals the first sin of Adam and Eve, blazing a trail for us as we draw strength from Christ for perseverance and mercy.
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Lent
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- 1st Sunday of Lent: Facing our temptations
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- 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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