Psalm 34 speaks about the pain of human suffering and heartache. In the midst of this sorrow, the Lord draws near to us with healing grace and mercy.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent
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Tag Archives: Sorrow
Daily Mass: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Catholic Inspiration
Daily Mass: The Lord’s sorrow for our sins. Catholic Inspiration
As Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, we gain a crucial insight into the Lord’s Sacred Heart. Filled with sorrow for the sins of our world, Christ reveals the depth of his love and points us to the Cross as the instrument of our salvation.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 33rd Week of the Year
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary, pray for us!
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Daily Mass: Mary gives witness to the saving work of her Son. Catholic Inspiration
On this memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, we recall that Mary witnessed the events that St. Paul recaps in his First Letter to the Corinthians. May Mary’s faith inspire us to draw near to her Son!
Mass Readings – Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
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At the Cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
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Daily Mass: David grieves for Saul and Jonathan. Catholic Inspiration
David’s lament for Saul and Jonathan reveals the complex nature of our grief. Saul’s mix of good and bad qualities illustrate how we can mourn the loss of people that we meet in the messiness of life. In our own complicated moments of grief may we turn to the Lord and trust that Christ will untangle the knots.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 2nd Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: God hears Hannah’s prayer. Catholic Inspiration
Hannah, filled with grief at being childless, pours out her prayer to the Lord.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Faith in the context of human frailty. Catholic Inspiration
The sorrow of Hannah resonates with all couples who long to parent children but are unable to conceive. This example of our human frailty underscores how our faith can strengthen us in times of trial.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 1st Week of the Year
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Our Lady of Sorrows. Catholic Inspiration
The sorrow of Mary as she stood faithfully before the Cross of Christ helps us to engage our grief. When we acknowledge our sorrows, we call upon the saving strength of Jesus to pass through our pain into healing joy.
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Sorrows
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Our Lady of Sorrows…pray for us!
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Daily Mass: The sadness that comes from our sins. Catholic Inspiration
As Jesus looks upon the city of Jerusalem, he weeps for the destruction that will come. May the Lord’s sorrow for our sins move us to repent of the evil in our hearts.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 33rd Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: Our Lady of Sorrows. Catholic Inspiration
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Sorrows
Following immediately after yesterday’s Feast of the Holy Cross, the readings today focus on Mary as she endured the “sword of sorrow” as she stood at the Cross of her son. Her sorrow reaches out through time and space to all people who have been overwhelmed by grief. May her example help us to face our moments of pain with a sure and steadfast faith in Jesus Christ.
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Archive of Fr. Andrew’s Podcasts
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The Descent from the Cross, Rogier van der Weyden, 1435, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
Note: This is one of the most moving paintings I have ever stood before.
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Daily Mass: Our Lady of Sorrows. Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast
Mass Readings – Our Lady of Sorrows
Mary’s example of faith in the midst of sorrow inspires us to face our grief and loss in this life with God’s grace.
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Christ offers a wise response to a verbal trap
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