The Letter of James teaches us to pray for the perseverance to engage our spiritual lives in the midst of the temptations and challenges of the world.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 6th Week of the Year (#336)
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Study, Pray, Serve: 1st Sunday of Lent
Here are some of the themes that we find in the readings for the 1st Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Genesis 9:8-15
- God makes a covenant with Noah, that never again will creation be destroyed by a flood.
- God’s sign of this covenant is the rainbow in the sky.
Psalm – 25:4-9
- “Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.”
- God guides us and makes known the ways and paths that teach us justice and truth.
2nd Reading – 1st Peter 3:18-22
- Put to death in the flesh, Christ suffered for sins once, and was brought to life in the Spirit.
- The Lord preached to the souls in prison, saving us through his resurrection to cleanse us of our sins.
Gospel – Mark 1:12-15
- The Spirit drove Jesus into the desert where he remained for forty days and was tempted by Satan.
- Following John’s arrest, Jesus comes to Galilee and proclaims: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.”
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Lent (B, #23)
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Daily Mass: The spiritual battle is in the heart. Catholic Inspiration
Speaking to the crowd and the disciples, Jesus teaches that what defiles us comes from within, on the battlefield of our hearts.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 5th Week of the Year (#331)
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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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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: 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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Daily Mass: The cycle of grace in the midst of our sins. Catholic Inspiration
The Book of Judges outlines an emerging pattern in the children of Israel. For a time they draw close to the Lord, and then they fall away into temptation. Yet through it all the Lord continues to be present, raising up judges to guide the people into right relationship with God.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 20th Week of the Year
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St. Pius X, pray for us!
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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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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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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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