In the First Letter of John, the apostle shows how from his own eyewitness experience he desires to pass on the Good News of hope that we have in Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist (#697)
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St. John, pray for us!
Peter, Andrew, James, and John swiftly and decisively respond to the Lord’s invitation, and their example inspires us to do the same in our lives today.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle (#684)
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St. Andrew, pray for us!
St. Paul expresses his profound grief that his own people have not embraced Jesus as the messiah who fulfills salvation history.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 30th Week of the Year
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St. Martin de Porres, pray for us!
Jesus makes it clear to his disciples that those who acknowledge him on earth will be acknowledged before the angels of God.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 28th Week of the Year
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Inspired by their encounter with Christ, the group of disciples continues to grow as they draw near to the Lord and give witness to others.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 24th Week of the Year
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St. Paul speaks of sorrow and anguish about his own people who have rejected the Good News, echoing a similar pain that many people today express about their own loved ones. How do we move forward? By prayer and personal witness of God’s grace in our lives.
Mass Readings – 19th Sunday of the Year
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Moses stands before God and then goes out to the people (radiant in appearance) to speak the Lord’s message to the children of Israel.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 17th Sunday of the Year
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St. Eusebius of Vercelli and St. Peter Julian Eymard, pray for us!
On this Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, we recognize the powerful proclamation of their faith in Christ, and we also acknowledge the many sufferings they endured as witnesses for the Lord.
Mass Readings – Solemnity of St. Peter & St. Paul
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St. Peter & St. Paul, pray for us!
Paul speaks with the Jews in Rome, giving witness to Christ even while under house arrest.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 7th Week of Easter
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St. Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us!
In a rare moment in Acts of the Apostles, we get to “listen in” on a conversation between Festus, King Agrippa, and Bernice.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 7th Week of Easter
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St. Philip Neri, pray for us!
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