Daily Mass: Great and wonderful are your works, O Lord!
Catholic Inspiration
The angels in the first reading and all creation in the Psalm response proclaim the power and grandeur of God.
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Daily Mass: The Lord comes to judge the earth
Catholic Inspiration
The Psalm response reminds us that the Lord will come again to judge the world, and we are both challenged and consoled with this promise.
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Daily Mass: The value is measured by the sacrifice
Catholic Inspiration
The two small coins given by the poor widow are worth more in the sight of heaven because they came with a far greater sacrifice. Point: what kind of sacrifice to we make for our faith in Jesus Christ today?
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The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe
Catholic Inspiration
On this feast of our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe, we follow Him as our shepherd in this life...so that we will be ready to be judged by Him in the next.
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Daily Mass: Blessed be the Lord, my rock!
Catholic Inspiration
The Psalm response reminds us that our strength and conviction comes from the Lord, and upon this mighty rock we anchor our hope.
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Daily Mass: Let us build a house of prayer in our hearts
Catholic Inspiration
The Lord's presence in the Temple becomes a metaphor for our hearts. May we build up a worthy dwelling for Christ within our souls!
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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.
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Daily Mass: What are we doing with our lives?
Catholic Inspiration
The Gospel parable today raises the challenging question, "What are we doing with our lives?" We have been given so much, how do our lives proclaim the great chorus of Heaven - Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts!
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Daily Mass: Jesus meets us where we are, and leads us!
Catholic Inspiration
The interaction between Jesus and Zacchaeus is a blend of both humor and seriousness. A short rich man climbing trees to see Jesus? A thoughtful, committed man who has a change of heart? The point is that in the total mix of human life, Jesus meets us where we are...and leads us!
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Daily Mass: Christ helps us to see clearly
Catholic Inspiration
For most people, sight is a crucial sense which we rely on consistently to understand and respond to the world around us. May we call upon the Lord for the sight we need to see the path from this life to the next.
info_outlineThe sacrifice of Isaac sounds truly terrible - that someone would offer their only beloved son. It assaults our sense of goodness, human dignity, and respect...and this is an accurate assessment.
And yet this is exactly what God did for us. The Father offers his beloved son as a sacrifice. A working definition for "sacrifice" may be:
"to give up something because we believe in something greater"
Simply put, the depth of our sacrifices reveals the extent of our values, convictions, and love. It is the love, revealed in the transfigured glory of Christ, which inspires us to offer our lives as a sacrifice for others.
March 1, 2015 - Cathedral of Christ the King - Superior, WI
Fr. Andrew Ricci
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