17th Sunday of the Year: The priority of the Kingdom of Heaven
Release Date: 07/26/2020
Daily Mass: Go first and be reconciled
Catholic Inspiration
Jesus urges his disciples to make reconciliation a priority in their lives, reminding us that forgiveness is a daily discipline as we follow the Lord.
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Walking with Mary on the Way of the Cross: Jesus falls 3x
Catholic Inspiration
The three falls of Jesus on the Way of the Cross express our awareness of the humanity of Jesus through his Incarnation; he becomes like us - taking on our human weakness - to redeem our weakness and restore us to grace.
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Daily Mass: Asking for what we need
Catholic Inspiration
The Lord teaches us to ask, seek and knock as we trust in God who knows the good things that we need.
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Daily Mass: The ongoing call to repentance
Catholic Inspiration
Jesus affirms the preaching of Jonah to repent. This is the constant message throughout salvation history: to acknowledge our sins and return to the Lord for mercy and forgiveness.
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Daily Mass: The Lord's Prayer and the power of forgiveness
Catholic Inspiration
Matthew's Gospel offers the Lord's Prayer - a powerful spiritual tool that speaks practically about the crucial role of forgiveness in our daily lives.
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Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle
Catholic Inspiration
St. Peter, for all his mistakes and sins, is empowered by Christ with a new name and a commission to lead the Church. May his example inspire us to follow the Lord today with full and open hearts.
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Monday Conversation: Praying daily with the Bible
Catholic Inspiration
Prayerfully reading the Bible (often called Lectio Divina - Divine Reading) is a powerful way the listen to what God has to say to our lives. Reading a small passage of Scripture we reflect and respond to the Lord by answering three simple questions: What does it say? What does it say to me? What does it make me say?
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1st Sunday of Lent: Confronting the darkness in our hearts
Catholic Inspiration
The temptation of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark reminds us that the darkness of sin must be confronted in our hearts with the triumph of Christ.
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Daily Mass: Christ calls Levi, a sinner like us
Catholic Inspiration
The call of Levi (a tax collector and sinner) offers us hope that just as Jesus reached out to Levi the Lord also invites us - even with all our sins. May we joyfully respond to His call and offer our lives today.
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Daily Mass: Isaiah calls us to corporal works of mercy
Catholic Inspiration
The Prophet Isaiah calls the people to corporal works of mercy. May this exhortation inspire us to see the needs of our brothers and sisters and respond with the love of Christ.
info_outlineUsing parables of the treasure and the pearl, Jesus teaches us that the Kingdom of Heaven is our priority above all else.
July 26, 2020 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com