“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word...”  (Luke 2:29)

Reflections on the readings for the Feast of St. Luke (October 18, 2021): 2 TM 4:10-17,PS 145:10-11,12-13,17-18; LK 10:1-9 

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

In today’s Gospel we hear, “The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples whom He sent ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place He intended to visit.

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Everyone who follows Christ must learn the meaning of sacrifice 

Reflections on the readings for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 17, 2021): IS 53:10-11; PS 33:4-5,18-19,20,22; HEB 4:14-16; MK 10:35-45 

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

To be great means loving service to all, particularly those in most need. To be great means standing up for faith in our Savior, no matter the cost.

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St. Teresa of Jesus called people to a life of prayer and simplicity...

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (October 15, 2021): ROM 4:1-8; PS 32:1-2,5,11; LK 12:1-7

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

St. Teresa valued the love that Christ had for her as an individual and hoped others would recognize this great gift as well.

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“I prayed, and prudence was given to me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” (Wisdom 7:7)

Reflections on the readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 10, 2021): WIS 7:7-11; PS 90:12-13,14-15,16-17; HEB 4:12-13; MK 10:17-30

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

Jesus goes on to... compare the difficulty of a camel passing through the eye of a needle to a rich person entering the kingdom of God.

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St. Francis of Assisi, followed Christ with his whole being

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4, 2021): JON 1:1 – 2:1-2,11; JON 2:3,4,5,8; LK 10:25-37

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

In time, he realized that God was calling him to a far greater task in aiding the Church in a troubled time.

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Jesus teaches, yet again, that God looks at things differently than we do

Reflections on the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 3, 2021): GN 2:18-24; PS 128:1-2,3,4-5,6; HEB 2:9-11; MK 10:2-16

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

"Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child* will not enter it.” (Mark 10:15)

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God has entrusted Guardian Angels with the special care of His people

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels (October 2, 2021): BAR 4:5-12,27-29; PS 69:33-35,36-37; MT 18:1-5,10

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

The constant companionship of an angel especially entrusted with our spiritual care is a great blessing. They intercede on our behalf...

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St. Thérèse’s love for our Lord touched all nations 

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (October 1, 2021): BAR 1:15-22; PS 79:1-2,3-5, 8,9; LK 10:13-16

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

The nun who would one day be known around the world as the Little Flower lived only to be 24.

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Today we celebrate three archangels mentioned in Scriptures 

Reflections on the readings for the Feast of Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael (September 29, 2021): DN 7:9-10,13-14; PS 138:1-3,4-5; JN 1:47-51

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

“I thank you, Lord, with all my heart; in the presence of the angels to you I sing.”  (Psalm 138:1) 

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Today we salute the “Apostle of Charity,” St. Vincent de Paul 

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul (September 27, 2021): ZEC 8:1-8; PS 102:16-18,19-21,29,22-23; LK 9:46-50

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

“You will go and visit the poor ten times a day, and ten times a day you will find God there!”  

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