Reflections on the readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 29, 2018): 2 KGS 4:42-44; PS 145:10-11,15-16,17-18; EPH 4:1-6; JN 6:1-15
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Today we hear the well-known story of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26, 2018): JER 2:1-3,7-8,12-13; PS 36:6-7,8-9,1-11; MT 13:10-17
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Today we honor the parents of Mary, our Mother and Queen. Saints Joachim and Anne are the names traditionally given to the grandparents of Jesus.
Reflections on the readings for the Feast of St. James (July 25, 2018): 2 COR 4:7-15; PS 126:1-2,2-3,3-5,6; MT 20:20-28
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On this day we celebrate the feast of St. James, an Apostle and the brother of St. John. We first meet him when Jesus calls James and John to leave their fishing nets behind and to follow Him.
Reflections on the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 22, 2018): JER 23:1-6; PS 23:1-3,3-4,5-6; EPH 2:13-18; MK 6:30-34
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Today’s readings speak of the great care and concern that Jesus had for His people.
Reflections on the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 15, 2018): AM 7:12-15; PS 85:9-10,11-12,13-14; EPH 1:3-14; MK 6:7-13
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In the Gospel for today we find Jesus giving very specific instructions to the Apostles about how they are to go out and share His message of redemption.
Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Benedict (July 11, 2018): HOS 10:1-3,7-8,12; PS 105:2-3,4-5,6-7; MT 10:1-7
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On this feast of St. Benedict we honor the man who established western monasticism and influenced the rules of religious orders to the present day.
Reflections on the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 8, 2018): EZ 2:2-5; PS 123:1-2,2,3-4; 2 COR 12:7-19; MK 6:1-6
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The Gospel for today reveals Jesus preaching at the synagogue in Nazareth.
Reflections on the readings for Independence Day / Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time (July 4, 2018): AM 5:14-15, 21-24; PS 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16-17; MT 8:28-34
MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among them are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Reflections on the readings for the Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle (July 3, 2018): EPH 2:19-22; PS 117:1-2; JN 20:24-29
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On this feast of St. Thomas we honor one of those nearest to Jesus.
Reflections on the readings for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 1, 2018): WIS 1:13-15; 2:23-24; PS 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,1; 2 COR 8:7,9,13-15; MK 5:21-43 or 5:21-24,35-43
MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days.
The Gospel for this Sunday is a magnificent statement of God’s love for us and His desire for our well being of body and spirit.
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