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If We Ask, God Will Heal Us from the Wounds of Sin
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time The first reading for this weekend, from the Book of Isaiah, speaks of the blind, the deaf, and the lame. Today’s culture is very different […]
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God Comes to His People in Need, Regardless of the Age
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Joshua provides this weekend’s first reading. The book draws its name from the ancient Israelite leader, Joshua, who followed Moses and guided […]
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Through Life’s Up and Downs, God Sustains Us
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time The First Book of Kings provides the first reading. Unified Israel’s kings are the central figures in these books, although the prophets, such as Elijah, […]
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The Church Calls Us to Remember Our Need for God
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Second Book of Kings is the source for this weekend’s first reading. Originally, First and Second Kings composed one volume, but at one point […]
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There Is Only One Truth, Revealed by God and Shared by the Apostles
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Jeremiah is the source of this weekend’s first reading. One of the three major prophets of ancient Israel, Jeremiah so firmly saw […]
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God’s Love for His People, Even Today, Remains Steadfast
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Amos is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Amos is one of the relatively few prophets of whom something is known. […]
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God Does Not Desert Us, Even Amid Our Trials
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. When this book originally was written, the plight of God’s people was very bad. […]
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Amid the Storms of Life, We Are Called to Trust in Jesus
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time This weekend, the Sunday liturgies return to Ordinary Time, after the long period of Lent, the Easter season, and a series of important feasts. The […]
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As Death Awaits, Are We Choosing to Live in Union with God?
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time The first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the Book of Ezekiel, who is regarded as one of the great Hebrew prophets. Not interested […]
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Remain Close to God, Who Has the Power to Redeem Our Sins
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first reading. Genesis is the first book chronologically and sequentially in the modern translation of […]
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Christ’s Words Are Direct and Clear: ‘This Is My Body’
Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Providing this feast day’s first reading is the Book of Exodus, the story of an event that occurred as the […]
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In Revealing the Trinity, God Shows His Love to the World
Feast of the Holy Trinity The Book of Deuteronomy is the source of this feast’s first reading. Deuteronomy is the fifth book in the Old Testament. It is one of […]