18th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 3, 2025 We turn to the Father asking for humility so that sorrow and grief will not be our occupation and our minds may be ever at rest. 1. That we will join with Pope Leo so that our Church will be a unified force for peace and strong… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 3, 2025
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 27, 2025 (World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly)
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 27, 2025 (World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly) God, our Father, we offer our prayers and petitions knowing the importance of humility, persistence, and forgiveness as we seek your will in our lives. That we may be a Church of prayer, as taught by Jesus, and may we… Continue reading 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 27, 2025 (World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly)
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2005)
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2005) Readings: Genesis 18:20-32 Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 This Sunday’s readings tell us a great deal about prayer, from the person of Abraham at the beginning of recorded time, and from the Master of a new time and new era, our Lord Jesus, the Christ. Once again, our… Continue reading SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2005)
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 20, 2025
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 20, 2025 God, our Father, having heard the message of the Gospel, we offer our prayers asking for the grace to be people who welcome those we encounter who are in need. That we will strive to be “a missionary Church, a Church that builds bridges and encourages dialogue,… Continue reading 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 20, 2025
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Genesis 18:1-10a Psalms 15:2-5 Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 St. Benedict thought hospitality to be so important that some monks had the word tattooed on their open hands. Hospitality is one of three primary virtues that Benedict included in his Rule for monks. Hospitality is said to be the universal language… Continue reading
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Our first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy sets the stage for understanding one of the most familiar parables in all of Scripture - the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Shortly before his death, Moses pleads with… Continue reading FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 13, 2025
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 13, 2025 We ask the Father this day for the grace and wisdom to be people of compassion and hope in our troubled world. “That the church will not grow complacent in her efforts as best possible to ensure the protection of children, vulnerable adults, and all people in… Continue reading 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 13, 2025
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 6, 2025
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 6, 2025 We offer our prayers to the Father asking that our hearts may rejoice and our bodies may flourish like the grass. That the Church will promote “transparent processes and sincere listening” so that “a culture of prevention [will thrive] that does not tolerate any form of abuse… Continue reading 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 6, 2025
SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL (2025)
SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL (2025) Readings: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11 Book of Psalms 34:2-9 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19 Last week I falsely suggested that we would be back in Ordinary time by now, but I had not consulted the liturgical Calendar. Peter, the head of the apostles, and Paul, the Apostle to… Continue reading SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL (2025)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, 2025
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, 2025 As we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul who lived preaching the Gospel with courage, conviction, and joy, we turn to the Father asking for the grace to follow in their footsteps. That Pope Leo, the successor of St. Peter, may lead the Church… Continue reading Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, 2025
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