17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A1 Kings 3:5, 7-12Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 (97a)Romans 8:28-30Matthew 13:44-52July 26, 2020 God said to Solomon, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.” If God said this to you, how would you respond? What is your first thought?…maybe an end to the Coronavirus? …
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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AWisdom 12:13, 16-19Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 (5a)Romans 8:26-27Matthew 13:24-43July 19, 2020 Jesus continues to speak in parables. The first one we heard today is about the weed that is sown among the good seed. An enemy has come and done this. The master’s servants are surprised when the weed …
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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AIsaiah 55:10-11Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 (Luke 8:8)Romans 8:18-23Matthew 13:1-23July 12, 2020 Word of what Jesus is doing and saying had spread such that large crowds were coming to him. So, He got into a boat and spoke to the people on shore. Jesus was practicing good social distancing …
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AZechariah 9:9-10Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 (1)Romans 8:9, 11-13Matthew 11:25-30July 5, 2020 Jesus gives praise to the Father. The psalmist speaks of praising, extoling, and blessing our God and King. Jesus praises God for, while He had “hidden these things from the wise and the learned,” He “revealed them …
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13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16aPsalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 (2a)Romans 6:3-4, 8-11Matthew 10:37-42June 28, 2020 We are Christians. We believe in Jesus. We need to take this seriously. Jesus himself tells us the we must love him more than our fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters. Remember Jesus tells us that the …
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12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AJeremiah 20:10-13Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 (14c)Romans 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33June 21, 2020 “Jesus said to the Twelve, “Fear no one.” Fear can be a powerful thing. Often, we might seek the approval of those who we hold in high regard. We fear rejection. We might seek affirmation of our work. …
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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year ADeuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16aPsalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 (12)1 Corinthians 10:16-17John 6:51-58June 14, 2020 It has been a while since we have been able to gather together physically to celebrate Mass. We have each had to deal with the Coronavirus according to the circumstances of our own lives. …
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The Most Holy Trinity, Year AExodus 34:4b-6, 8-9Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55 (52b)2 Corinthians 13:11-13John 3:16-18June 7, 2020 Our celebration of Pentecost last week brought our Easter Season to a close and we resumed Ordinary Time. The liturgical color for Ordinary Time is green but today we are wearing white vestments. We will again wear …
Pentecost, Year AActs 2:1-11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 (30)1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13John 20:19-23May 31, 2020 In the Old Testament we hear of God. He is called by different titles but He is generally understood in the sense of “one person.” Then comes Jesus. Now, at Pentecost, comes the Holy Spirit. In today’s gospel we …
7th Sunday of Easter, Year AActs 1:12-14Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8) (13)1 Peter 4:13-16John 17:1-11May 24, 2020 On Thursday we celebrated the Ascension of Jesus. The apostles witnessed Jesus ascend to Heaven. Today we hear that they then “returned to Jerusalem” and “went to the upper room.” Remember how after the tomb was found empty, they …
