31st Week: Nov 1-6:
Nov 1 Monday (All Saints Day): Mt 5:1-12: (Not a Holy Day of Obligation in the USA) The feast and its objectives: All baptized Christians who have died and are now with God in glory are considered saints.
32 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers
Greetings (see Responsorial Psalm)
Give praise to the Lord
who gives bread to the hungry
and raises up those who are bowed down.
It is he who protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan.
May this loving God be with you always. R/ And also with you.
Introduction by the Celebrant
A. In the Hands of God
31 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers
Greetings (see Second Reading)
Jesus here among us offered himself for us.
He is living for ever
to intercede for all of us who come to him.
May his grace and peace be always with you.
R/ And also with you.
31 Sunday B: Foundation of Our Faith - Shema - 3 Loves
Reflection
‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.’ Was this simply the setting of an impossible ideal?
30th Week, Wednesday, Oct 27
30th Week, Wednesday, Oct 27
Romans 8:26-30 / Luke 13:22-30
Paul talks about the Spirit; The Spirit helps us in our weakness.
Nov 1: All Saints Day
The feast and its objectives: All baptized Christians who have died and are now with God in glory are considered saints. All Saints Day is intended to honor the memory of countless unknown and uncanonized saints who have no feast days.
30th Week: Oct 25-30:
30th Week: Oct 25-30:
Oct 25 Monday:
The context: Today’s Gospel tells us how Jesus healed a woman in the synagogue who had been suffering for 18 years from what seems to have been curvature of the spine.
30th Week, Tuesday, Oct 26
30th Week, Tuesday, Oct 26
Romans 8:18-25 / Luke 13:18-21
Paul talks about future glory; Nothing matches the glory that awaits us.
30 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers
Greetings (see Second Reading)
We are gathered in the name of Jesus,
of whom the Father said:
"You are my Son,
today I have become your father."
May the grace and peace of the Lord Jesus
be always with you.
R/ And also with you.
30 Sunday: Blind man - Let me See
Background:
Today’s Gospel is a classic example of Mark’s use of miracle stories.
29th Week, Saturday, Oct 23
29th Week, Saturday, Oct 23
Romans 8:1-11 / Luke 13:1-9
Evil no longer enslaves you; Christ's spirit dwells in you.
29th Week: Oct 18-23:
29th Week: Oct 18-23:
18th Monday (St. Luke, Evangelist)
Resume: St. Luke was a Syrian by race, born in Antioch as a Gentile. He became a Christian and follower of St. Paul.
29th Week, Thursday, Oct 21
29th Week, Thursday, Oct 21
Romans 6:19-23 / Luke 12:49-53
Paul exhorts the Romans; Turn to Christ as you once turned to sin.
29th Week, Tuesday, Oct 19
29th Week, Tuesday, Oct 19
Romans 5:12, 15, 17-21 / Luke 12:35-38
Paul talks about sin; Through one man sin entered the world.
28th Week, Saturday, Oct 16
28th Week, Saturday, Oct 16
Romans 4:13, 16-18 / Luke 12:8:12
Abraham is our father; He saw hope where others didn't see it.
28th Week, Friday, Oct 15: St. Therese of Avila
28th Week, Friday, Oct 15
Romans 4:1-8 / Luke 12:1-7
Paul talks about Abraham; Abraham's faith was his glory.
29 Sunday B: It's Not Where you Sit, but How you Serve ...
Last Sunday, we heard about discipleship. Today it's about being a missionary.
1. In a world of stars and stripes, titles and accolades, we have been told what matters is not where you sit, but how you serve. Not what you know but how much you impart; not what you teach, but how much you tithe (give).
28th Week, Wednesday, Oct 13
28th Week, Wednesday, Oct 13
Romans 2:1-11 / Luke 11:42-46
Paul discusses Christian responsibility; We are accountable to God.
28 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers
Greetings (see Second Reading)
The Word of God is alive and active;
it can judge our secret emotions and thoughts.
It is the Lord Jesus who speaks this word to us.
May he always be with you.
R/ And also with you.
28th Week, Monday, Oct 11: St. John XXIII
28th Week, Monday, Oct 11: St. John XXIII
Romans 1:1-7 / Luke 11:29-32
Paul discusses his calling; God called me to preach to the Gentiles.
27th Week, Thursday, Oct 7; Our Lady of the Rosary
Malachi 3:13-20 / Luke 11:5-13
God speaks: “A Day of reckoning is coming.”
27th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, Oct 5
27th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, Oct 5
Jonah 3:1-10 /
Luke 10:38-42
God calls Jonah again: This time Jonah obeyed.
27th Week: Oct 4-9
27th Week: Oct 4-9:
Oct 4 Monday (St. Francis of Assisi)
(Mt 11:25-30): St. Francis of Assisi is the best known and the most loved thirteenth century Italian saint.
Respect Life Sunday: OCT 3, 2021
Respect Life Sunday (OCT 3, 2021)
Facts on attacks on human life: a) Abortion: The number of unborn children slaughtered in the wombs of their mothers in the last 25 years is 1200 million in the world and 37 million in the USA. (4400 per day in the US).
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