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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Feast of Saint James, Apostle

The Path to the Kingdom

Matthew 20:22–23

Saint James was the brother of the beloved disciple John and the son of Zebedee and Salome. Jesus called both James and John while they were working with their father, mending their fishing nets in their boat. Their response to Jesus’ call



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Catholic Daily Reflections - The Pursuit of God’s Wisdom

July 24, 2023
Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

The Pursuit of God’s Wisdom

Matthew 12:42

n our own lives, the witness of the Queen of Sheba should be a source of true inspiration. She was someone who was powerful and wealthy herself, and yet she wanted to learn from Solomon and to benefit from his great wisdom which was



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July 23, 2023
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

Vigilance with the Truth

Matthew 13:24–26

One helpful way to prayerfully ponder this parable is to see yourself as one of those servants who is entrusted with the task of guarding the field. Since the field is the world, we all have a duty to keep the lies of the evil one from



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July 21, 2023
Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Matthew 12:1–2

Though there are many lessons we can learn from this passage, one clear lesson is that of the temptation to judge and condemn others. When we fall into the trap of judging others, there are a few things that are common. First, judging and condemning often is



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July 19, 2023
Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Rejoicing at the Gift of Faith

Matthew 11:25

One of the greatest threats to a pure and childlike faith is intellectual pride. Those who consider themselves as “wise and learned” are often tempted to rely upon their own reasoning abilities to come to conclusions and



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July 18, 2023
Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Becoming Lukewarm

Matthew 11:21–22

Jesus’ rebuke of those towns should echo today in the minds of those who, despite being given so much in regard to a good upbringing, have rejected God. Of course, that rejection is not always absolute and total. More often, it is a



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July 13, 2023
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Soften Your Heart

Matthew 10:14–15

First of all, it’s important to consider those about whom Jesus was speaking. He was speaking about those who “will not receive” nor even “listen” to the message of the Gospel. These are those who have fully rejected God and His saving



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July 11, 2023
Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Zeal for Souls

Matthew 9:35–36

The image of Jesus encountering numerous people who were troubled and abandoned is a good image to ponder. The reason is that this is us. Each one of us has our own interior troubles. We can feel alone, confused, uncertain and lost at times.



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Catholic Daily Reflections - Responding to the Voice of God

July 10, 2023
Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Responding to the Voice of God

Matthew 9:20–21

Imagine if everyone had this depth of faith in our Lord. Imagine if all of us knew, with the deepest conviction of certitude, that God would take care of every need we have. And imagine if we turned to our Lord with this deep



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July 9, 2023
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

The Light Burden of Grace

Matthew 11:28–30

When you consider Jesus’ many teachings, do you see them as easy to follow? Or do they seem to be too much at times? For example, Jesus said to “be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).



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July 8, 2023
Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time

The Newness of Grace

Matthew 9:16–17

A central quality of the New Law of grace is that it is entirely new and transforming. Therefore, by embracing this New Law, we become entirely new creations in Christ. Grace doesn’t simply patch that which is weak and sinful in us.



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Catholic Daily Reflections - Homage, Reverence and Respect

June 30, 2023
Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time

Homage, Reverence and Respect

Matthew 8:1–4

Of course, the homage we owe to God is unique. It is the homage of worship. We must bow down before Him, surrendering our lives in total abandonment and trust. We must honor Him as God and express our love accordingly.



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Friday, June 16, 2023

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Friday following the second Sunday after Pentecost

The Font of Mercy

John 19:33–34

John’s Gospel is filled with deep spiritual imagery and symbolism. It is clear that this imagery and symbolism was divinely inspired so as to give us spiritual food for reflection and



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June 15, 2023
Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

The Burden of Anger

Matthew 5:21–22

The passage quoted above gives us three deepening levels of sin that we commit against another. These sins were new teachings not contained in the Old Testament. By this teaching, Jesus’ call to radical holiness and love of neighbor is made



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June 14, 2023
Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

The New Law of Grace

Matthew 5:17–18

In our Gospel today, Jesus essentially says two things. First, regarding the legal and liturgical precepts, He says that He came to “fulfill” them. Thus, Christians are no longer bound by these Old Testament legal and liturgical laws,



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June 13, 2023
Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

Salt and Light for the World

Matthew 5:13–14

Every Christian has two primary duties in life. First, we must strive for personal holiness. And second, we must work to help others achieve this same degree of holiness. This is what it means to be the “salt of the earth”



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June 12, 2023
Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

The Heights of Holiness

Matthew 5:1–3

Today we are given the incredibly high calling of the Beatitudes to ponder.

The Beatitudes are our call to perfection. They lay out for us the path by which we travel to the heights of holiness and obtain the glory of Heaven. They are our fine-tuned and detailed



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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Wonder and Awe Before the Eucharist

Mk 14:22–24 (Yr B Gospel)

In addition to the divine presence of our Lord and our God, the entire Mystery of our Redemption is made present. Saint Pope John Paul II tells us that in this moment there is a “oneness in time”



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