"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Response: “In your great mercy, answer me, O Lord.” There are moments in life when words fail us and all we can do is cry out to God. Today’s Psalm reminds us that such prayers are never wasted. The Lord listens with a heart full of mercy, especially when we come before Him in humility … Read more
Alleluia.The word of the Lord abides for ever; that word is the good news which was preached to you.Alleluia. The Word of God is not bound by time or circumstance. While everything around us changes, the truth of the Gospel remains constant, offering hope, wisdom, and life to every generation. The Good News that first … Read more
“Is not this the carpenter’s son? Where then did this man get all this?” There is something deeply familiar in today’s Gospel. The people of Nazareth knew Jesus. They had watched Him grow up. They knew His family, His trade, and His ordinary daily life. Yet it was precisely this familiarity that became an obstacle … Read more
Catholic Mass Reading for Friday, July 31st 2026 THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, PRIEST FIRST READING “All the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.” A reading from the Book of Jeremiah (JEREMIAH 26: 1 – 9) In the beginning of the … Read more
Alleluia.Open our hearts, O Lord, that we may give heed to the words of your Son.Alleluia. The prayer, “Open our hearts, O Lord,” reminds us that hearing God’s word is not enough, we must also be willing to receive it. A heart that is open to Christ is a heart ready to be changed, to … Read more