"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
“A sower went out to sow.” The parable of the sower is one of the most familiar teachings of Jesus, yet it remains one of the most searching. It asks a question that every disciple must answer honestly: What kind of soil is my heart? The Lord is never stingy with His grace. He scatters … Read more
“Do not fear those who kill the body.” Today’s Gospel invites us to examine one of the deepest struggles of the human heart: fear. Fear has the power to silence truth, weaken conviction, and tempt us to place our trust in things that cannot last. Yet Jesus speaks words that cut through every anxiety with … Read more
Catholic Mass Reading for Sunday, July 12th 2026 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A FIRST READING “The rain makes the earth fruitful.” A reading from the Book of Isaiah (ISAIAH 55: 10 – 11) Thus says the Lord: “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there but … Read more
Catholic Mass Reading for Saturday, July 11th 2026 THE FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II MEMORIAL OF SAINT BENEDICT, ABBOT FIRST READING “l am a man of unclean lips; my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” A reading from the Book of Isaiah (ISAIAH 6: 1 – 8) In the year … Read more