"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Response: “The Lord will keep us, as a shepherd keeps his flock.”(Jeremiah 31:10, 11–12ab, 13) There is something deeply reassuring about the image of the shepherd. A good shepherd does not simply lead the flock; he knows each sheep, watches over them, searches for those who wander, and never abandons them when danger comes. This is … Read more
“He who hears the word and understands it, bears fruit.” The parable of the sower is not simply about four different kinds of soil. It is about the condition of the human heart. Jesus invites each of us to look honestly within and ask a simple but searching question: What kind of soil am I offering … Read more
Catholic Mass Reading for Friday, July 24th 2026 SIXTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING I will give you shepherds after my own heart; and all nations shall gather to Jerusalem. A reading from the Book of Jeremiah (JEREMIAH 3: 14 – 17) “‘Return, O faithless children, says the Lord; for I am … Read more