"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
“Be Merciful, Even as Your Father Is Merciful” There are words of Jesus that console us immediately, and there are words that disturb the comfortable places of the heart. Today’s Gospel belongs to the second kind. Christ does not simply ask us to be kind to those who are kind to us. He goes much … Read more
“Lead Me, Lord, in the Way Everlasting” Psalm 139 brings us before a God who knows us completely. He knows when we sit and when we rise, understands our thoughts from afar, and sees the road we are walking even when we ourselves are uncertain of where it is leading. There is something deeply comforting … Read more
Alleluia.If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.Alleluia. “If We Love One Another, God Abides in Us” This Gospel Acclamation reminds us that love is one of the clearest signs of God’s presence within us. Our faith is not proved only by the prayers we say or … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, September 10th 2026 TWENTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “Wounding the conscience of the brethren, you sin against Christ.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 8: 1b – 7, 11 – 13) Brethren: “Knowledge” puffs up, but love builds … Read more