"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Catholic Mass Readings for Monday, September 14th 2026 THE TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS FIRST READING “Every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.“ A reading from the Book of Numbers (NUMBERS 21: 4b – 9) In those days: The people … Read more
“The Lord Is Compassionate and Gracious, Slow to Anger and Rich in Mercy” Psalm 103 gives us a beautiful picture of the heart of God. He knows our weakness, sees our failures, and yet His first response to the repentant heart is not rejection, but mercy. He forgives, heals and patiently calls us back to … Read more
“A new commandment I give to you… that you love one another, even as I have loved you.” Jesus does not simply ask us to love those who are easy to love. He gives us something far more demanding: to love as He loves. His love forgives, serves, remains faithful, reaches out to the forgotten … Read more
“Not Seven Times, but Seventy Times Seven” Peter approaches Jesus with a question that touches one of the most difficult parts of Christian life: How many times must I forgive someone who keeps hurting me? Peter even proposes what must have seemed remarkably generous: seven times. Yet Jesus answers, “I do not say to you … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, September 13th 2026 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A FIRST READING “Forgive your neighbor the wrong he has done, and then your sins will be forgiven when you pray.” A reading from the Book of Sirach (SIRACH 27: 30 – 28: 7) Anger and wrath, these also are abominations, … Read more