Monthly Archives: August 2015

09-01-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

September 1, 2015 “. . you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night.  When people are saying, “Peace and security,” then sudden disaster comes upon them, . . . But … Continue reading

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08-31-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 31, 2015 For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who … Continue reading

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08-30-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 30, 2105 (22nd Sunday Ordinary Time B) St. James said, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the … Continue reading

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08-29-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 29, 2015 (The Passion of St. John the Baptist) King Herod was so impressed with his step-daughter’s performance that he promised her: “I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.” She went … Continue reading

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08-28-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 28, 2015 (St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church) Continuing on yesterday’s theme of attaining the Kingdom of God, Jesus told a parable about bridesmaids who were prepared for the King’s coming and some who were not.  The … Continue reading

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08-27-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 27, 2015 (St. Monica) Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake!  For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.”   Mt 24:42-51 Awake! Awake to the beauty of humanity. Awake to the beauty of nature. Awake … Continue reading

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08-26-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 26, 2015 Whoever keeps the word of Christ, the love of God is truly perfected in him. 1_Jn 2:5 __________________end of post

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08-25-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 25, 2015 The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.   Heb 4:12 There is a heart condition, beloved, for which there is no cure.  The symptoms are tears for true … Continue reading

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08-24-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 24, 2015 (St. Bartholomew, Apostle) Jesus said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”  Jn 1:45-51 And we can only see by … Continue reading

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08-23-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 23, 2015 (Twenty-first Sunday Ordinary Time B) Live in love, as Christ loved us.  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her,  Eph 5:21-32 Husbands, we are called … Continue reading

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08-22-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 22, 2015 (The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Jesus said, “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”   Mt 23:1-12 One of those ‘no comment necessary’ quotes. Think about it. Swallow it.  Digest … Continue reading

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08-21-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 21, 2015 (St. Pius X, Pope) Naomi said, “See now! Your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her god. Go back after your sister-in-law!”  But Ruth said, “Do not ask me to abandon or forsake you!  For … Continue reading

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08-20-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 20, 2015 (St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church) When Jephthah saw his daughter, he rent his garments and said, “Alas, daughter, you have struck me down and brought calamity upon me.  For I have made … Continue reading

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08-19-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 19, 2015 (St. John Eudes, Priest) “Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Mt_20:1-16 Jesus, in describing the Kingdom of Heaven, told a parable about a bunch of unemployed men waiting to be hired … Continue reading

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08-18-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 18, 2015 Jesus said, “everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.”   … Continue reading

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08-17-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 17, 2015 (St. Joan of the Cross) A young man approached Jesus and said,  “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”  Jesus told him to keep the Commandments.  The young man said that he does, but … Continue reading

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08-16-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 16, 2015 (Twentieth Sunday Ordinary Time B) Wisdom has built her house, . . . “Let whoever is simple turn in here; To the one who lacks understanding, she says, Come, eat of my food, and drink of the … Continue reading

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08-15-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 15, 2015 (The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among … Continue reading

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08-14-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 14, 2015 (St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr) The LORD spoke to Joshua saying, “I gave you a land that you had not tilled and cities that you had not built, to dwell in; you have eaten of vineyards … Continue reading

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08-13-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 13, 2015 (Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus) Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him?  As many as seven times?”  Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times … Continue reading

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08-12-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 12, 2015 (St. Jane Frances de Chantal) Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”  Mt 18:15-20 Jesus told us to “Love our neighbor.”  But you … Continue reading

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08-11-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 11, 2015 (St. Claire of Assisi, Virgin) Moses spoke to Joshua saying, “Be brave and steadfast; have no fear or dread of them, for it is the LORD, your God, who marches with you; he will never fail you … Continue reading

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08-10-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 10, 2015 (St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr) Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it … Continue reading

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08-09-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 9, 2015 (Nineteenth Sunday Ordinary Time, B) Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life … Continue reading

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08-08-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 8, 2015 (St. Dominic, Priest) Moses said to the people: “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and … Continue reading

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08-07-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 7, 2015 Jesus said, “the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.”   “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but … Continue reading

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08-06-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 6, 2015 (Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord) As Peter, James and John sat atop that mountain and watched Jesus along with Elijah and Moses conversing, a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came … Continue reading

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08-05-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 5, 2015 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: “How long will this wicked assembly grumble against me?  I have heard the grumblings of the children of Israel against me.  Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35 Funny, seemed like they … Continue reading

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08-04-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 4, 2015 (St. John Vianney, Priest) Jesus came to the disciples, walking on the surface of the water and said, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”  Peter said to him in reply, “Lord, if it is … Continue reading

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08-03-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 3, 2015 Under the intense pressure of an enormous, grumbling crowd, Moses cried out to the LORD, “I cannot carry all this people by myself, for they are too heavy for me.  If this is the way you will … Continue reading

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08-02-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 2, 2015 (Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time B) Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”   Jn 6:24-35 – – – The Words … Continue reading

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