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10-23-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

October 23, 2023 (St. John of Capistrano, Priest) Jesus said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”  Lk_12:13-21 So hard to grasp.  So easy … Continue reading

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08-21-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 21, 2023 (St. Pius X, Pope) A righteous young man who has kept all the commandments and was looking for what more he could do “to gain eternal life,” asked Jesus for help.  Jesus said to him, “If you … Continue reading

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02-24-22 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 24, 2022 Jesus tells His disciples and us today: If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. . . . And if your foot causes you to sin, cut if off. . . . And if your … Continue reading

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11-06-19 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

November 6, 2019 Jesus said, “everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”  Lk_14:25-33 There’s an old saying that goes, “What you (think you) possess, possesses you.”  Unfortunately all of our possessions are fleeting … Continue reading

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09-08-19 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

September 8, 2019 (23rd Sunday Ordinary Time, C) Jesus said, “anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”  Lk_14:25-33 This topic always brings us back to those questions of what do I possess and … Continue reading

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10-14-18 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

October 14, 2018 (28th Sunday Ordinary Time, B) “I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.  I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her … Continue reading

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08-21-17 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

August 21, 2017 (St. Pius X, Pope) Jesus answered the rich man, “If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” . . .  The young man said to him, “All of these I have observed. What do I … Continue reading

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10-17-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

October 17, 2016 (St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr) Jesus said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”   Lk_12:13-21 Yeah, but it makes … Continue reading

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07-31-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

July 31, 2016 (18th Sunday Ordinary Time, C) Jesus told a parable about a rich man pondering his retirement:  The rich man said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones.  There … Continue reading

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