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- Daily Mass: Stay awake! We are prepared to engage our faith at all times.Pexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-20620747-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-20620747-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-20620747-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22468" />Photo by Jennifer on Pexels.com
Jesus urges us to stay alert and prepared as we follow the Lord through the uncertainties of life.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 21st Week of the Year (#428)
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St. Augustine, pray for us!
0 min - Daily Mass: The Lord searches and knows our hearts. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-21391587-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-21391587-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-21391587-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22459" />Photo by Polina Chistyakova on Pexels.com
Psalm 139 reveals our transparency before God, inviting us to acknowledge our faults and call upon the Lord for the strength, grace, and forgiveness we need.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 21st Week of the Year (#427)
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St. Monica, pray for us!
6 min - Daily Mass: We give witness to Christ with bold speech and tender hearts. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-756774.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-756774.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-756774.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22452" />Photo by Chei ki on Pexels.com
Paul reminds us that we proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ through clear and godly speech that is highlighted by the gentle compassion of our hearts.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 21st Week of the Year (#426)
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7 min - Daily Mass: Chosen by God, we respond to the gift of faith. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-4453153.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-4453153.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-4453153.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22446" />Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com
We embrace the gift of faith and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ by what we say and do.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 21st Week of the Year (#425)
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St. Louis & St. Joseph Calasanz, pray for us!
7 min - Study, Pray, Serve: 22nd Sunday of the YearPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-14827615-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-14827615-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-14827615-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22195" />Photo by Gu00f6kberk Keskinku0131lu0131u00e7 on Pexels.com
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 22nd Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29
- A humble person is more beloved than a giver of gifts and finds favor with God.
- A wise person seeks to listen to the insights of people and proverbs.
Psalm – 68:4-7,10-11
- “God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.”
- God restores the land and gives a home to the forsaken.
2nd Reading – Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a
- We approach Mount Zion, the city of the living God.
- Surrounded by countless angels and the assembly of heaven, we encounter Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant.
Gospel – Luke 14:1,7-14
- At a banquet, Jesus offers a parable on humility that invites people to sit in the lowest place.
- The Lord continues by inviting us to help people who are unable to repay us.
Mass Readings – 22nd Sunday of the Year (#126)
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11 min - 21st Sunday of the Year: We come to know Christ through prayer, sacrament, and service. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-25972768-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-25972768-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-25972768-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22488" />Photo by _brunovisual on Pexels.com
Jesus teaches a hard lesson that it is not enough to know merely facts about him; a true relationship demands that we spend time and effort to encounter the Lord in this life so that we can be with him forever in heaven.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#123)
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10 min - Daily Mass: We follow Christ through humble service. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-6647115.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-6647115.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-6647115.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22441" />Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com
Jesus invites us to serve one another with a humble heart.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 20th Week of the Year (#424)
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St. Rose of Lima, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The great commandments of love. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-19128760-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-19128760-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-19128760-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22435" />Photo by Juan Martin Lopez on Pexels.com
Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are about love of God and one another.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 20th Week of the Year (#423)
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Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven, pray for us!
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In light of the parable that Jesus offers to the Pharisees and elders of the people, we are invited to come before the Lord with an open and generous heart.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 20th Week of the Year (#422)
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St. Pius X, pray for us!
8 min - Daily Mass: It’s never too late to turn to the Lord in the course of our lives. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-906531-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-906531-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-906531-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22423" />Photo by Mathew Thomas on Pexels.com
Jesus offers a parable to his disciples, revealing God’s generous invitation to seek the Kingdom of Heaven throughout the course of our lives.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#421)
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St. Bernard, pray for us!
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