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- Carry Your Cross: We empty ourselves and are filled with God’s gracePexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pexels-photo-278823.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pexels-photo-278823.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pexels-photo-278823.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-20743" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
In this final installment of the six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew relates Matthew 16:13-28 to Philippians 2:1-11, showing how we follow the example of Christ and “empty ourselves” as we make a life-giving offering to the Lord.
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33 min - Daily Mass: God’s covenant inspires our faith. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-236339.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-236339.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-236339.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21357" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
God’s covenant with the people throughout salvation history finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, inviting us to uncover the treasure of our history to live our present reality with vibrant faith.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent (#254)
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7 min - Daily Mass: Christ is the truth that sets us free. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/woman-happiness-sunrise-silhouette-40192.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/woman-happiness-sunrise-silhouette-40192.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/woman-happiness-sunrise-silhouette-40192.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21326" />Photo by Jill Wellington on Pexels.com
As Jesus continues speaking to the crowds, he teaches how his word is a truth that offers freedom from sin.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 5th Week of Lent (#253)
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7 min - Daily Mass: Jesus is the great I AM. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-415571.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-415571.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-415571.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-21237" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Speaking to the Jewish crowds, Jesus proclaims that he is I AM, God present before time itself who will be recognized in the great saving work that takes place on the Cross.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 5th Week of Lent (#252)
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8 min - Daily Mass: Christ is the light of our lives. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-1237119.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-1237119.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-1237119.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21318" />Photo by Jonathan Petersson on Pexels.com
Jesus proclaims that he is the light of the world, shining in the darkness with a brilliance that guides our lives.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 5th Week of Lent (#251)
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St. John Baptist de la Salle, pray for us!
7 min - Study, Pray, Serve: Palm SundayPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-28345470.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-28345470.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-photo-28345470.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21128" />Photo by David Iloba on Pexels.com
Let’s examine some of the themes in the Mass readings for Palm Sunday.
1st Reading – Isaiah 50:4-7
- The prophet speaks to the weary rousing words with the help of God.
- He is not disgraced, even in the face of attack and mockery.
Psalm – 22:8-9,17-20,23-24
- “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
- READ THIS ENTIRE PSALM in light of the Passion of Jesus Christ! It is worth your time and effort.
2nd Reading – Philippians 2:6-11
- Jesus “emptied himself” by taking on our human form and being crucified for our sake.
- Because of his obedience to the Father’s will, his name is exalted above all names, and before him every knee shall bend – in heaven, on earth, and under the earth – proclaiming that he is Lord.
Gospel – Luke 22:14-23:56
- Take time this week to read these two chapters and pray over Luke’s account of the Passion of the Lord.
- May the death of Jesus help us to comprehend the immensity of God’s love for us all.
Mass Readings – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (#38)
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13 min - 5th Sunday of Lent: We turn to the Lord for mercy from our sins. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-15501887-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-15501887-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-15501887-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21343" />Photo by David Geghamyan on Pexels.com
As the crowd confronts Jesus with a woman caught in adultery, we discover a mercy from the Lord that cleanses our sins.
Mass Readings – 5th Sunday of Lent (#36)
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10 min - Daily Mass: We turn to Christ in the messiness of life. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-address-book-learning-learn-159751.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-address-book-learning-learn-159751.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/book-address-book-learning-learn-159751.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21312" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
As the debate swirls around Jesus, we discern that in the messiness and distraction of life we find our strength when we focus on Christ.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent (#249)
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St. Vincent Ferrer, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-6284260.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-6284260.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pexels-photo-6284260.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21331" />Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com
Psalm 34 speaks to our wounded and troubled hearts with the grace of God in our moments of need.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent (#248)
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St. Isidore, pray for us!
7 min - Carry Your Cross: We confront death and embrace the gift of lifePexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/person-clinic-cross-religion-54333.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/person-clinic-cross-religion-54333.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/person-clinic-cross-religion-54333.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-21336" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
In this fifth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues to a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28, showing how we “lose our lives” out of love for Christ as we confront death and embrace God’s gift of life.
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