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- Study, Pray, Serve: 15th Sunday of the YearPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-36958408-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-36958408-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24923" />Photo by Soumya Ranjan Dora on Pexels.com
Here are some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 15th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 55:10-11
- God’s word is like the rain and snow that water the earth and make it fertile.
- God’s word will achieve the end for which it was sent and bring it to fulfillment.
Psalm – 65:10-14
- “The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.”
- God blesses the earth and prepares it to abound in a rich crop of food.
2nd Reading – Romans 8:18-23
- Paul counts his present suffering as nothing when compared to the glory of God.
- While all creation is groaning at this moment, we have the first fruits of the Spirit and await the redemption of our lives.
Gospel – Matthew 13:1–23
- Jesus offers the parable of the sower who sowed his seed.
- Some seed fell on the path, some on rocky ground, some among thorns, and some fell on good soil where it produced a fruit.
Mass Readings – 15th Sunday of the Year (#101)
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13 min - 14th Sunday of the Year: In Christ we rest from our labor. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-24572" srcset="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=490 490w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=980 980w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-10615213.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" />Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com
We rest from the labors and burdens of this life through the revelation of the Good News we have in Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – 14th Sunday of the Year (#100)
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8 min - Daily Mass: The Lord speaks of peace to his people. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-photo-1114898.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-photo-1114898.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24965" />Photo by Johannes Plenio on Pexels.com
We yearn for a peace from God that this world cannot provide, a peace that fosters kindness, truth, and justice.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 13th Week of the Year (#382)
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On the 250th Birthday of the United States, may we turn to the Lord with full and open hearts!
7 min - Daily Mass: Thomas makes a proclamation of faith in Christ. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-24386" srcset="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=490 490w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=980 980w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=150 150w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=300 300w, https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pexels-photo-10089382-edited.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" />Photo by Nikolett Emmert on Pexels.com
In the presence of the Risen Lord, Thomas overcomes his doubts and makes a proclamation of faith.
Mass Readings – Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle (#593)
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St. Thomas the Apostle, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: Jesus heals a paralytic. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-photo-8957841.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-photo-8957841.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24952" />Photo by Ivan S on Pexels.com
People bring a paralytic to Jesus, who both forgives his sins and heals his physical infirmity.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 13th Week of the Year (#380)
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0 min - Daily Mass: The Lord casts out demons with a word of command. Catholic Inspiration
Casting out demons with a word of command, Jesus reveals his divinity and inspires us to seek good and not evil in the course of our daily lives.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 13th Week of the Year (#379)
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St. Junipero Serra, pray for us!
6 min - Daily Mass: Faith in the face of fear. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-12684611.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-12684611.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24917" />Photo by Atlantic Ambience on Pexels.com
Jesus challenges the faith of the disciples as they cry out in fear of drowning during a storm.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 13th Week of the Year (#378)
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First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: Peter’s profession of faith in Christ. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-9818108-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-9818108-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24911" />Photo by Marina Gr on Pexels.com
Peter professes his faith that Jesus is the Christ, inspiring us to follow the Lord with all our hearts.
Mass Readings – Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul (#591)
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St. Peter & St. Paul, pray for us!
7 min - Study, Pray, Serve: 14th Sunday of the YearPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-26509450-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pexels-photo-26509450-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24661" />Photo by Farhan Najeer on Pexels.com
Here are some of the main themes that surface in the Mass readings for the 14th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Zechariah 9:9-10
- The prophet invites the people of Zion to rejoice as their gentle savior comes among them riding a colt.
- Banishing war, the savior will proclaim peace to the nations and his dominion will reach the ends of the earth.
Psalm – 145:1-2,8-11,13-14
- “I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.”
- We give glory to God for his merciful and gracious works that bless us.
2nd Reading – Romans 8:9,11-13
- As the Spirit of God dwells in us we are united to Christ and renewed by his resurrection.
- We no longer live according to the flesh, which leads to death, but in the Spirit that brings us life.
Gospel – Matthew 11:25-30
- Jesus offers a prayer of praise to the Father for all that has been accomplished by his gracious will.
- The Lord then invites all who labor and are weary to come to him and rest.
Mass Readings – 14th Sunday of the Year (#100)
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11 min - 13th Sunday of the Year: In baptism we die to sin and rise to life with Christ. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-18879747-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pexels-photo-18879747-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-24940" />Photo by Daniel Torobekov on Pexels.com
Paul reveals how through baptism we die to sin and rise to newness of life, inviting us to make the Lord our central priority and put to death whatever is not worthy of heaven.
Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year (#97)
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