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- The Exaltation of the Holy CrossPhoto by Fr. Andrew Ricci
In the midst of several recent high profile murders we gaze at the Cross of Christ, whose triumph inspires us to humbly engage one another with charity.
Mass Readings – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (#638)
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11 min - Daily Mass: Every tree is known by its fruit. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-3021854-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-3021854-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-3021854-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22726" />Photo by Lucas Bordignon on Pexels.com
The Lord offers practical insight to help us discern the type and quality of our spiritual lives.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#442)
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St. John Chrysostom, pray for us!
8 min - Daily Mass: Jesus addresses our spiritual blindness. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-7188747.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-7188747.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-7188747.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22718" />Photo by Eren Li on Pexels.com
Jesus calls out the spiritual blindness that encourages us to point out the failings of others when we neglect to observe our own first.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#441)
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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The Lord challenges us to love our enemies. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-327540.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-327540.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-327540.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22712" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Jesus challenges us to love our enemies. Why? Because God loves us…even when we are far from loveable.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#440)
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8 min - Daily Mass: We focus on the Lord in the ups and downs of life. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-8955519.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-8955519.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pexels-photo-8955519.jpeg?w=490" alt="" class="wp-image-22292" />Photo by Ivan Samkov on Pexels.com
The Beatitudes in Luke’s Gospel remind us to keep our focus on Christ throughout the changing landscape of our lives, grateful for our blessings and seeking grace in times of woe.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#439)
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0 min - Daily Mass: The Lord reveals the power of prayer. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-6932088.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-6932088.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-6932088.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22701" />Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com
Jesus builds his earthly ministry upon a powerful connection with God in prayer, inspiring us to consider how we incorporate daily prayer into the rhythm of our lives.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 23rd Week of the Year (#438)
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St. Peter Claver, pray for us!
0 min - Daily Mass: The example of Joseph and Mary inspires us to follow the Lord. Catholic Inspiration
On this Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we see in the example of the Holy Family an invitation to follow the Lord with all our heart and soul.
Mass Readings – Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#636)
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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
0 min - Study, Pray, Serve: Exaltation of the Holy CrossPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-208315.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-208315.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-208315.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22519" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass Readings for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
1st Reading – Numbers 21:4b-9
- Filled with impatience, the people complain against God and Moses about the wretched food.
- In punishment God sends saraph serpents that bite the people and many die.
- After the people pray for forgiveness, Moses makes a bronze serpent which he fixes on a pole, and those that gaze upon it will live.
Psalm – 78:1-2,34-38
- “Do not forget the works of the Lord!”
- The psalm recalls God’s might, and how the people often strayed.
2nd Reading – Philippians 2:6-11
- Jesus “empties himself” and takes on our human form and weakness, even to death on a cross.
- Because of this, God exalted him, and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Gospel – John 3:13-17
- Jesus tells Nicodemus that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
- “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…!”
Mass Readings – Exaltation of the Holy Cross (#638)
11 min - 23rd Sunday of the Year: Jesus teaches about the cost of discipleship. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-33739601.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-33739601.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pexels-photo-33739601.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22686" />Photo by Roberto Baciga on Pexels.com
On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus instructs the people about the true cost for someone who wants to become his disciple.
Mass Readings – 23rd Sunday of the Year (#129)
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Confronted by the Pharisees, Jesus cites the example of King David and then proclaims that “the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.”
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 22nd Week of the Year (#436)
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