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- Daily Mass: We cultivate our hearts to receive the gift of faith. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-7728067.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-7728067.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-7728067.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22215" />Photo by Greta Hoffman on Pexels.com
Jesus offers a parable about a sower of seeds, revealing how different types of soil lead to vastly different outcomes.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 16th Week of the Year (#397)
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St. Bridget, pray for us!
6 min - Daily Mass: Christ commissions us to tell the Good News. Catholic Inspiration
Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb and encounters the Risen Lord, who commissions her to go to the Apostles and proclaim the Good News.
Mass Readings – Feast of Mary Magdalene (#603)
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St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
9 min - Daily Mass: We have been given a sign to repent. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-9588244.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-9588244.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-9588244.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22135" />Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com
When asked to give a sign to the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus cites the prophet Jonah and calls us to repent of our sins.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 16th Week of the Year (#395)
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St. Lawrence of Brindisi, pray for us!
7 min - Study, Pray, Serve: 17th Sunday of the YearPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-220580.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-220580.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-220580.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22149" />Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Here are some of the main themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 17th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Genesis 18:20-32
- Seeing the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, God goes down to determine their punishment.
- Abraham bargains with God, pleading that even if there are only ten innocent people, God will not destroy it.
Psalm – 138:1-3,6-8
- “Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.”
- We give thanks for God’s kindness and truth, calling upon the Lord when our enemies threaten us.
2nd Reading – Colossians 2:12-14
- In baptism we were buried and raised with Christ.
- Nailed to the cross, the bond of sin has been obliterated.
Gospel – Luke 11:1-13
- When a disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray, Christ gives them the Lord’s Prayer (Luke’s version.)
- Jesus then offers a parable about persistence, reminding the disciples to ask, seek, and knock for what they need as they trust in the love of their heavenly Father.
Mass Readings – 17th Sunday of the Year (#111)
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16 min - 16th Sunday of the Year: Daily prayer keeps Christ at the center of our lives. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-5874918.jpeg?w=200" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-5874918.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-5874918.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22143" />Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com
The interaction between Martha, Mary, and Jesus reminds us of the crucial need to maintain our daily prayer to keep Christ at the center of our lives.
Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year (#108)
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10 min - Daily Mass: Christ fulfils the past and gives us hope for the future. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-906531-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-906531-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-906531-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22131" />Photo by Mathew Thomas on Pexels.com
Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah revealing how he fulfils salvation history and gives the world the hope of salvation.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 15th Week of the Year (#394)
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7 min - Daily Mass: Jesus is Lord of our lives. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-8957406.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-8957406.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-8957406.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22123" />Photo by Ivan Samkov on Pexels.com
As Jesus reveals that he is Lord of the sabbath, we acknowledge that he is the Lord of our lives.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 15th Week of the Year (#393)
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St. Camillus de Lellis, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: In Christ we find rest for ourselves. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-6601777.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-6601777.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-6601777.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22116" />Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com
In our labor and exhaustion we find rest from all our cares when we draw near to Jesus.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 15th Week of the Year (#392)
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6 min - Daily Mass: We come before the Lord like a joyful child. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-32974302-edited.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-32974302-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-32974302-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22111" />Photo by iddea photo on Pexels.com
We encounter the love of God when we are open and present in the moment like a little child.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 15th Week of the Year (#391)
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to repent. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-medium-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-7218387.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-7218387.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/pexels-photo-7218387.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-22080" />Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com
Jesus reproaches three towns that did not repent after his preaching, urging us to take an honest, humble look into our hearts and repent of the sins that we discover.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 15th Week of the Year (#390)
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St. Bonaventure, pray for us!
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