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  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 22-April-2025

    04/22/2025 5:06:04 AM PDT · by annalex · 7 replies
    22 April 2025 Easter Tuesday Sts. Soter & Caius, Popes & Martyrs, video clip of Mass, location unknown clipReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 2:36-41You must repent and be baptized in the name of JesusOn the day of Pentecost, Peter spoke to the Jews: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.’ Hearing this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the apostles, ‘What must we do, brothers?’ ‘You must repent,’ Peter answered ‘and every one of you must be...
  • April 21 - Dealing Radically with Sin - Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    04/22/2025 3:52:01 AM PDT · by metmom · 1 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | 2008 | John McArthur, Grace Community Church
    “‘If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell’” (Matthew 5:29–30). We must be willing, as Jesus teaches here, to relinquish whatever is necessary to protect us from evil and...
  • Easter isn’t over: Why Christians celebrate for 50 days

    04/21/2025 3:03:52 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 48 replies
    CHVN radio 95.1FM ^ | April 21, 2025 | staff
    When most people hear "Easter," they think of a single Sunday filled with lilies, hymns, and maybe a few chocolate eggs. But in the Church's liturgical calendar, Easter is far more than just a day—it's a whole season. In fact, Easter lasts for 50 days! That’s right—Easter is a season, not just a Sunday. Easter Sunday kicks off a 50-day celebration known as Eastertide or the Great Fifty Days, which runs from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. This season is meant to be a joyful, ongoing reflection on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it means for the world....
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Humility in the Face of the Resurrection - Monday, April 21, 2025

    04/21/2025 8:22:36 AM PDT · by fidelis · 6 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | April 21, 2025 | My Catholic Life!
    Daily Readings from the USCCB The chief priests assembled with the elders and took counsel; then they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were asleep.’ And if this gets to the ears of the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” Matthew 28:12–14The Lord of all rose from the grave, conquering sin and death, making it possible for us all to share in His glorious Resurrection! Death had lost. Satan had lost. The corrupt religious leaders had...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 21-April-2025

    04/21/2025 4:43:28 AM PDT · by annalex · 11 replies
    21 April 2025 Easter MondayThe Church of Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Long Island, NYReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 2:14,22-33God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to thisOn the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to say: Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God by the miracles and portents and signs that God worked through him when he was among you, as you all know. This man, who...
  • April 20 - Desire, the Root Sin of Adultery - Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    04/21/2025 4:10:31 AM PDT · by metmom · 11 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | 2008 | John McArthur, Grace Community Church
    “‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery”; but I say to you that everyonewho looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart’” (Matthew 5:27–28). The seventh commandment protects the sanctity of marriage, and anyone who relies on external righteousness to keep it is prone to break it. Just as anger equals murder, lustful desire equals adultery. In Jesus’ admonition, “looks” indicates intentional and repeated gazing. Therefore He means purposeful looking that arouses lust. In contemporary terms, it condemns a man who sees an X-rated movie, watches...
  • America Prayer Vigil - April 21, 2025

    04/20/2025 10:05:52 PM PDT · by metmom · 18 replies
    Free Republic ^ | April 21, 2025 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 20-April-2025

    04/20/2025 10:42:52 AM PDT · by annalex · 15 replies
    20 April 2025 Easter Sunday St. Agnes of Montepulciano, Dominican Sisters of St. Secilia, Nashville, TN Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 10:34,37-43'We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection'Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil....
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! The Message of the Angels - Sunday, April 20, 2025

    04/20/2025 9:07:17 AM PDT · by fidelis · 5 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | April 20, 2025 | My Catholic Life
    Daily Readings from the USCCBAfter the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men.Matthew 28:1–4The angels of God have been present at the most significant moments of human history. There are numerous mentions of angels in the...
  • [Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Readings for Easter Day

    04/19/2025 6:44:53 PM PDT · by fidelis · 2 replies
    The Sacred Page Blog ^ | April 18, 2019 | Dr. John Bergsma
    By Dr. John BergsmaHoly Mother Church offers us Readings from Scripture this Easter Sunday that comprise an elegant review and statement of the whole Gospel message. In particular, they focus our attention on the Resurrection, the Eucharist, and the relationship between the two. 1. The First Reading is Acts 10:34a, 37-43: Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for...
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Holy Saturday with Mother Mary - Saturday, April 19, 2025

    04/19/2025 9:37:41 AM PDT · by fidelis · 5 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | April 19, 2025 | My Catholic Life!
    The Savior of the World died a cruel death upon the Cross. His broken body was laid in the tomb. His disciples scattered and were fearful that they would be next. But our Blessed Mother kept vigil in the perfect hope that her Son would soon rise. Traditionally, Saturdays within the Church year are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This ancient tradition developed in part due to the belief that, as others were filled with fear and confusion, Mother Mary kept vigil on Holy Saturday in prayerful anticipation of Jesus’ resurrection. She knew her Son would rise. She had...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 19-April-2025

    04/19/2025 8:33:34 AM PDT · by annalex · 12 replies
    19 April 2025 Holy SaturdayBasilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, INReadings at MassThere is no Mass on Holy Saturday itself. Here are the readings for the evening Easter Vigil.First readingGenesis 1:1-2:2God saw all that he had made, and indeed it was very goodIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, and God’s spirit hovered over the water. God said, ‘Let there be light’, and there was light. God saw that light was good, and God divided light from darkness. God called light ‘day’,...
  • April 19 - Reconciling with Others - Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    04/19/2025 4:32:40 AM PDT · by metmom · 7 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | 2008 | John McArthur, Grace Community Church
    “‘Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent’” (Matthew 5:25–26). The time for reconciliation with others is always now, just as it is with salvation. Tomorrow may be too late. No excuse is valid to allow bitterness, anger, hatred, or any other sin to keep us separated from...
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Standing by the Cross with Love - Friday, April 18, 2025

    04/18/2025 8:24:33 AM PDT · by fidelis · 7 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | April 18, 2025 | My Catholic Life!
    Daily Readings from the USCCBStanding by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. John 19:25–27If you spent time this Lent pondering the beautiful image of Jesus’ mother standing by the foot of the Cross, then you have some insight into her motherly love and experience on...
  • It's Friday -- But Sunday's Comin'

    04/18/2025 5:35:54 AM PDT · by ShadowAce · 6 replies
    Youtube ^ | 25 May 2010 | Pastor John L. Jefferson
    The story of Jesus Christ's crucifixion is one of betrayal, brutality, despair, and pain. Yet we know even before His death that redemption was promised to be coming soon. We know that the story does not end at the cross. We know what many did not realize that Sundays comin.Celebrating Easter means rejoicing in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recognizing what each of those events can teach us about the character of God. Be reminded of this truth during Easter: God has worked, is working, and will work through all things, even now as we find ourselves...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 18-April-2025

    04/18/2025 5:04:14 AM PDT · by annalex · 14 replies
    18 April 2025Good FridaySacred Heart Church, Tampa, FloridaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(I).There is no Mass today. The readings given here are used in the afternoon celebration of the Lord's Passion.First readingIsaiah 52:13-53:12The servant of the Lord, an expiatory SacrificeSee, my servant will prosper,he shall be lifted up, exalted, rise to great heights.As the crowds were appalled on seeing him– so disfigured did he lookthat he seemed no longer human –so will the crowds be astonished at him,and kings stand speechless before him;for they shall see something never toldand witness something never heard before:‘Who could believe what we have...
  • April 18 - Bridging the Gap to True Worship - Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    04/18/2025 2:11:30 AM PDT · by metmom · 6 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | 2008 | John McArthur, Grace Community Church
    “‘Leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering’” (Matthew 5:24). No matter who is responsible for a severed relationship—and often both sides bear some guilt—it’s essential to reconcile before going to God in worship. Even if you have nothing against the other person and the fault lies entirely with them, you should do everything possible to settle things. You can’t change another’s heart attitude, but you should desire to close the gap between yourself and the other person and hold no grudge against him or her—then...
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Our Model for Holiness - Thursday, April 17, 2025

    04/17/2025 8:36:17 AM PDT · by fidelis · 5 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | April 17, 2025 | My Catholic Life!
    Daily Readings from the USCCB“Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.” John 13:12–15Do you want to be holy? Perhaps this question is not one that everyone will immediately answer with a resounding “Yes.” Sadly, holiness, for some, can seem boring and unattractive. The lure of evil is...
  • April 17 - Hatred Blocks Real Worship - Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    04/17/2025 5:06:39 AM PDT · by metmom · 4 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | 2008 | John McArthur, Grace Community Church
    “‘Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you . . .’” (Matthew 5:23). Outward acts of worship are unacceptable to God as long as we harbor internal sin. They are particularly offensive if we retain a hateful attitude toward a brother and yet attempt to come before God. Worship is important for most religious people today. They can spend much time in places of worship, offering prayers, giving tithes, and doing all sorts of religious activities. But, as with the scribes and Pharisees, none of it is meaningful...
  • Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings 17-April-2025

    04/17/2025 4:46:33 AM PDT · by annalex · 14 replies
    17 April 2025 Maundy Thursday Pope Alexander I, St. Paul Cathedral, Vatican Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.These are the readings for the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.These are the readings for the morning Chrism Mass.First readingIsaiah 61:1-3,6,8-9The Lord has anointed meThe spirit of the Lord has been given to me,for the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;to proclaim liberty to captives,freedom to those in prison;to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord,a day...