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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Solemnity of All Saints 6:19

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Gospel Matthew 5:1-12a When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed a…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time 5:55

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Gospel Luke 14:1-6 On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy. Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, "Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?" But they kept silent; so he too…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time 6:24

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Gospel Luke 13:31-35 Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, "Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you." He replied, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose. Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day, for it is…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time 6:57

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Gospel Luke 13:22-30 Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. After the master of the house has arisen…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles 6:00

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Gospel Luke 6:12-16 Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time 6:31

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Gospel Luke 13:10-17 Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are set free of your infirmity." He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up s…

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HOMILY • The 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 28:19

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Originally aired on October 23, 2016, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time 7:14

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Gospel Luke 13:1-9 Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. He said to them in reply, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they …

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time 6:19

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Gospel Luke 12:54-59 Jesus said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot–and so it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do yo…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time 6:31

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Gospel Luke 12:49-53 Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a hou…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time 7:22

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Gospel Luke 12:39-48 Jesus said to his disciples: "Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" An…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time 5:58

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Gospel Luke 12:35-38 Jesus said to his disciples: "Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at tabl…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time 6:35

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Gospel Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions." Then he told them…

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HOMILY • The 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27:41

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Originally aired on October 20, 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist 6:57

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Gospel Luke 10:1-9 The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr 6:30

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Gospel Luke 12:1-7 At that time: So many people were crowding together that they were trampling one another underfoot. Jesus began to speak, first to his disciples, "Beware of the leaven–that is, the hypocrisy–of the Pharisees. "There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time 6:38

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Gospel Luke 11:47-54 The Lord said: "Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets whom your fathers killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building. Therefore, the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and Apostles; some of them they will kill and…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church 6:12

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Gospel Luke 11:42-46 The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces. Woe to you! You are…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time 6:05

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Gospel Luke 11:37-41 After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, "Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time 6:11

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Gospel Luke 11:29-32 While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the…

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HOMILY • The 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27:24

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Originally aired on October 13, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 5:34

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Gospel Luke 11:27-28 While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed." He replied, "Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” Reflection When a woman makes a comment about how blessed the person is who is able to bring Je…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 7:39

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Gospel Luke 11:15-26 When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. And i…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 6:48

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Gospel Luke 11:5-13 Jesus said to his disciples: "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,' and he says in reply from within, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my chi…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 6:37

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Gospel Luke 11:1-4 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive eve…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary 6:28

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By Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 7:57

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Gospel Luke 10:25-37 There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?" He said in reply, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your min…

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HOMILY • The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27:15

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Originally aired on October 6, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi 6:53

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Gospel Luke 10:17-24 The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name." Jesus said, "I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power 'to tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time 6:27

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Gospel Luke 10:13-16 Jesus said to them, "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And as for you, Capernaum, 'Will you be e…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels 6:34

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Gospel Matthew 18:1-5, 10 The disciples approached Jesus and said, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?" He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church 5:49

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Gospel Luke 9:57-62 As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head." And to another he said, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, let me go first and bury my fat…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church 6:01

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Gospel Luke 9:51-56 When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples Jame…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels 6:15

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Gospel John 1:47-51 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him." Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of …

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HOMILY • The 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27:57

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Originally aired on September 29, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflection on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest 5:45

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Gospel Luke 9:43b-45 While they were all amazed at his every deed, Jesus said to his disciples, "Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men." But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. Refl…

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PRI Reflection on Scripture | Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time 5:49

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Gospel Luke 9:18-22 Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.…

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PRI Reflection on Scripture | Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time 5:35

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Gospel Luke 9:7-9 Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, "John has been raised from the dead"; others were saying, "Elijah has appeared"; still others, "One of the ancient prophets has arisen." But Herod said, "John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?" An…

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PRI Reflection on Scripture | Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time 5:52

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Gospel Luke 9:1-6 Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic. Whatever house you enter, …

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PRI Reflection on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 5:52

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Gospel Luke 8:19-21 The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you." He said to them in reply, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it." Reflection There are two passages i…

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PRI Reflection on Scripture | Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time 5:49

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Gospel Luke 8:16-18 Jesus said to the crowd: "No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care, then, how you hear. …

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HOMILY • The 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 28:38

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Originally aired on September 22, 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs 7:21

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Gospel Luke 8:4-15 When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to Jesus, he spoke in a parable. “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled, and the birds of the sky ate it up. Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew, it withered for lack of moisture. S…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time 5:41

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Gospel Luke 8:1-3 Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, an…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time 7:27

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Gospel Luke 7:36-50 A certain Pharisee invited Jesus to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee. Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment, she stood behind him at his feet weeping and began to bathe his feet with h…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time 6:01

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Gospel Luke 7:31-35 Jesus said to the crowds: "To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, 'We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.' For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking w…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs 6:17

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Gospel Luke 7:11-17 Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said t…

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows 5:21

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Gospel Luke 2:33-35 Jesus' father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted and you yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” Refle…

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HOMILY • Exaltation of the Holy Cross 23:00

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Originally aired on September 14, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Msgr. Don Fischer

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PRI Reflections on Scripture | Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 6:47

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Gospel Luke 6:43-49 Jesus said to his disciples: "A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person o…