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S25 Ep 1108Daily Mass: We align our values to God's commands
The Lord teaches his disciples to use earthly resources with the wisdom of heaven. (Lectionary #490) November 8, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1107Daily Mass: We prepare for the urgency of our spiritual lives
The Lord offers a parable that invites us to be prepared for the urgent moments that confront us in our spiritual lives. (Lectionary #489) November 7, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1106Daily Mass: Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them
In response to comments from the Pharisees, Jesus offers two parables that underscore how God seeks us out when we are lost and invites us to repent. (Lectionary #488) November 6, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1105Daily Mass: The true cost of discipleship
Jesus makes it clear about the true cost of being his disciple, offering a couple of parables to underscore what is at stake in our spiritual lives. (Lectionary #487) November 5, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1104Daily Mass: God invites, will we respond?
Jesus offers a parable about an invitation to a banquet, prompting us to consider how we will respond to the Lord's call to follow him today. (Lectionary #486) November 4, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1103Daily Mass: We reach out to those who cannot repay us
Jesus challenges us to welcome to our table those who cannot repay us, for heaven smiles when share our blessings with one another. (Lectionary #485) November 3, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1141Study, Pray, Serve: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. (Lectionary #671) November 3, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1102All Souls: May they rest in peace!
We commend our beloved dead to the mercy of God, praying for the repose of their souls and mindful that we embrace the precious gift of life, for one day we will join their ranks. (Lectionary #668) November 1, 2025 - Cathedral of Christ the King - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1101Daily Mass: We are blessed when we are with Christ
On this feast of All Saints (which is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year,) we remember that we are blessed in the highs and lows of life when we are closely connected to Christ. (Lectionary #667) November 1, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1031Daily Mass: We keep first things first when it comes to our faith
Jesus speaks to the scholars and Pharisees, reminding them to keep first things first when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. (Lectionary #483) October 31, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
Ep 1030Daily Mass: Jesus reflects upon Jerusalem
Speaking to the Pharisees, Jesus reflects on his saving work to be accomplished in Jerusalem. (Lectionary #482) October 30, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1029Daily Mass: We strive to enter through the narrow gate
The Lord challenges us to strive to enter through the narrow gate. (Lectionary #481) October 29, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1028Daily Mass: The Lord calls us to do his work
After his night vigil in prayer, the Lord calls forth by name from his disciples twelve Apostles to carry out his work. (Lectionary #666) October 28, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1127Daily Mass: The Lord liberates on the sabbath
Jesus liberates a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years on the sabbath. (Lectionary #479) October 27, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1044Study, Pray, Serve: All Souls
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. October 27, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 102630th Sunday of the Year: O God, be merciful to me a sinner
Jesus offers a parable, revealing an insight into a compelling and powerful prayer. (Lectionary #150) October 25, 2025 - St. William Catholic Church - Foxboro, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1125Daily Mass: The Lord exhorts us to repentance
Jesus exhorts his disciples to repent, and then he offers a parable that encourages us to become spiritually fruitful. (Lectionary #478) October 25, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1124Daily Mass: We see and respond to the sign of the times
Just as we recognize the signs in nature to discern the weather, so too, we discern God's presence in our lives and adjust our spiritual lives accordingly. (Lectionary #477) October 24, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1123Daily Mass: The Lord comes to set the earth on fire
Jesus speaks of the fire he brings to the earth as he approaches his baptism, inviting us to embrace the flame of faith to purify our hearts and be ready to stand with Christ. (Lectionary #476) October 23, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1022Daily Mass: We have been entrusted with great blessings
The Lord challenges to recognize our blessings and live them with conviction. (Lectionary #475) October 22, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1021Daily Mass: Be vigilant, inside and out
The Lord reminds us to vigilant and ready to respond whenever God knocks on the door of our hearts. (Lectionary #474) October 21, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1020Daily Mass: The Lord teaches us to guard against greed
A comment from the crowd prompts Jesus to challenge his disciples to guard against all forms of greed. (Lectionary #473) October 20, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1043Study, Pray, Serve: 30th Sunday of the Year
Let's explore some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 30th Sunday of the Year. (Lectionary #150) October 20, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 101929th Sunday of the Year: Our help is from the Lord
Psalm 121 gives us hope when we are exhausted and empty; our help is from the Lord! (Lectionary #147) October 18, 2025 - St. William Catholic Church - Foxboro, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1018Daily Mass: Jesus shows us how to live our faith in the world
Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples to prepare people for his coming, and he shows them how they are to live and act in a practical and powerful way. (Lectionary #661) October 18, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1017Daily Mass: A warning against hypocrisy and fear
Jesus offers a warning against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and the difference between a physical and a spiritual death. (Lectionary #471) October 17, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1016Daily Mass: Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord
Psalm 130 dramatically reminds us of our limitations and sinfulness as we trust in the Lord and cry for help. (Lectionary #470) October 16, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1015Daily Mass: There is no partiality with God
Both the Letter to the Romans and the Gospel of Luke offer a blistering commentary on us when we pass judgment without humbly recognizing our own sins. (Lectionary #469) October 15, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1014Daily Mass: We pay attention to what is on the inside
The Lord challenges us to explore the state of our inner hearts, giving us an outward action to cleanse our souls through almsgiving. (Lectionary #468) October 14, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1013Daily Mass: The sign of Jonah calls us to repent
Jesus urges us to embrace the sign of Jonah and repent of our sins. (Lectionary #467) October 13, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1042Study, Pray, Serve: 29th Sunday of the Year
Let's examine the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 29th Sunday of the Year. (Lectionary #147) October 13, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 101228th Sunday of the Year: Gratitude is powerful spiritual medicine
A newly healed Samaritan leper returns to Jesus, praising God and filled with gratitude...inviting us to cultivate a thankful heart that fosters honesty, humility and joy. (Lectionary #144) October 11, 2025 - Cathedral of Christ the King - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1011Daily Mass: We are blessed when we hear and act on the word of God
Jesus teaches that we are blessed when we hear the word of God and observe it. (Lectionary #466) October 11, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1010Daily Mass: Demons are driven out by the finger of God
Responding to a comment from the crowd, Jesus addresses the power by which he casts out demons. (Lectionary #645) October 10, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1009Daily Mass: Christ invites us to ask, seek, and knock with persistence
Speaking to his disciples, the Lord invites his followers to ask, seek, and knock with persistent effort as they call upon the Holy Spirit. (Lectionary #464) October 9, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1008Daily Mass: Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer
Jesus teaches the Lord's Prayer to his disciples in the Gospel of Luke. (Lectionary #463) October 8, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1007Daily Mass: Mary & Martha
Jesus responds with deep friendship to both Mary and Martha. (Lectionary #462) October 7, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1006Daily Mass: We are called to be Good Samaritans
Jesus offers the parable of the Good Samaritan to remind us that we are called to care for all people with compassion. (Lectionary #461) October 6, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1041Study, Pray, Serve: 28th Sunday of the Year
Here are some of the themes that we discover in the Mass readings for the 28th Sunday of the Year. (Lectionary #144) October 6, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 100527th Sunday of the Year: Stir into flame the gift of faith
The Second Letter to Timothy and the Gospel of Luke instruct us about two crucial elements of our faith: we start small and keep feeding the flame! (Lectionary #141) October 4, 2025 - St. William Catholic Church - Foxboro, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1004Daily Mass: Our goal is heaven!
The 72 disciples return rejoicing at the power of the name of Jesus. (Lectionary #460) October 4, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1003Daily Mass: There are real consequences for the choices of our lives
Jesus offers a stern warning to the villages of Capernaum, Bethsaida, and Chorazin, reminding us that there are real consequences for the choices of our lives. (Lectionary #459) October 3, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1002Daily Mass: Angel of God, my guardian dear!
On this feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, we call upon the heavenly help that God provides "to light and guard, to rule and guide" as we journey through this life. (Lectionary #458/650) October 2, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 1001Daily Mass: We follow Christ; everything else steps aside
As people seek to follow Jesus, the Lord makes it clear that we will make great sacrifices as we place Christ at the center of our lives. (Lectionary #457) October 1, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 930Daily Mass: We respond to rejection with continued trust in the Lord
After Jesus is rejected by a Samaritan town, the Lord rebukes James and John when they call for a violent response. (Lectionary #456) September 30, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 929Daily Mass: We fight our spiritual battles with the help of the archangels
On this feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, we are inspired to fight our spiritual battles with the help of the angels who cast out Satan who was defeated by the Blood of the Lamb of God. (Lectionary #647) September 29, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 945Study, Pray, Serve: 27th Sunday of the Year
Let's review some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 27th Sunday of the Year. (Lectionary #141) September 29, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 92826th Sunday of the Year: We have everything that we need for eternal life
Jesus speaks a parable to the Pharisees about a rich man and a poor man named Lazarus, reminding us that we have been blessed with all the resources that we need to journey from this life to the next. (Lectionary #138) September 28, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 927Daily Mass: When filled with fear, we follow with faith in Christ
As Jesus speaks again of his approaching Passion, the fear of the disciples reveals those moments when we are afraid, and it challenges us to embrace our faith in Christ for the strength we need. (Lectionary #454) September 27, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com
S25 Ep 926Daily Mass: We claim that Jesus is the Christ
When asked by Jesus, Peter declares that he is "the Christ of God," and the Lord reveals the first prophecy of his Passion. (Lectionary #453) September 26, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com