by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
Catholic TV Mass for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 17, 2018, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [can take a moment to load] [Click here for Mass Readings] Your browser does not support iframes. [featured image is file photo]
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“‘… the Kingdom of God … is like a mustard seed … the smallest of all the seeds … once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.’ …”
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Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘”You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. … whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman
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“… ‘You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment …’”
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[first posted by Faith Central on March 5, 2010] The Holy Father used his Feb. 10, 2010, general audience as an opportunity to teach about Saint Anthony of Padua. The Franciscan lived 35 years, from 1195-1231. Building upon a central Franciscan theme of Divine Love, Saint Anthony defined prayer “as a relationship of love, which leads man to a dialogue
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Catholic TV Mass for the Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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Jesus said … ‘… I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. … whoever obeys and teaches these Commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.’”
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“… With his outstanding gifts of intelligence, balance, apostolic zeal and … mystic fervour, [St.] Anthony contributed significantly to the development of Franciscan spirituality. … He dedicated himself … to the study of the Bible and of the Church Fathers, acquiring … theological knowledge … Anthony laid the foundations of Franciscan theology * * * he commented on … texts
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“Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘You are the salt of the earth. … You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. …’”
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[from Matthew 5:2-12] “… [Jesus] 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 are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the
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