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The BreadCast
Spirit-filled daily reflections on the Mass Readings of the Roman Catholic Church from the book Our Daily Bread by James Kurt (with imprimatur). The daily podcasts are voice only, while the podcasts for Sundays and Solemnities are produced with music and other elements. Another podcast recently added: Prayers to the Saints - a prayer to each saint on the calendar for the US. Also with imprimatur.
Episodes
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October 8 - Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jon.4:1-11; Ps.86:3-6,9-10,15; Lk.11:1-4) “Your kingdom come.” “You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, rich in clemency, loathe to punish.” How…
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October 7 - Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jon.3:1-10; Ps.130:1-4,7-8; Lk.10:38-42) “He repented of the evil that He had threatened to do them; He did not carry it out.” Ninevah is spared. Because…
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October 6 - Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jon.1:1-2:1,11; Jon.2:2-5,7-8; Lk.10:25-37) “A Samaritan who was journeying along came on him and was moved to pity at the sight.” First let me note that the…
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October 4 - Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Bar.4:5-12,27-29; Ps.69:33-37; Lk.10:17-24) “He who has brought disaster upon you will, in saving you, bring you back enduring joy.” That enduring joy which…
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October 3 - Friday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Bar.1:15-22; Ps.79:1-5,8-9; Lk.10:13-16) “We have been disobedient to the Lord, our God, and only too ready to disregard His voice.” Woe is upon us for our…
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October 2 - Thursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Neh.8:1-12; Ps.19:8-11; Lk.10:1-12) “They understood the words that had been expounded to them.” What a blessed day we hear of in our first reading. And what…
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October 1 - Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Neh.2:1-8; Ps.137:1-6; Lk.9:57-62) “How could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?” Our home is in heaven. “The foxes have lairs, the birds of the…
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September 27 - Saturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Zec.2:5-9,14-15; Jer.31:10-13; Lk.9:43-45) “They shall come streaming to the Lord’s blessings.” The Kingdom is being prepared. And as bleak as things may seem…
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September 26 - Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Hg.1:15-2:9; Ps.43:1-5; Lk.9:18-22) “Greater will be the future glory of this house than the former, says the Lord of hosts.” “Take courage… and work! For I…
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September 25 - Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Hg.1:1-8; Ps.149:1-6,9; Lk.9:7-9) “He who earned wages earned them for a bag with holes in it.” “Bring timber, and build the house that I may take pleasure in…
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September 24 - Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ezra 9:5-9; Tb.13:1-4,6-8; Lk.9:1-6) “Turn back, you sinners! do the right before Him: perhaps He may look with favor upon you, and show you mercy.” As the…
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September 23 - Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ezra 6:7-8,12,14-20; Ps.122:1-5; Lk.8:19-21) “The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets.”…
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September 22 - Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ezra 1:1-6; Ps.126:1-6; Lk.8:16-18) “Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing.” The Israelites toiled in tears for four hundred years under the yoke of…
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September 20 - Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.6:13-16; Ps.100:2-5; Lk.8:4-15) “Keep God’s command without blame or reproach until our Lord Jesus shall appear.” The Lord’s “kindness endures forever…
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September 19 - Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.6:2-12; Ps.49:6-10,17-20,Mt.5:3; Lk.8:1-3) “Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation, and a trap.” Today we hear Paul’s famous words: “The…
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September 18 - Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.4:12-16; Ps.111:2,7-10; Lk.7:36-50) “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; prudent are all who live by it.” If “the works of His hands are faithful…
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September 17 - Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.3:14-16; Ps.111:1-6; Lk.7:31-35) “God’s wisdom is vindicated by all who accept it.” “The Church of the living God” is the “pillar and bulwark of truth,”…
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September 16 - Tuesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.3:1-13; Ps.101:1-3,5-6; Lk.7:11-17) “He who walks in the way of integrity shall be in my service.” “God has visited His people.” What the people said when…
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September 15 - Monday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.2:1-8; Ps.28:2,6-9; Lk.7:1-10) “Offer prayers with blameless hands held aloft.” We must pray. We must petition the Lord for the good of the world, that…
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September 13 - Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.1:15-17; Ps.113:1-7; Lk.6:43-49) “Any man who desires to come to me will hear my words and put them into practice.” Our psalm today declares that God is…
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September 12 - Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Tm.1:1-2,12-14; Ps.16:1-2,5,7-8,11; Lk.6:39-42) “Remove the plank from your own eye first; then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck from your…
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September 11 - Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.3:12-17; Ps.150:1-6; Lk.6:27-38) “Whatever you do, whether in speech or in action, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus.” “Sing gratefully to God from your…
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September 10 - Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.3:1-11; Ps.145:2-3,9-13; Lk.6:20-26) “Set your heart on what pertains to higher realms where Christ is seated at God’s right hand.” Is this not the…
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September 9 - Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.2:6-15; Ps.145:1-2,8-11; Lk.6:12-19) “Coming down from the mountain with them, He stopped at a level stretch where there were many of His disciples.” In…
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September 6 - Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.1:21-23; Ps.54:3-4,6,8; Lk.6:1-5) “Hold fast to faith, be firmly grounded and steadfast in it.” “The Son of Man is Lord,” Lord of the universe, Lord “even…
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September 5 - Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.1:15-20; Ps.100:1-5; Lk.5:33-39) “New wine should be poured into fresh skins.” “The blood of His cross” is poured forth for us; it becomes the new wine we…
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September 4 - Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.1:9-14; Ps.98:2-6; Lk.5:1-11) “You will multiply good works of every sort and grow in the knowledge of God.” As Simon Peter and the others “caught such a…
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September 3 - Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Col.1:1-8; Ps.52:10-11; Lk.4:38-44) “And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.” The Word goes forth, bringing healing to the hearts of the…
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September 2 - Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.5:1-6,9-11; Ps.27:1,4,13-14; Lk.4:31-37) “Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.” The Word of the Lord has all…
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September 1 - Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.4:13-18; Ps.96:1,3-5,11-13; Lk.4:16-30) “He comes to rule the earth.” He is coming, and has come. He set us free from the prison of sin when first He…
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August 30 - Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.4:9-12; Ps.98:1,7-9; Mt.25:14-30) “Those who have, will get more until they grow rich, while those who have not, will lose even the little they have.”…
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August 29 - Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.4:1-8; Ps.97:1-2,5-6,10-12; Mt.25:1-13) “God has not called us to immorality but to holiness.” And so, “keep your eyes open” and “make still greater…
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August 28 - Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.3:7-13; Ps.90:3-4,12-14,17; Mt.24:42-51) “Stay awake, therefore! You cannot know the day your Lord is coming.” And what is it to stay awake, to be…
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August 27 - Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
1Thes.2:9-13; Ps.139:1,7-12; Mt.23:27-32) “Make your lives worthy of the God who calls you to His kingship and glory.” God is our Father, and those who preach…
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August 26 - Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.2:1-8; Ps.139:1-6; Mt.23:23-26) “First cleanse the inside of the cup so that its outside may be clean.” The Lord rails against the Pharisees again…
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August 25 - Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.1:2-5,8-10; Ps.149:1-6,9; Mt.23:13-22) “You turned to God from idols, to serve Him who is the living and true God.” Contrast is at the heart of today’s…
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August 23 - Saturday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ruth 2:1-3,8-11,4:13-17; Ps.128:1-5; Mt.23:1-12) “The greatest among you will be the one who serves the rest.” Today we can contrast the faith of Ruth with…
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August 22 - Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22; Ps.146:2,5-10; Mt.22:34-40) “Wherever you go I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge, your people shall be my people, and your God…
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August 21 - Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.11:29-39; Ps.40:5,7-10; Mt.22:1-14) “You have made a vow to the Lord. Do with me as you have vowed.” As with the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is blessed not…
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August 20 - Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.9:6-15; Ps.21:2-7; Mt.20:1-16) “The last shall be first and the first shall be last.” Jesus, the Son of God and true King, who is first, has made Himself…
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August 19 - Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.6:11-24; Ps.85:9,11-14; Mt.19:23-30) “Go with the strength you have and save Israel from the power of Midian. It is I who send you.” The world is at…
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August 18 - Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.2:11-19; Ps.106:4,34-37,39-40,43-44; Mt.19:16-22) “They were quick to stray from the way their fathers had taken, and did not follow their example of…
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August 16 - Saturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jos.24:14-29; Ps.16:1-2,5,7-8,11; Mt.19:13-15) “We will serve the Lord, our God, and obey His voice.” Like children we must come before the Lord and extol His…
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August 14 - Thursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jos.3:7-11,13-17; Ps.114:1-6; Mt.18:21-19:1) “My heavenly Father will treat you in exactly the same way unless each of you forgives his brother from his…
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August 13 - Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Dt.34:1-12; Ps.66:1-3,5,8,16-17,20; Mt.18:15-20) “This is the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that I would give to their descendants.” The…
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August 12 - Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Dt.31:1-8; Dt.32:3-4,7-9,12; Mt.18:1-5,10,12-14) “It is the Lord who marches before you; He will be with you and never fail or forsake you.” “Do not fear or…
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August 11 - Monday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
Dt.10:12-22; Ps.147:12-15,19-20; Mt.17:22-27) “In His love for your fathers the Lord was so attached to them as to choose you, their descendants, in preference…
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August 9 - Saturday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Dt.6:4-13; Ps.18:2-4,47,51; Mt.17:14-20) “Praised be the Lord, I exclaim, and I am safe from my enemies.” In our first reading we hear the Shema, the great…
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August 8 - Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Dt.4:32-40; Ps.77:12-16,21; Mt.16:24-28) “The Son of Man will come with His Father’s glory accompanied by His angels.” The Lord God came to “take a nation for…
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August 7 - Thursday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Nm.20:1-13; Ps.95:1-2,6-9; Mt.16:13-23) “‘You are the Messiah,’ Simon Peter answered, ‘the Son of the Living God!’” With this response, because of this faith…
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August 5 - Tuesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I C
(Nm.12:1-13; Ps.51:3-7,12-13; Mt.14:22-36) “The presence of the Lord he beholds.” Throughout the history of salvation, the Lord chooses one man to lead His…
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August 4 - Monday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I B & C
(Nm.11:4-15; Ps.81:2,12-17; Mt.14:13-21) “Israel I would feed with the best of wheat.” But the best of wheat they despise, and seek to satiate their appetite…
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August 2 - Saturday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Lv.25:1,8-17; Ps.67:2-5,7-8; Mt.14:1-12) “It is really the number of crops he sells you.” The earth is the Lord’s; it is not our own. And it is only by His…
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August 1 - Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Lv.23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34-37; Ps.81:2-6,10-11; Mt.13:54-58) “Offer as an oblation to the Lord holocausts and cereal offerings, sacrifices and libations, as…
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July 31 - Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.40:16-21,34-38; Ps.84:2-6,8,11; Mt.13:47-53) “The cloud covered the meeting tent, and the glory of the Lord filled the Dwelling.” The Dwelling is the…
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July 30 - Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.34:29-35; Ps.99:5-7,9; Mt.13:44-46) “The skin of his face had become radiant while he conversed with the Lord.” His face shining like the pearl of great…
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July 29 - Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.33:7-11,34:5-9,28; Ps.103:6-13; Mt.13:36-43) “The angels will hurl them into the fiery furnace where they will wail and grind their teeth.” It is the…
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July 28 - Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.32:15-24,30-34; Ps.106:1,19-23; Mt.13:31-35) “Eventually the whole mass of dough began to rise.” The kingdom of God comes gradually, grows imperceptibly…
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July 26 - Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.24:3-8; Ps.50:1-2,5-6,14-15; Mt.13:24-30) “All that the Lord has said, we will heed and do.” But will they? Who among them will remain faithful to the…
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July 24 - Thursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ex.19:1-2,9-11,16-20; Dn.3:52-56; Mt.13:10-17) “Blest are your eyes because they see and blest are your ears because they hear.” Jesus tells us today, “Many a…