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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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June 8 - Pentecost Sunday, Year C
(Acts 2:1-11; Ps.104:1,24,29-31,34; Rom.8:8-17; Jn.14:15-16,23b-26) "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him…
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June 1 - Sunday of the 7th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 7:55-60; Ps.97:1-2,6-7,9; Rv.22:12-14,16-17,20; Jn.17:20-26) "I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave…
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May 31 - The Visitation
(Zeph.3:14-18 or Rom.12:9-16; Is.12:2-6; Lk.1:39-56) "Sing praise to the Lord for His glorious achievement; let this be known throughout all the earth." How…
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May 25 - Sunday of the 6th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Ps.67:2-6,8; Rv.21:10-14,22-23; Jn.14:23-29) "The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed…
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May 18 - Sunday of the 5th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 14:21-27; Ps.145:1,8-13; Rv.21:1-5a; Jn.13:31-33a,34-35) "Behold, God's dwelling is with the human race." This is the promise on which we set our hearts…
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May 10 - Saturday of the 3rd Week of Easter
(Acts 9:31-42; Ps.116:12-17; Jn.6:60-69) "We have come to believe." Yes, Peter professes for the Twelve (except Judas, of course), "We are convinced that you…
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May 11 - Sunday of the 4th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 13:14,43-52; Ps.100:1-3,5; Rv.7:9,14b-17; Jn.10:27-30) "The Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of…
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May 4 - Sunday of the 3rd Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 5:27-32,40b-41; Ps.30:2,4-6,11-13; Rv.5:11-14; Jn.21:1-19) "You changed my mourning into dancing." Throughout our readings today we witness the glory the…
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May 3 - Sts. Philip and James
(1Cor.15:1-8; Ps.19:2-5; Jn.14:6-14) "The man who has faith in me will do the works I do." What is the message the apostles preach "to the ends of the world"?…
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April 27 - Divine Mercy Sunday, Year C
(Acts 5:12-16; Ps.118:1-4,22-27; Rv.1:9-13,17-19; Jn.20:19-31) "When I caught sight of Him, I fell down at His feet as though dead." But Jesus "touched [John]…
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April 9 - Wednesday of the 5th Week of Lent
(Dn.3:14-20,91-92,95; Dn.3:52-56; Jn.8:31-42) "The truth will set you free." Sin binds. Like the cords with which "the strongest men in [Nebuchadnezzar's] army…
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April 6 - Sunday of the 5th Week of Lent, Year C
(Is.43:16-21; Ps.126:1-6; Phil.3:8-14; Jn.8:1-11) "Forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the…
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April 3 - Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
(Ex.32:7-14; Ps.106:4,19-23; Jn.5:31-47) "If you believed Moses you would then believe me, for it was about me that he wrote." As Moses wrote, so Jesus speaks…
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March 30 - Sunday of the 4th Week of Lent, Year C
(Jos.5:9a,10-12; Ps.34:2-7,9; 2Cor.5:17-21; Lk.15:1-3,11-32) "Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you." As the Israelites now realize their…
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March 23 - Sunday of the 3rd Week of Lent, Year C
(Ex.3:1-8a,13-15; Ps.103:1-4,6-8,11; 1Cor.10:1-6,10-12; Lk.13:1-9) "The Lord secures justice and the rights of all the oppressed." Thus does the Lord God…
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March 16 - Sunday of the 2nd Week of Lent, Year C
(Gn.15:5-12,17-18; Ps.27:1,7-9,13-14; Phil.3:17-4:1; Lk.9:28-36) "A cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the…
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March 9 - Sunday of the 1st Week of Lent, Year C
(Dt.26:4-10; Ps.91:1-2,10-15; Rom.10:8-13; Lk.4:1-13) "To His angels He has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways." Can there be any…
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March 4 - Tuesday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.35:1-12; Ps.50:5-8,14,23; Mk.10:28-31) "The just man's sacrifice is most pleasing, nor will it ever be forgotten." Peter is moved today to voice his fear…
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March 3 - Monday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.17:19-27; Ps.32:1-2,5-7,11; Mk.10:17-27) "Jesus fixed His gaze on them and said, 'For man it is impossible but not for God.'" With these incisive words…
The BreadCastMarch 2 - Sunday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(Sir.27:4-7; Ps.92:2-3,13-16; 1Cor.15:54-58; Lk.6:39-45) "Be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord." Brothers and sisters, "in the Lord…
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March 1 - Saturday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.17:1-15; Ps.103:13-18; Mk.10:13-16) "Let the children come to me and do not hinder them." O how the Lord "looks with favor upon [our] hearts, and shows…
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February 28 - Friday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.6:5-17; Ps.119:12,16,18,27,34-35; Mk.10:1-12) "They are no longer two but one flesh." How much more clearly could the Lord speak of the unity found in…
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February 27 - Thursday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.5:1-8; Ps.1:1-4,6,40:50; Mk.9:41-50) "Mercy and anger are alike with Him; upon the wicked alights His wrath." "The way of the wicked vanishes." It must…
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February 26 - Wednesday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.4:11-19; Ps.119:165,168,171-172,174-175; Mk.9:38-40) "Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the Lord loves." Such is wisdom, she who…
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February 25 - Tuesday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.2:1-11; Ps.37:3-5,18-19,27-28,39-40; Mk.9:30-37) "My son, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials." Is Jesus not "teaching His…
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February 24 - Monday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.1:1-10; Ps.93:1-2,5; Mk.9:14-29) "There is but one, wise and truly awe-inspiring, seated upon His throne: It is the Lord." "The Lord is King, in splendor…
The BreadCastFebruary 23 - Sunday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(1Sm.26:2,7-9,12-13,22-23; Ps.103:1-4,8,10,12-13; 1Cor.15:45-49; Lk.6:27-38) "Who can lay hands on the Lord's anointed and remain unpunished?" This does David…
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February 22 - Chair of St. Peter
(1Pt.5:1-4; Ps.23:1-6; Mt.16:13-19) "On this rock I will build my Church." And Simon's name is changed to "Peter", which means "Rock", to signify that here is…
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February 21 - Friday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.11:1-9; Ps.33:10-15; Mk.8:34-9:1) "What profit does a man show who gains the whole world and destroys himself in the process?" Listen to what the men of…
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February 20 - Thursday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.9:1-13; Ps.102:16-23,29; Mk.8:27-33) "The children of your servants shall abide, and their posterity shall continue in your presence." In our first reading…
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February 19 - Wednesday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.8:6-13,20-22; Ps.116:12-15,17-19; Mk.8:22-26) "Noah then removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was drying up." A return to…
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February 18 - Tuesday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.6:5-8,7:1-5,10; Ps.29:1-4,9-11; Mk.8:14-21) "The voice of the Lord is over the waters, the Lord, over vast waters." "Mighty" indeed is the voice of God…
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February 17 - Monday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.4:1-15,25; Ps.50:1,8,14,16-17,20-21; Mk.8:11-13) "Sin is a demon lurking at the door: his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master." Thus does the…
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February 16 - Sunday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(Jer.17:5-8; Ps.1:1-4,6,40:5; 1Cor.15:12,16-20; Lk.6:17,20-26) "If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all." For His…
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February 15 - Saturday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.3:9-24; Ps.90:1-6,12-13; Mk.8:1-10) "You are dust, and to dust you shall return." Because of the fall we come face-to-face with this truth: our own…
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February 14 - Friday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.3:1-8; Ps.32:1-2,5-7; Mk.7:31-37) "The eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked." How different this opening of the eyes of…
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February 13 - Thursday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.2:18-25; Ps.128:1-5; Mk.7:24-30) "A man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body." And Jesus leaves His…
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February 12 - Wednesday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.2:4-9,15-17; Ps.104:1-2,27-30; Mk.7:14-23) "The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man…
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February 11 - Tuesday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.1:20-2:4; Ps.8:2,4-9; Mk.7:1-13) "God created man in His image; in the divine image He created him." At God's word "the water teem[s] with an abundance of…
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February 10 - Monday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.1:1-19; Ps.104:1-2,5-6,10,12,24,31,35; Mk.6:53-56) "How manifold are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you have wrought them all." It is the Lord who "fixed…
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February 9 - Sunday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(Is.6:1-2a,3-8; Ps.138:1-5,7-8; 1Cor.15:1-11; Lk.5:1-11) "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." "Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?"…
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February 8 - Saturday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.13:15-17,20-21; Ps.23:1-6; Mk.6:30-34) "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." All things are cared for by the Lord; our work and our rest are in His…
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February 7 - Friday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.13:1-8; Ps.27:1,3,5,8-9; Mk.6:14-29) "I will never desert you, nor will I forsake you." A series of parallels we have today between our first reading and…
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February 6 - Thursday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.12:18-19,21-24; Ps.48:2-4,9-11; Mk.6:7-13) "You have drawn near to MountZion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem…" "…to the assembly of…
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February 5 - Wednesday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.12:4-7,11-15; Ps.103:1-2,13-14,17-18; Mk.6:1-6) "Whom the Lord loves, He disciplines; He scourges every son He receives." Like His only Son we must be…
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February 4 - Tuesday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.12:1-4; Ps.22:26-28,30-32; Mk.5:21-43) "Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, who inspires and perfects our faith." Like the woman in our gospel who saw…
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February 3 - Monday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.11:32-40; Ps.31:20-25; Mk.5:1-20) "They broke the jaws of lions, put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword…" In each of these descriptions of the…
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February 1 - Saturday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.11:1-2,8-19; Lk.1:68-75; Mk.4:35-41) "Why are you so terrified? Why are you lacking in faith?" "Faith is confident assurance concerning what we hope for…
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January 31 - Friday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.10:32-39; Ps.37:3-6,23-24,39-40; Mk.4:26-34) "You need patience to do God's will and receive what He has promised." Brothers and sisters, "we are not…
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January 30 - Thursday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.10:19-25; Ps.24:1-6; Mk.4:21-25) "Since we have a great high priest who is over the house of God, let us draw near in utter sincerity and absolute…
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January 29 - Wednesday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.10:11-18; Ps.110:1-4; Mk.4:1-20) "I will put my laws in their hearts and I will write them on their minds." He will plant His seed firmly upon "good…
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January 28 - Tuesday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.10:1-10; Ps.40:2,4,7-11; Mk.3:31-35) "I have come to do your will, O God." But what is this will of God? How do we know it? How shall we live it? The will…
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January 27 - Monday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.9:15,24-28; Ps.98:1-6; Mk.3:22-30) "His death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions." By his death Jesus has disarmed the devil; the Lord…
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January 26 - Sunday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(Neh.8:2-4a,5-6,8-10; Ps.19:8-10,15; 1Cor.12:12-30; Lk.1:1-4,4:14-21) "He opened the scroll so that all the people might see it." These words are spoken of…
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January 25 - The Conversion of St. Paul
(Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps.117:1-2,Mk.16:15; Mk.16:15-18) "Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to all creation." One would not have…
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January 24 - Friday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.8:6-13; Ps.85:8,10-14; Mk.3:13-19) "I will be their God and they shall be my people." "Near indeed is His salvation to those who fear Him, glory dwelling…
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January 23 - Thursday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.7:25-8:6; Ps.40:7-10,17; Mk.3:7-12) "Jesus is always able to save those who approach God through Him, since He forever lives to make intercession for…
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January 22 - Wednesday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.7:1-3,15-17; Ps.110:1-4; Mk.3:1-6) "Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest…
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January 21 - Tuesday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.6:10-20; Ps.111:1-2,4-5,9-10; Mk.2:23-28) "I will indeed bless you, and multiply you." God promised to bless Abraham, to make his descendants numerous as…
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January 20 - Monday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.5:1-10; Ps.110:1-4; Mk.2:18-22) "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek." Without beginning or end is the holy priesthood of our…