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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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August 20 - Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.36:23-28; Ps.51:12-15,18-19,Ez.36:25; Mt.22:1-14) "Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me." The Lord desires to "prove…
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August 19 - Prayer to St. John Eudes
O priest of Jesus and Mary so dedicated to the Hearts of our Lord and Lady and the formation of your fellow priests, how well you preached of our need to be…
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August 19 - Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.34:1-11; Ps.23:1-6; Mt.20:1-16) "I myself will look after and tend my sheep." How grateful we should be that "the Lord is [our] shepherd," for with Him we…
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August 18 - Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.28:1-10; Dt.32:26-28,30,35-36,39; Mt.19:23-30) "Only with difficulty will a rich man enter the kingdom of God." Yes, "close at hand is the day of their…
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August 17 - Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.24:15-24; Dt.32:18-21; Mt.19:16-22) "Son of man, by a sudden blow I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes, but do not mourn or weep or shed any…
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August 16 - Prayer to St. Stephen of Hungary
O faithful king, loyal son of MotherChurch and just ruler of your people, in peace and piety, humbly and honorably you executed your duties, never showing…
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August 16 - Sunday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(Is.56:1,6-7; Ps.67:2-3,5-6,8; Rom.11:13-15,29-32; Mt.15:21-28) "God delivered all to disobedience, that He might have mercy upon all." (In love let me speak…
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August 15 - Prayer on the Assumption
O glorious Virgin Mary, preserved from sin from the moment of your conception and now raised with your Son unto Heaven, blessed are you among women, most…
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August 15 - The Assumption
(Rv.11:19a,12:1-6a,10ab; Ps.45:10-12,16; 1Cor.15:20-26; Lk.1:39-56) "A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her…
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August 14 - Prayer to St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
O soldier of the Immaculate Virgin and martyr for our Lord, well you spread the fame of the Mother of all graces, calling all souls to repentance that she…
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August 14 - Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.16:1-15,60,63 or Ez.16:59-63; Is.12:1-6; Mt.19:3-12) "I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were a girl, and I will set up an everlasting…
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August 13 - Prayer to Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus
O brothers united in faith and in offering the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of that faith, for the sake of God's Church – pray nothing shall separate…
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August 13 - Thursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.12:1-12; Ps.78:7,56-59,61-62; Mt.18:21-19:1) "As captives they shall go into exile." "The prince who is among them shall shoulder his burden and set out in…
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August 12 - Prayer to St. Jane Frances de Chantal
O tireless worker for the Lord who when cut off from everything dearest to you gave yourself completely to God, you who have shown the way of the martyrdom of…
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August 12 - Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.9:1-7,10:18-22; Ps.113:1-6; Mt.18:15-20) "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst." And so the four living creatures, the…
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August 11 - Prayer to St. Clare
O bride of Christ whose poverty matched His own, whose humility made Him known, whose love indeed approached His throne and the embrace of His holy arms – pray…
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August 11 - Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Ez.2:8-3:4; Ps.119:14,24,72,103,111,131; Mt.18:1-5,10,12-14) "How sweet to my palate are your promises, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" And is there a…
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August 10 - Prayer to St. Lawrence
O generous soul, you gave your life freely to the poor and your death completely to the Lord; a grain of wheat fallen to the earth, you have indeed produced…
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August 10 - St. Lawrence
(2Cor.9:6-10; Ps.112:1-2,5-9; Jn.12:24-26) "The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance." The servant of the Lord lays down his life in His name. Today we…
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August 9 - Prayer to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
O sacrificial victim seeking to bring peace to a dark world, you found your wisdom in love, in the love of Christ and in His Cross, and died three times for…
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August 9 - Sunday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(1Kgs.19:9a,11-13a; Ps.85:8-14; Rm.9:1-5; Mt.14:22-33) "When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance to the cave."…
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August 8 - Prayer to St. Dominic
O humble preacher who walked in poverty with Christ your King and spoke in power to destroy lie by truth, you gathered men around you to be bearers of the…
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August 8 - Saturday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Hb.1:12-2:4; Ps.9:8-13; Mt.17:14-20) "They trust in you who cherish your name, for you forsake not those who seek you, O Lord." "Why could we not expel it?"…
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August 7 - Prayer to St. Cajetan
O reformer of the Church and leader of her priests and people, calling all to live the Gospel, to give their hearts in the service of Christ, who alone can…
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August 7 - Prayer to St. Sixtus II and Companions
O martyrs of the faith ordained by the Lord to shed blood for His sake and the sake of His Church, to give witness to the glory of Christ and so win the crown…
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August 7 - Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Nah.2:1,3,3:1-3,6-7; Dt.32:35-36,39,41; Mt.16:24-28) "It is I who bring both death and life, I who inflict wounds and heal them." When the Lord comes indeed…
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August 6 - The Transfiguration
(Dn.7:9-10,13-14; Ps.97:1-2,5-6,9; 2Pt.1:16-19; Mt.17:1-9 – Mk.9:2-10 – Lk.9:28b-36 Note: since the three gospel accounts vary only in detail, they are treated…
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August 5 - Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.31:1-7; Jer.31:10-13; Mt.15:21-28) "Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the Lord's blessings." In our first…
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August 4 - Prayer to St. John Mary Vianney
O priest exemplar, O preacher and confessor extraordinaire, healer of souls who by prayer and penance was made holy unto God and brought others to that same…
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August 4 - Tuesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II A
(Jer.30:1-2,12-15,18-22; Ps.102:16-23,29; Mt.15:1-2,10-14) "Every planting not put down by my heavenly Father will be uprooted." Is it not these Pharisees of…
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August 3 - Monday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II A
(Jer.28:1-17; Ps.119:29,43,68,79-80,95,102; Mt.14:22-36) "Let those turn to me who fear you and acknowledge your decrees." Hananiah does not fear the Lord; he…
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August 2 - Prayer to St. Peter Julian Eymard
O priest of the Blessed Sacrament, you gave your life in sacrifice at the altar of the Lord and in all the trials of this earth; you suffered all for Jesus and…
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August 2 - Prayer to St. Eusebius of Vercelli
O vigorous defender of the divinity of Christ, you who suffered exile for your work for the faith, you who had a true shepherd's heart and cared so deeply for…
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August 2 - Sunday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(Is.55:1-3; Ps.145:8-9,15-18; Rm.8:35,37-39; Mt.14:13-21) "The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season." And the song of…
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August 1 - Prayer to St. Alphonsus Liguori
O patron of moral theologians and servant of the poor, how blessed was your loving wisdom, your understanding of God and His love for us, made perfectly known…
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August 1 - Saturday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.26:11-16,24; Ps.69:14-16,30-31,33-34; Mt.14:1-12) "In truth it was the Lord who sent me to you, to speak all these things for you to hear." Jeremiah…
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July 31 - Prayer to St. Ignatius of Loyola
O strong and holy apostle, soldier for the Lord Jesus and defender of His Church, you gathered together an army to labor in mission fields, to educate the…
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July 31 - Friday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.26:1-9; Ps.69:5,8-10,14; Mt.13:54-58) "No prophet is without honor, except in his native place, indeed in his own house." How consonant are our readings…
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July 30 - Prayer to St. Peter Chrysologus
O you of golden words, of angelic tongue, of sermons refined seven times by the Spirit of God… O how you made present on earth the invisible Creator even as He…
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July 30 - Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.18:1-6; Ps.146:1-6; Mt.13:47-53) "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel." "I went down to the potter's house and…
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July 29 - Prayer to Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
O servants of the Lord who welcomed Him into your home, fulfilling all the duties of hospitality, and yet realized as He taught that it is He who serves us…
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July 29 - Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.15:10,16-21; Ps.59:2-4,10-11,17-18; Mt.13:44-46) "If you repent, so that I restore you, in my presence you shall stand." The Lord called Jeremiah even…
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July 28 - Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.14:17-22; Ps.79:8-9,11,13; Mt.13:36-43) "Remember not against us the iniquities of the past; may your compassion quickly come to us, for we are brought…
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July 27 - Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.13:1-11; Dt.32:18-21; Mt.13:31-35) "You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you. You forgot the God who gave you birth." So Moses says of the people he…
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July 26 - Prayer to Sts. Joachim and Anne
O parents of the Virgin Mary, grandparents of the Lord our God, you who gave birth to our Blessed Mother, through whom we are blessed for all ages… O you…
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July 26 - Sunday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(1Kgs.3:5,7-12; Ps.119:57,72,76-77,97,127-130; Rm.8:28-30; Mt.13:44-52) "The revelation of your words sheds light, giving understanding to the simple." Wisdom…
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July 25 - Prayer to St. James
O martyred apostle, first to endure the death of Christ, you have indeed drunk of His cup, fully accepting the sacrifice to which all are called, and so blazed…
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July 25 - St. James
(2Cor.4:7-15; Ps.126:1-6; Mt.20:20-28) "Continually we carry about in our bodies the dying of Jesus, so that in our bodies the life of Jesus may also be…
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July 24 - Prayer to St. Sharbel Makhluf
O solitary prayer, alone with the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament you offered your life for the salvation of souls; in penance you lived, and so a light shone…
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July 24 - Friday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.3:14-17; Jer.31:10-13; Mt.13:18-23) "At that time they will call Jerusalem the Lord's throne; there all nations will be gathered together to honor the…
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July 23 - Prayer to St. Bridget
O seer of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the scourges and the nails, of the blows and mockery He endured, of the blood which covered His face and all…
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July 23 - Thursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.2:1-3,7-8,12-13; Ps.36:6-11; Mt.13:10-17) "They look but do not see, they listen but do not hear or understand." Oh how "sacred to the Lord was Israel…
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July 22 - Prayer to St. Mary Magdalene
O woman of great love whose heart burned with desire for the Lord, whose soul thirsted for the living God… the tears you cried became the source of the…
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July 22 - St. Mary Magdalene
(Sg.3:1-4 or 2Cor.5:14-17; Ps.63:2-6,8-9; Jn.20:1-2,11-18) "Whom are you looking for?" Let us stand with Mary Magdalene at the tomb of our risen Lord. Let us…
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July 21 - Prayer to St. Lawrence of Brindisi
O great preacher of the Word of God, you who were entrusted with this angelic office to bring light to Christian minds and dispel the darkness of sin and error…
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July 21 - Tuesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Mic.7:14-15,18-20; Ps.85:2-8; Mt.12:46-50) "Then extending His hands to His disciples, He said, 'There are my mother and my brothers.'" The Lord's blessing…
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July 20 - Prayer to St. Apollinaris
O suffering shepherd severely persecuted for your work of evangelization, you ever continued to preach the faith and convert multitudes despite all the…
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July 20 - Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Mic.6:1-4,6-8; Ps.50:5-6,8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt.12:38-42) "The Lord has a plea against His people, and He enters into trial with Israel." "God Himself is the…
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July 19 - Sunday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(Ws.12:13,16-19; Ps.86:5-6,9-10,15-16; Rom.8:26-27; Mt.13:24-43) "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my…
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July 18 - Prayer to St. Camillus de Lellis
O servant of the sick whose compassionate heart melted at the sight of every suffering soul, who constantly visited Christ as He lay in hospital… how deep was…