Catholic Daily Mass Reflections DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:53:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.acatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/Bible-and-Chalice-on-Altar-54b0b9a0v1_site_icon-1-325x300.jpg Catholic Daily Mass Reflections 32 32 47025763 Monday of the 20th Week of the Ordinary Time, Year A https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-20th-week-of-the-ordinary-time-year-a/ https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-20th-week-of-the-ordinary-time-year-a/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:53:43 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81451 Today’s Gospel gives us a very touching encounter between Jesus and a young man. He comes to Jesus with a sincere question: “Teacher, what good [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-20th-week-of-the-ordinary-time-year-a/feed/ 7 81451 Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time… a reflection by Mark Gates. https://www.acatholic.org/twentieth-sunday-of-ordinary-time-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/ https://www.acatholic.org/twentieth-sunday-of-ordinary-time-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:57:41 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81470 “Come to me, all children and nations, says the Lord.  All tongues, children, races and creeds are MINE.!” Isaiah 56:1,6,7,  “Thus says the LORD: Observe [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/twentieth-sunday-of-ordinary-time-a-reflection-by-mark-gates/feed/ 2 81470 August 15th, 2026: You know what happens when you “Assume” https://www.acatholic.org/august-15th-2026-you-know-what-happens-when-you-assume/ https://www.acatholic.org/august-15th-2026-you-know-what-happens-when-you-assume/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81426 Today’s Readings August 15th. The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I can hear the comments from Non-Catholics now…“WHERE IS THE ASSUMPTION [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/august-15th-2026-you-know-what-happens-when-you-assume/feed/ 4 81426 Friday, August 14th, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr https://www.acatholic.org/friday-august-14th-saint-maximilian-kolbe-priest-martyr/ https://www.acatholic.org/friday-august-14th-saint-maximilian-kolbe-priest-martyr/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81457 This is why a man must leave father and mother, and cling to his wife, and the two become one body? They are no longer [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/friday-august-14th-saint-maximilian-kolbe-priest-martyr/feed/ 6 81457 Thursday, 13th August 2026 https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-13th-august-2026/ https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-13th-august-2026/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:26:31 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81461 I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to.Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant,as I had pity on you?’Then [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/thursday-13th-august-2026/feed/ 9 81461 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” Part II https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-august-12-2026-to-proclaim-a-year-acceptable-to-the-lord-part-ii/ https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-august-12-2026-to-proclaim-a-year-acceptable-to-the-lord-part-ii/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81401 Gene’s Completed doll house   Picture by Fred Prince The Holy Spirit inspired our blog. Once again we are changing from what we normally do.  At [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/wednesday-august-12-2026-to-proclaim-a-year-acceptable-to-the-lord-part-ii/feed/ 7 81401 BOB and Linda Garvey update, 8.8.26 https://www.acatholic.org/bob-and-linda-garvey-update-8-8-26/ https://www.acatholic.org/bob-and-linda-garvey-update-8-8-26/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81455 ** In general: Bob & Linda are doing great.!! Bob’s body is moving a little slower these days, but he just turned 86 after all. They are [...]

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]]> https://www.acatholic.org/bob-and-linda-garvey-update-8-8-26/feed/ 35 81455 Monday of the 19th Week of Ordinary Time: Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-19th-week-of-ordinary-time-feast-of-saint-lawrence-deacon-and-martyr/ https://www.acatholic.org/monday-of-the-19th-week-of-ordinary-time-feast-of-saint-lawrence-deacon-and-martyr/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:48:15 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=81408 Today, the Church gives us the beautiful example of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr.Who was Saint Lawrence, and what is he known for? Saint Lawrence [...]

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