The Mass in Focus

Readings of the holy Mass – Pentecost Sunday

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

How to understand Jesus’ life-giving love

Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the prayer of Jesus, and the life we have because of his love, from the Gospel for the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Readings of the holy Mass – Seventh Sunday of Easter

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

The way to ultimate love is paved with compassion

Desiring to do good for another despite the cost is an act of true love itself, explains Msgr. Joseph Prior on the readings for this Sunday’s Mass.

Readings of the holy Mass – Sixth Sunday of Easter

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

Only united with the vine can its branches bear fruit

Msgr. Joseph Prior savors the metaphor of the grape vine as the body of Christ in a reflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Readings of the holy Mass – Fifth Sunday of Easter

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

Christ’s love leads to a life of loving service

Msgr. Joseph Prior tells a heart-wrenching story to explain the lesson of the Good Shepherd for the Fourth Sunday of Easter.

Readings of the holy Mass – Fourth Sunday of Easter

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

Readings of the holy Mass – Third Sunday of Easter

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.