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Purple Catholic Saturday Post
Good morning and happy Saturday. I hope everyone is having a good start to their long weekend.
I’ll have a special edition of Michigan Mornings™ on Monday focusing on labor. I’ll share the Parable of the Talents, which is in the lectionary for Mass for the Blessing of Labor, and a 2020 homily by Pope Francis on the dignity of work. Check it out at 7:21 on Ave Maria Radio or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
This week we are entering the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time. This Sunday we will hear readings from Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15; James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27; and Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23.
Here are some resources to help you prep for the readings this Sunday:
In the Liturgy of the Hours, we begin Psalter Week II.
Here is a calendar for the rest of the week:
Tuesday, 3 September - St. Gregory the Great, pope
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
James 1:18
In the news:
The United States
Live Action president Lila Rose: ‘Trump is losing pro-life votes’ - Catholic News Agency
A nun who returned to her habit had her world view changed - Terry Mattingly in Rational Sheep
Holy C-suite? The rise of the diocesan COO - The Pillar
The Vatican
Churches are not to be touched in Ukraine - L’Osservatore Romano
As ‘killer robots’ wage war in Ukraine and Gaza, Vatican calls for a ban - Crux
The World
Why China’s recognition of an 95-year-old bishop could be a very big deal - The Pillar
UK charity calls on Government to do more for ‘modern slaves’ in fishing industry - Crux
St. Teresa of Avila’s tomb reopened; she remains incorrupt - Rome Reports
Burkina Faso diocese holds day of prayer after nearly 200 people killed in Jihadist attack - Crux
Have a good weekend,
Matthew