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09/06/2026

Welcome to Ascension Catholic Church-Online. Today we celebrate the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today's Gospel reminds that when two or more are gathered in His Name, He is there! Perhaps during Mass, this is something we seldom think about.. since He is present in the Reading of the Gospel and on The Altar of Sacrifice. What a prefect time to Commune with Him!

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER SEPTEMBER 6, 2026MESSAGE SERIES – SIMPLE BUT NOT EASTYJesus said to his disciples: If your brot...
09/06/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
MESSAGE SERIES – SIMPLE BUT NOT EASTY

Jesus said to his disciples: If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. (15A)
Amen, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Again, amen, I say to you,
if two of you agree on earth
about anything for which they are to pray,
it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:18-20

Today, we begin a new message series called “Simple, But Not Easy.” Through the course of this series, we're going to be looking at things that Jesus tells us to do. It's a simple action step, but it's not easy for us because we need to grow emotionally and spiritually mature.

This week, we're looking at what to do when we have a conflict with somebody, specifically when somebody sins against us, but this could apply to any conflict we have with people. What Jesus said in the above verse from Matthew’s gospel is very simple. But it's not easy for us, because when someone sins against us, we want to tell everybody else about what they did. We want to tell others about that sin, rather than confront the person alone. But Jesus says, when someone sins against you, go and share his fault between him and you alone. In other words, keep it to yourself. Let's pray for the grace to do that.

Heavenly Father, thank You for this teaching from Jesus. When people sin against us, help us to go and confront them directly. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.

FYI - Ave Maria University, near Naples, Florida, has a Mother Teresa Museum on campus.
09/05/2026

FYI - Ave Maria University, near Naples, Florida, has a Mother Teresa Museum on campus.

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 5, 2026Memorial of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Virgin1910–1997Patron Saint of Ca...
09/05/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 5, 2026
Memorial of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Virgin
1910–1997
Patron Saint of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity
Canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied. MATTHEW 5: 3-6

Quote:
It was a call within my vocation. It was a second calling. It was a vocation to give up even Loreto where I was very happy and to go out into the streets to serve the poorest of the poor. It was in that train, I heard the call to give up all and to follow Him into the slums—to serve Him in the poorest of the poor…I knew it was His will and that I had to follow Him. There was no doubt that it was going to be His work. ~Saint Mother Teresa

As we honor St. Mother Teresa today, we observe that she lived the Beatitudes, the passage today. When she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, she accepted “in the name of the hungry, of the naked, of the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the leprous, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared, thrown away of the society, people who have become a burden to the society, and are ashamed by everybody.” She was sought out and welcomed by kings, dictators, presidents, prime ministers, and religious leaders and enjoyed an open door from the pope any time she was in Rome. Her influence on an international level was profound, yet she remained deeply humble and devoted to her central mission of love. By the time of her death in 1997, the order that she founded, the Missionaries of Charity, numbered about 4,000, across 610 foundations in 123 countries. Two years after her death, Pope John Paul II opened her cause for canonization. He beatified her in 2003, and she was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016. St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us. AMEN

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 4, 2026The word of the LORD came to me:Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,bef...
09/04/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 4, 2026

The word of the LORD came to me:
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I dedicated you,
a prophet to the nations I appointed you.
“Ah, Lord GOD!” I said,
“I do not know how to speak. I am too young!”
But the LORD answered me,
Do not say, “I am too young.”
To whomever I send you, you shall go;
whatever I command you, you shall speak. JEREMIAH 1: 4-7

This beautiful pro-life scripture is from the major Prophet Jeremiah. The Major Prophets are described as “major” because their books are longer, and the content has broad, even global implications. The scripture today is referred to as the Call of Jeremiah, who is also known as the “weeping Prophet.” The Book of Jeremiah combines history, biography, and prophecy. It portrays a nation in crisis and introduces the reader to an extraordinary person whom the Lord called to prophesy under the trying circumstances of the final days of the kingdom of Judah. (from the USCCB Bible Introduction)

In 1948, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote an essay for a class while attending Crozer Theological Seminary. Titled “The Significant Contributions of Jeremiah to Religious Thought”, Dr. King states: “The personality of Jeremiah is one of the most fascinating studies in Old Testament history. There is no other of the sacred authors who has taken us with such intimacy into his life, both public and private.” This scripture reveals the sanctity of life, which our secular society dismisses. Our lives, our very existence, is part of God’s creation, formed and dedicated. Pray for the sanctity of life, from the womb until natural death.

Just as You spoke to Jeremiah, I will call on You, my Lord and my God. Amen.

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 3, 2026Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Churchc. 540–604De...
09/03/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 3, 2026
Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
c. 540–604
Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1295

Come after me, says the Lord,
and I will make you fishers of men. MATTHEW 4: 19
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

The Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, celebrated on September 3, honors one of the most impactful popes in Church history and a foundational Doctor of the Church. Born into Roman nobility around 540 A.D., Gregory served as the Prefect of Rome before hearing a distinct call from the Lord to renounce his wealth, sell his possessions, and give everything to the poor. He subsequently transformed his family’s villa on Mount Caelian into a Benedictine monastery, embarking on a life of deep monastic prayer and strict contemplation.

Reluctantly chosen by the clergy and people to assume the papacy at the age of 50, Pope Gregory became a true shepherd in a time of severe societal collapse, plague, and famine. He famously popularized the traditional papal title “servant of the servants of God,” anchoring leadership in absolute humility. Throughout his 14-year pontificate, he emptied the papal treasury to aid refugees, protect persecuted communities, and ransom prisoners. As a brilliant theologian and administrative organizer, he protected the memory of St. Benedict through a comprehensive biography and fundamentally shaped the structure of the Western liturgy. He is traditionally credited with codifying the beautiful, sacred musical style known as Gregorian Chant. He is recognized as the patron saint of England, Epilepsy, musicians, educators, and students.

St. Gregory the Great, pray for us. AMEN

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 2, 2026Ministers through whom you became believers,just as the Lord assigned each one...
09/02/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER September 2, 2026

Ministers through whom you became believers,
just as the Lord assigned each one.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth.
Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything,
but only God, who causes the growth.
He who plants and he who waters are one,
and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor.
For we are God’s co-workers;
you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 CORINTHIANS 3: 6-9

In today’s first reading for Mass, St. Paul shares a beautiful analogy of the growth of the Church, giving credit to the Holy Spirit (God). However, if we apply this to our personal growth in faith, we must also credit the Holy Spirit. Human efforts—evangelization, catechesis, and acts of charity—are necessary, but they are dependent on God’s interior grace, the power of the Holy Spirit, to establish growth. Someone in your life planted the seeds of faith, the seeds were watered through personal prayer and catechesis, but it was the Holy Spirit that allowed your faith to grow and manifest itself in your life.

The passage strips away clerical or personal pride by declaring that the planter and the waterer are “nothing, but only God who gives the growth.” Church leaders, catechists, lay ministers are reminded to direct all glory back to God rather than seeking personal prestige. C.S. Lewis said this of the Holy Spirit, “In the Christian life you are not usually looking at Him. He is always acting through you.”

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. AMEN

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER August 31, 2026Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up,and went according to his customin...
08/31/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER August 31, 2026

Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up,
and went according to his custom
into the synagogue on the sabbath day.
He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
Rolling up the scroll,
he handed it back to the attendant and sat down,
and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them,
“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” LUKE 4: 16-21

Today’s Gospel from Luke tells us about the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. He has finished His forty days of temptation in the desert and has returned to Galilee, where He taught in the synagogues and received praise. Then He returns to Nazareth, His hometown. He goes to the synagogue, reads the scripture passage from the Torah, and proclaims that He is the fulfillment of the scripture. Then, as we say, “the crowd goes wild,” but not in a good way. They try to drive Him out of town, to the edge of the hill to “hurl Him down” but He passed through them and left.

On the Hallow app this morning, Jeff Cavins reflected up this Gospel, that often we are not as accepted or appreciated by those who know us best. We are called to our own mission, to live according to God’s plan for our lives, no matter how others feel about us.

Lord, allow me to ignore the secular world and to live according to Your plan. AMEN

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER AUGUST 30, 2026TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEI urge you, brothers and sisters, by the me...
08/30/2026

ASCENSION DAILY PRAYER AUGUST 30, 2026
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God,
to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.
Do not conform yourselves to this age
but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,
that you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and pleasing and perfect. ROMANS 12: 1-2

We believe that true worship involves sacrifice. Our stewardship, or what we give (sacrifice) of our time, talent, and treasure, enhances our worship and our relationship with the Lord. Our sacrifice unites with Christ’s eternal sacrifice made present in the Eucharist.

Then St. Paul warns against conforming to worldly values, pride, and sin. A renewed mind allows a person to test and approve what God wants, leading to a life that is good, pleasing, and perfect. Transformation happens through the renewal of the mind: an inner, real healing and cleansing of the soul.

Lord, allow me to serve You with a pure heart. AMEN

08/30/2026

Welcome to Ascension Catholic Church-Online. Today we celebrate the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today's Gospel invites us to reflect on Self-Denial.. that is, how can we die daily to our selfish "wants" over the needs of others in our lives. Many of us wear a Cross to share that we are Christians, but do our words and actions refect Christ, telling others how we "bear" the challenges of life.

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