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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul

Sunday Gospel Reflection, written by 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒔

Today’s readings give us a simple but challenging message:

God is not looking only at what we say.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, Priest and Founder

1581-1660

Feast day: September 27

Patronage:

_Charities, Horses, Hospitals, Leprosy, Lost articles, Madagascar, Prisoners, Richmond, Virginia,

Daily Blessings

September 26

“No good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly.” - Ps 84:11

There are some who live very uprightly, in the fear of God, yet they find little comfort

AS BEGIN THE DAY...*

27 September 2026

Heavenly Father, as I begin this new day and this new month you have blessed me with, I ask you to help me realise the preciousness of time, the result of

(Offered to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary)

Date: 25th September, 2026.

Intention: FOR THOSE BATTLING SICKNESS AND IN SPECIAL CARE

Heavenly Father,

We bring

Jehovah-Raah, the Lord my Shepherd, I thank You for guiding me, caring for me, and keeping me secure. When the world shifts and my faith is tested, lead me back to Your truth.

Heavenly Father, You are the source of my joy and the strength of my heart. I come before You today, asking You to protect all You have placed within me.

AS I BEGIN THIS DAY…

26 September 2026

Heavenly Father, as I begin this day, I remember how Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” and Peter answered, “You are the Christ of God.”

During a September 14 Mass at Saint Gabriel's Church in Hopkins, Minnesota, chaplain Father Bauman experienced something extraordinary during the consecration.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job – wife or no wife – we simply do not stop drinking so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence on God.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.

BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 8, ON THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY

THIS PRAYER IS DEDICATED TO THE NINE ANGELIC CHOIRS.

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BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 8, ON THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF MARY

THIS PRAYER IS DEDICATED TO THE WOUNDED JESUS CHRIST.

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SAINT MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST

First Century

Feast day: September 21

_Patron Saint of civil servants, accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, customs officers, financial officers,

(Offered to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary)

Date: 18th September, 2026

Intention: For Pregnant Women

Let us lift up to the Lord, all pregnant women, trusting