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Our Online Spiritual Journey offers daily reflections on the Mass readings each day. We hope that these daily reflections will give you hope and strength in the love of Christ for each one of you as we journey together.

The Benedictine Monks of Conception Abbey invite you to join our Online Spiritual Journey as we prayerfully read the daily Mass readings. Together we hope to achieve a deeper sense of prayer, be moved towards penance, and discover the peace that only comes from Christ. Sign up at the link below to receive daily email reflections written by our monks.

Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist

September 21, 2026

  Today we celebrate the feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist. The gospel recounts the story of his transformative call: “As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him” (Matthew 9:9). This vocation account is…

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