[Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflections: Driven by Divine Compassion - Sunday, June 14, 2026

Daily Readings from the USCCBEleventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeAt the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36As Jesus went “to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness” (Matthew 9:35), He was moved with deep compassion for the crowds. The Greek verb splagchnizomai is often translated as “moved with pity” or “moved with compassion.” It appears twelve times in the Gospels—eight times describing Jesus’ own compassion and four times...