[Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflections: The Sorrow and Joy of the Gospel - Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, MartyrsJesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.’” Luke 7:31–32The simile Jesus uses in this teaching—“We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a dirge, but you did not weep”—portrays a generation that is spiritually unresponsive and resistant...