Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C, Year I)

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - GREEN

First Reading (Is. 66:10-14C)

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Thus says the LORD:
Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her,
all you who love her;
exult, exult with her,
all you who were mourning over her!
Oh, that you may suck fully
of the milk of her comfort,
that you may nurse with delight
at her abundant breasts!
For thus says the LORD:
Lo, I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river,
and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing torrent.
As nurslings, you shall be carried in her arms,
and fondled in her lap;
as a mother comforts her child,
so will I comfort you;
in Jerusalem you shall find your comfort.

When you see this, your heart shall rejoice
and your bodies flourish like the grass;
the LORD’s power shall be known to his servants.

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Responsorial Psalm (Ps. 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20)

R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.

V. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth,
     sing praise to the glory of his name;
     proclaim his glorious praise.
     Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!” (R)

V. “Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you,
     sing praise to your name!”
     Come and see the works of God,
     his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam. (R)

V. He has changed the sea into dry land;
     through the river they passed on foot;
     therefore let us rejoice in him.
     He rules by his might forever. (R)

V. Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare
     what he has done for me.
     Blessed be God who refused me not
     my prayer or his kindness! (R)

Second Reading (Gal. 6:14-18)

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians

Brothers and sisters:
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
through which the world has been crucified to me,
and I to the world. 
For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision,
but only a new creation. 
Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule
and to the Israel of God.

From now on, let no one make troubles for me;
for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit,
brothers and sisters. Amen.

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Gospel (Lk. 10:1-12, 17-20)

The Proclamation of the Gospel of the Lord according to Luke

Brothers and sisters:
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
through which the world has been crucified to me,
and I to the world. 
For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision,
but only a new creation. 
Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule
and to the Israel of God.

From now on, let no one make troubles for me;
for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit,
brothers and sisters. Amen.

The Gospel of the Lord

or Lk. 10:1-9

The Proclamation of the Gospel of the Lord according to Luke

At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit. 
He said to them,
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest. 
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. 
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way. 
Into whatever house you enter, first say,
‘Peace to this household.’
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you. 
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves his payment. 
Do not move about from one house to another. 
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’”

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C, Year I)

June 30, 2013

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - GREEN

First Reading (1Kgs. 19:16B, 19-21)

A reading from the First Book of Kings

The LORD said to Elijah:

“You shall anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah,

as prophet to succeed you.”

Elijah set out and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat,

as he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen;

he was following the twelfth.

Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak over him.

Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said,

“Please, let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,

and I will follow you.”

Elijah answered, “Go back!

Have I done anything to you?”

Elisha left him, and taking the yoke of oxen, slaughtered them;

he used the plowing equipment for fuel to boil their flesh,

and gave it to his people to eat.

Then Elisha left and followed Elijah as his attendant.

The Word of the Lord.

Psalm Response (Ps. 16: 1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11)

R. You are my inheritance, O Lord.

V. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
     I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.
     O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
     you it is who hold fast my lot.” (R)

V. I bless the LORD who counsels me;
     even in the night my heart exhorts me.
     I set the LORD ever before me;
     with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. (R)

V. Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices,
    my body, too, abides in confidence
    because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld,
    nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. (R)

V. You will show me the path to life,
     fullness of joys in your presence,
     the delights at your right hand forever.

Second Reading (Gal. 5:1, 13-18)

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

Brothers and sisters:
For freedom Christ set us free;
so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.

For you were called for freedom, brothers and sisters.
But do not use this freedom
as an opportunity for the flesh;
rather, serve one another through love.
For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement,
namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
But if you go on biting and devouring one another,
beware that you are not consumed by one another.

I say, then: live by the Spirit
and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh. 
For the flesh has desires against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh;
these are opposed to each other,
so that you may not do what you want.
But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

The Word of the Lord.

Gospel (Lk. 9:51-62)

The Gospel of the Lord according to St. Luke

When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled,
he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,
and he sent messengers ahead of him. 
On the way they entered a Samaritan village 
to prepare for his reception there,
but they would not welcome him
because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. 
When the disciples James and John saw this they asked,
“Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven
to consume them?” 
Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village.

As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him,
“I will follow you wherever you go.” 
Jesus answered him,
“Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests,
but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”

And to another he said, “Follow me.” 
But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” 
But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. 
But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 
And another said, “I will follow you, Lord,
but first let me say farewell to my family at home.” 
To him Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow
and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”

The Gospel of the Lord.