Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 29, 2012


2 Kings 4:42-44  /  Ephesians 4:1-6  /  John 6:1-15


2 Kings 4:43-44

"They shall eat and there shall be some left over."  And when they had eaten, there was some left over, as the LORD had said.

Ephesians 4:1

I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received.

John 6:12

When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, "Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted." 

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 22, 2012


Jeremiah 23:1-6  /  Ephesians  2:13-18  /  Mark 6:30-34


Jeremiah 23:4

I will appoint shepherds for them who will shepherd them and bring them back to their meadow.

Ephesians 2:13

In Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.

Mark 6:31

He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while."

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 15, 2012


Amos 7:12-15  /  Ephesians 1:3-10  /  Mark 6:7-13


Amos 7:14

Amos answered Amaziah, "I was no prophet, nor have I belonged to a company of prophets; I was a shepherd and a dresser of sycamores."

Ephesians 1:7-8

In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us.

Mark 6:8

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick-- no food, no sack, no money in their belts.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 8, 2012


Ezekiel 2:2-5  /  2 Corinthians 12:7-10  /  Mark 6:1-6


Ezekiel 2:4

Hard of face and obstinate of heart are they to whom I am sending you.

2 Corinthians 12:9

My grace is sufficient for you for power is made perfect in weakness.

Mark 6:6

He was amazed at their lack of faith.