Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 7, 2012


Genesis 2:18-24  /  Hebrews 2:9-11 /  Mark 10:2-16


Genesis 2:18

The Lord God said:  "It is not good for the man to be alone.  I will make a suitable partner for him."

 

Hebrews 2:9

 

He "for a little while" was made "lower than the angels," that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

 

Mark 10:15

 

"Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it."

 

 

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 30, 2012


Numbers 11:25-29  /  James 5:1-6  /  Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48


Numbers 11:29

"Would that all the people of the LORD were prophets!  Would that the Lord might bestow his spirit on them all!"

James 5:2-3

Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes heve become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have corroded.

Mark9:39

Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him.  There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me."

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 23, 2012

Wisdom 2:12,17-20  /  Jamesw 3:16-4:3  /  Mark 9:30-37


Wisdom 2:12

The wicked say: Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings.

 

James 3:17

 

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peacable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits.

 

Mark 9:37

 

"Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me."

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 16, 2012


Isaiah 50:5-9A  /  James 2:14-18  /  Mark 8:27-35


Isaiah 50:5

The Lord God opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back.

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?

Mark 8:34

He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." 

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 9, 2012


Isaiah 35:4-7A  /  James 2:1-5  /  Mark 7:31-37


Isaiah 35:5-6

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the mute will sing.

James 2:5

Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

Mark 7:37

They were exceedingly astonished and they said,  "He has done all things well.  He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."



Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dt 4:1-2,6-8 / Jas 1:17-18,21B-22,27 / Mk 7:1-8,14-15,21-23

Deuteronomy 4:1

"Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you."

James 1:21

Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.

 

Mark7:14-15

 

He summoned the crowd again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand.  Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person, but the things that come out from within are what defile."

 



Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 26, 2012


Joshua 24:1-2A,15-17,18B / Eph 5:2A,25-32 / John 6:60-69


Joshua 24:15

"If it does not please you to serve the LORD, decide today whom you will serve."

Ephesians 5:29

For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it.

John 6:63

It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 19, 2012


Proverbs 9:1-6  /  Ephesians 5:15-20  /  John 6:51-58


Proverbs 9:1-2

Wisdom has built her house, she haws set up her seven columns; she has dressed her meat, mixed her wine, yes, she has spread her table.

Ephesians: 5:17

Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord.

John 6:51

Jesus said to the crowds: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 12, 2012


1 Kings 19:4-8  /  Ephesians 4:30-5:2  /  John 6:41-51

1 Kings 19:6

Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water.

Ephesians 4:31

All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.

John 6:43-44 

Jesus answered and said to them, "Stop murmuring among yourselves.  No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day."

 

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 5, 2012


Exodus 16:2-4,12-15 / Ephesians 4:17,20-24 / John 6:24-35

Exodus 16:4

Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will now rain down bread from heaven for you.  Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion."

Ephesians 4:17

I declare and testify in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.



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.