Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Sunday, July 25, 2021

First Reading

2 Kings 4:42-44

Elisha the prophet feeds 100 people with 20 barley loaves.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 145:10-11,15-16,17-18

The Lord feeds his people and answers their needs.

Second Reading

Ephesians 4:1-6

The Ephesians are encouraged to live the unity of their Baptism.

Gospel Reading

John 6:1-15

Jesus feeds the crowd of more than five thousand people with five barley loaves and two fish.

Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Sunday, July 18, 2021

First Reading

Jeremiah 23:1-6

The Lord promises to shepherd his people Israel.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 23:1-3,3-4,5,6

The Lord is our shepherd.

Second Reading

Ephesians 2:13-18

Christ has reconciled us with God and united us in peace.

Gospel Reading

Mark 6:30-34

Jesus invites his disciples to rest after their ministry, and Jesus is moved with pity for the crowds who pursue them.

Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Sunday, July 11, 2021

First Reading

Amos 7:12-15

The prophet Amos is sent from Bethel.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 85:9-10,11-12,13-14

A prayer for the Lord’s salvation

Second Reading

Ephesians 1:3-14 ( shorter form Ephesians 1:3-10)

Paul teaches that we were chosen for Christ before the creation of the world.

Gospel Reading

Mark 6:7-13

Jesus instructs his disciples and sends them to preach repentance.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

Sunday, June 27, 2021

First Reading

Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Death entered the world through the work of the devil.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,13

A prayer of thanksgiving to God for having rescued us

Second Reading

2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15

As Christ became poor for our sake, so must we share with those in need from our abundance.

Gospel Reading

Mark 5:21-43 ( shorter form, Mark 5:21-24,35b-43)

Jesus heals a woman afflicted with a hemorrhage and raises Jairus’s daughter from death.

First Reading

Job 38:1,8-11

The Lord answers Job's complaints.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 107:23-24,25-26,28-29,30-31

A song of praise to God for rescue

Second Reading

2 Corinthians 5:14-17

Those in Christ are a new creation.

Gospel Reading

Mark 4:35-41

Jesus calms the storm.

First Reading

Ezekiel 17:22–24

I, the Lord, bring low the high tree and lift high the lowly tree.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 92:2–3,13–16

They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Second Reading

2 Corinthians 5:6–10

The lives of all are to be revealed before the tribunal of Christ.

Gospel Reading

Mark 4:26–34

The reign of God is like a mustard seed.

Faith Formation Talk by Br. Zipho Ngwenya: Social Justice

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Cycle B

Sunday, June 6, 2021

First Reading

Exodus 24:3-8

The covenant is established between God and the people.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 116:12-13,15-16,17-18

God brings salvation.

Second Reading

Hebrews 9:11-15

Christ is the mediator of the new covenant.

Gospel Reading

Mark 14:12-16,22-26

Jesus shares his Last Supper with his disciples.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Cycle B

Sunday, May 30, 2021

First Reading

Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40

Moses teaches the people that Yahweh is the only God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 33:4-5,6,9,18-19,20,22

A prayer for the Lord’s mercy

Second Reading

Romans 8:14-17

Through the Spirit, we have been adopted as children of God.

Gospel Reading

Matthew 28:16-20

Jesus sends his disciples to make disciples of all nations.

Faith Formation Talk: Week 15 ~ Spirituality