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Study, Pray, Serve: 13th Sunday of the Year

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Let’s explore some of the main themes in the Mass readings for the 13th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – 2nd Kings 4:8-11,14-16a

  • Elisha is befriended by a childless couple who make a place for him to stay in their home.
  • The prophet foretells that she will be holding her own baby in the following year.

    • Psalm – 89:2-3,16-19

    • “For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.”
    • The people rejoice and proclaim the blessings that they have received from God.

      • 2nd Reading – Romans 6:3-4,8-11

      • Baptized into Christ Jesus, we have been baptized into his death on the Cross.
      • Having died with Christ, we also believe that we will rise with him.

        • Gospel – Matthew 10:37-42

        • Whoever loves anything in this life more than Jesus, will lose everything.
        • Whoever receives a disciple of Jesus, receives Jesus, and will receive a reward from the Lord.

          • Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year (#97)

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