Podcast – Three Great Things

Study, Pray, Serve: 15th Sunday of the Year

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Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 15th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Deuteronomy 30:10-14

  • Moses exhorts the people to heed the voice of the Lord and keep his commandments.
  • God’s command is not mysterious or remote, but near and close to our hearts.

    • Psalm – 69:14,17,30-31,33-34,36-37 (Option #1)

    • “Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.”
    • In our affliction and pain we call upon God for mercy and kindness.

      • Psalm – 19:8-11 (Option #2)

      • “Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.”
      • God’s law and precepts enlighten us and bring us wisdom.

        • 2nd Reading – Colossians 1:15-20

        • Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
        • He is the head of the body, the Church, and he has made peace by the blood of his Cross.

          • Gospel – Luke 10:25-37

          • Having quoted the great commandments to love God and neighbor, a scholar asks Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
          • Jesus then offers the parable of the Good Samaritan as an example.

            • Mass Readings – 15th Sunday of the Year (#105)

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