12th Sunday: Jesus Calms the Storms: Liturgy

Greeting (see Second Reading)

The love of Christ overwhelms us.
He died for all,
so that those who live
should no longer live for themselves
but for him who died
and was raised up for us.
May the Risen Lord be always with you. R/ And also with you.

11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 17

  11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, June 17

2 Cor 11:18, 21-30 / Matthew 6:19-23

My life speaks for itself; I suffer gladly for the gospel. 

11th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 14

 11th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 14

2 Cor 8:1-9 / Matthew 5:43-48 

Jesus gives generously to us; Macedonia 's poor gave as Jesus did.

11th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, June 16

 11th Week, Ordinary Time, Thursday, June 16

2 Cor 11:1-11 / Matthew 6:7-15

Beware of false prophets; They teach a different gospel. 

11th Week: June 14-19:

 11^th Week: June 14-19: 

June 14 Monday: Mt 5:38-42: 

The context: During their captivity in Egypt, the Jews became familiar with the crude tribal law of retaliation called Lex Talionis (=Tit-for-Tat) given by the ancient lawmaker Hammurabi during the period 2285-2242 BC. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus rejects even the concession of milder retaliation allowed by Moses. In its place, Jesus gives a new law of love and grace — and no retaliation.

11th Sunday-B: Mustard Seed - Liturgy

 1. Patience: These Are Only Seeds

2. While the Farmer Sleeps…

 Greeting (Eph 3:20-21)

Glory to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus. May the Lord Jesus be with you.

12 Sunday - B: The Lord in the Storms of Life

  Michel DeVerteuil

Scripture comments
Unlike the passages of the last two weeks, this Sunday’s passage is, in one sense, a single story and we must read it as a whole. But in another sense, it tells two stories – one of Jesus and one of the apostles. Each has its movement that we can enter into, and there is a striking contrast between the attitudes shown in each.

10th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 8

10th Week, Ordinary Time, Tuesday, June 8

2 Cor 1:18-22 / Matthew 5:13-16

God is trustworthy; He has sealed us. 

Ancient peoples used to put a mark or a seal on their property. For example, shepherds branded the sheep in their flocks. Slave owners also put marks on their slaves.

11th Sunday - Parable of the Mustard Seed

 Michel DeVerteuil Textual Comments

We see Jesus in this passage searching for the right metaphors to illustrate the concept of the kingdom of God, and we are reminded that today we need to find new images to illustrate our own vision of God’s kingdom.

11 Sunday B - Liturgical Prayers

Greeting

Glory to him whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine.
Glory to him in the church
and in Christ Jesus.
May the Lord Jesus be with you. R/ And also with you.

Introduction by the Celebrant

A. Patience: These Are Only Seeds (Option 1)
We live in a time that expects efficiency and immediate results. But a plant or a tree needs time to grow; and human relations cannot be built nor our problems solved overnight. People too need time to grow and change. Fortunately, God is patient with us. But we must become patient with one another and, with God's help, give people and the Church and God's Kingdom of justice, peace, and love the time needed to grow. We can just sow the seed and then wait in hope. If it is a good seed we sow, it will certainly grow. Jesus assures us that it will sprout and bear fruit.