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August 9, 2020

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10th Sunday after Pentecost

READINGS FOR THE COMING WEEK

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
    • Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • 1 Kings 19:9-18
    • Psalm 85:8-13
  • Second reading
    • Romans 10:5-15
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 14:22-33
Herbert Boeckl, Peter’s Rescue from the Sea of Galilee.

Matthew 14:22-33
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray.

When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea.

But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

August 2, 2020

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 32:22-31
    • Psalm 17:1-7, 15
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • Isaiah 55:1-5
    • Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
  • Second reading
    • Romans 9:1-5
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 14:13-21

Matthew 14:13-21
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.

When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They replied “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.”

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

July 26, 2020

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

READINGS FOR THE COMING WEEK

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 29:15-28
    • Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • 1 Kings 3:5-12
    • Psalm 119:129-136
  • Second reading
    • Romans 8:26-39
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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Gospel reading
Jesus put before his disciples another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls;on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad.

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.” And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

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July 19, 2020

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 28:10-19a
    • Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8
    • Psalm 86:11-17
  • Second reading
    • Romans 8:12-25
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

July 5, 2020

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
    • Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • Zechariah 9:9-12
    • Psalm 145:8-14
  • Second reading
    • Romans 7:15-25a
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

June 28, 2020

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 22:1-14
    • Psalm 13
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • Jeremiah 28:5-9
    • Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18
  • Second reading
    • Romans 6:12-23
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 10:40-42

June 21, 2020

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Third Sunday after Pentecost

  • First reading and Psalm
    • Genesis 21:8-21
    • Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17
  • Alternate First reading and Psalm
    • Jeremiah 20:7-13
    • Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18
  • Second reading
    • Romans 6:1b-11
  • Gospel
    • Matthew 10:24-39