{"id":261540,"date":"2016-06-18T14:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T19:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/?p=261540"},"modified":"2016-06-20T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:14:27","slug":"sunday-says-podcast-june-19-2016-mass-readings-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/sunday-says-podcast-june-19-2016-mass-readings-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Says Podcast – June 19, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time<\/p>\n

Sunday June 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

Lectionary: 96 (NAB Translation<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Reading 1<\/b><\/p>\n

Zechariah 12:10-11,13:1<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s first reading from the Old Testament the Prophet Zechariah addresses the people of Jerusalem who have suffered much while trying to rebuild their city after their return from exile in Babylon. Zechariah speaks of a mysterious servant who will be “pierced through” by his own people and whom God then infuses with a spirit of deep sorrow and contrition.\u00a0 The Gospel of John references this passage when it speaks of the piercing of Jesus’ side after his crucifixion.\u00a0 The sacrament of Baptism is also prefigured when Zechariah says, “There will be a purification of the heart by means of water from a special fountain set up by God.”<\/p>\n

Responsorial Psalm<\/b><\/p>\n

Psalm 63:2-6,8-9<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The response for this Psalm is:\u00a0 “My soul is thirsting for you, oh Lord, my God.”<\/p>\n

Reading 2<\/b><\/p>\n

Galatians 3:26-29<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s reading from Saint Paul’s letter to the Galatians, we hear the great news about our true identity in Christ given to us by faith.\u00a0 Old categories that separated us from one another no longer apply.\u00a0 We are unified and defined by our relationship with Christ, assuming the privileges of being children of God in Christ Jesus. Saint Paul states “All baptised in Christ, you have all clothed yourselves in Christ, and there are no more distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female, but all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”\u00a0\u00a0 This profound revelation gives unity and wholeness to us as individuals and as members of Christ’s mystical body.<\/p>\n

Gospel<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke 9:18-24<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s Gospel from St. Luke, we see Peter answer Jesus’ incredibly important question:\u00a0 “Who do you say that I am?”\u00a0 Peter acknowledges that Jesus is the Christ, but probably doesn’t understand the full implications of what that means.\u00a0 He was certainly surprised when Jesus indicated that suffering and death would be involved.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then to dispel any doubt about the cost of being a disciple Jesus says, “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, that man will save it.”\u00a0\u00a0 This was probably tough to hear and worthy of our own reflection.\u00a0\u00a0 Our own ability to assume our roles as disciples hinges on how we answer the question “Who do you say that I am?”<\/p>\n

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Reflection question from Bishop V\u00e1squez<\/b><\/p>\n

Gospel meditation<\/b><\/p>\n

Often we may just want to fit in and blend with the crowd. Are we recognizable Christian witnesses? Do others encounter Christ through us by our example and words? Are we clothed with Christ doing God\u2019s will or do we follow our own desires when the path is difficult?<\/p>\n

Con frecuencia s\u00f3lo queremos encajar con los dem\u00e1s \u00bfSomos reconocibles como testigos Cristianos? \u00bfEncuentran los dem\u00e1s a Cristo a trav\u00e9s de nosotros por nuestro ejemplo y palabra? \u00bfHacemos la voluntad de Dios revestidos de Cristo o seguimos nuestros propios deseos cuando el camino es dif\u00edcil?<\/i><\/p>\n

Bishop V\u00e1squez\u2019 prayer request<\/b><\/p>\n

Please consider Bishop V\u00e1squez\u2019 prayer request for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (June 19):<\/p>\n

That having acknowledged Jesus as the Son of God, our lives would give witness to Him in all we do both in public and in private \u2026<\/p>\n

Por que, habiendo reconocido a Jes\u00fas como el Hijo de Dios, nuestras vidas den testimonio de \u00c9l en todo lo que hagamos, en p\u00fablico y en privado<\/i>\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday June 19, 2016 Lectionary: 96 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Zechariah 12:10-11,13:1 In this week\u2019s first reading from the Old Testament the Prophet Zechariah addresses the people of Jerusalem who have suffered much while trying to rebuild their city after their return from exile in Babylon. 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