{"id":266629,"date":"2016-07-02T20:44:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T01:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/?p=266629"},"modified":"2016-07-02T20:44:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-03T01:44:10","slug":"sunday-says-podcast-july-3-2016-mass-readings-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/sunday-says-podcast-july-3-2016-mass-readings-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Says Podcast – July 3, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n

Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time<\/h2>\n

Sunday July 3, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

Lectionary: 102 (NAB Translation<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

Isaiah 66:10-14c<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s first reading is from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament near the end of the book.\u00a0 The people of Israel and Judah have suffered much since their time in exile in Babylon and now the prophet wants to give them hope.\u00a0 The prophet uses maternal images to express the consolation and joy that the people will one day experience from the hand of God.\u00a0\u00a0 Jerusalem will one day be their mother and the children of God will flock to her to receive comfort as she nurtures and feeds them.\u00a0 This imagery also prefigures Christ’s future Church which will be His children’s home.\u00a0 There he will restore His people, rebuild their ruins, and purify them.<\/p>\n

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

Psalm 66:1-7,16,20<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The response for this Psalm is:\u00a0 “Let all the earth cry out with joy.”<\/p>\n

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

Galatians 6:14-18<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s reading from Saint Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul is responding to the a faction of believers known as “Judaizers” who were encouraging members of the Galatian community to undergo circumcision and other Jewish practices. Some even boasted about their circumcision being part of their identity as a sign of the Old Covenant.\u00a0 However, for Paul, our true identity is in Christ given to us by faith. By virtue of our faith we can all claim the he privileges of being children of God in Christ Jesus with no need for these distinctions.\u00a0 In fact the only thing to boast of is Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross which has made us new creatures.<\/p>\n

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

Luke 10:1-12,17-20<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s Gospel from St. Luke, we hear of the famous “mission of the seventy-two.” Jesus is preparing His evangelization team for their first great missionary journey and is giving them practical and specific instructions.\u00a0\u00a0 In order to faithfully carry out their calling, Jesus insists on total detachment from material items and a complete trust in God to provide all their needs.\u00a0\u00a0 His instructions enable their mission to be carried out with a sense of urgency, and also helps ensure that concerns about physical things does not distract them from providing others with eternal things.\u00a0 When the seventy-two return from their mission they rejoice at their power in performing miracles.\u00a0\u00a0 However, Jesus makes clear that their mission is not about the miracles themselves but about obedience to God and their ultimate salvation.<\/p>\n

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

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

When we prepare for a trip we pack supplies and make plans for lodging and transportation. Jesus sends the disciples with nothing so that they rely upon God to supply all their needs. Their focus is entirely on their mission to make present the Kingdom of God. Where do you make the Kingdom of God present? What concerns hinder your focus that you need to give to God?<\/p>\n

Cuando nos preparamos para un viaje, empacamos lo necesario y hacemos planes sobre el hotel y la transportaci\u00f3n. Jes\u00fas env\u00eda a sus disc\u00edpulos sin nada para que puedan confiar en que Dios suplir\u00e1 para sus necesidades. Su enfoque es totalmente en su misi\u00f3n de hacer presente el Reino de Dios \u00bfD\u00f3nde hace usted que el Reino de Dios est\u00e9 presente? \u00bfQu\u00e9 preocupaciones le quitan el enfoque que usted necesita tener puesto en Dios?<\/i><\/p>\n

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

Please consider Bishop V\u00e1squez\u2019 prayer request for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 3):<\/p>\n

That as faithful disciples we will trust in the goodness of God to provide for our needs so that we may focus entirely on making the presence of God known in our families, our relationships, our work and our play \u2026<\/p>\n

Por que, como disc\u00edpulos fieles confiemos en que la bondad de Dios proveer\u00e1 para nuestras necesidades para que podamos enfocarnos completamente en hacer que la presencia de Dios sea conocida en nuestras familias, relaciones, trabajo y lugares de entretenimiento\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

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Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday July 3, 2016 Lectionary: 102 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Isaiah 66:10-14c This week\u2019s first reading is from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament near the end of the book.\u00a0 The people of Israel and Judah have suffered much since their time in exile in Babylon and now… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,4,27,258],"tags":[215,55,37,330,266,131,491,598],"class_list":["post-266629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-acnm","category-blog","category-podcast","category-sundaysays","tag-bible","tag-catholic-2","tag-gospel","tag-jesus","tag-liturgy-of-the-word","tag-mass","tag-scripture","tag-theology","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":349820,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/sunday-says-podcast-january-15-2017-mass-readings-reflections\/","url_meta":{"origin":266629,"position":0},"title":"Sunday Says Podcast – January 15, 2017 Mass Readings and Reflections","author":"Steve Scott","date":"January 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday January 15, 2016 Lectionary: 64 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Isaiah 49:3,5-6 This week\u2019s first reading is from the forty-ninth chapter of the book of Isaiah.\u00a0 This chapter introduces us to the \"Suffering Servant\" whose vocation was to liberate the people of Israel and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "ACNM"","block_context":{"text":"ACNM","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SundaySaysPodcast-logo1-300x231.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":330603,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/sunday-says-podcast-december-4-2016-mass-readings-reflections\/","url_meta":{"origin":266629,"position":1},"title":"Sunday Says Podcast – December 4, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflections","author":"Steve Scott","date":"December 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Second Sunday of Advent Sunday December 4, 2016 Lectionary: 4 (NAB Translation) Reading 1 Isaiah 11:1-10 This week\u2019s first reading from the book of Isaiah is a prophecy of the Messiah as the One who will descend as a branch from the root of Jesse in the lineage of King\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "ACNM"","block_context":{"text":"ACNM","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sunday Says","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SundaySaysPodcast-logo1-300x231.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":162633,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/sunday-says-podcast-october-18-2015-mass-readings-and-reflections\/","url_meta":{"origin":266629,"position":2},"title":"Sunday Says Podcast \u2013 October 18, 2015 Mass Readings and Reflections","author":"Steve Scott","date":"October 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 146 (NAB Translation) \u00a0 Reading 1 Isaiah 53:10-11 In this week\u2019s first reading from the book of Prophet Isaiah, we hear from a\u00a0 passage commonly referred to as the fourth Song of the Servant. 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