Sunday

1 Jul 2012

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Click here for all content for this cycle Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 God is the author of life, not death, and destruction is not of God’s design.

Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 The Lord turns mourning into dancing and weeping into rejoicing.

2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Jesus surrenders richness for poverty so we might become rich.

Mark 5:21-43 A man’s dying daughter and a sick woman’s distress call forth the power of Jesus.
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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

Scripture’s marvelous word this week is that God wants creation to live and to be whole.

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Exploring the word

God’s justice does not die

SICKNESS AND DEATH are an inevitable part of our experience. As such they seem almost natural—but not when in the presence of a sick child.

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Homily stories

He knew you were coming

THOUGH PADRE PIO spent most of his life in small monasteries in remote areas of Italy, this Franciscan friar is one of the most popular Christian saints of all time.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

With faith and trust, we ask for forgiveness from our merciful God.

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Homily themes

Notes on the text

"If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” The two stories in the gospel speak of the power of touch and body.

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Sign & sacrament

In the beginning

Did you ever wonder why God created the world and everything in it? It seems to beg the question: Obviously it’s an accomplished fact, so why ask why?

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Quotes

With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing. —Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896-1985)

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