Sunday Readings
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Wisdom 1: 13-15. 2: 23-34
God takes no pleasure in death or extinction but delights in all living things.
2 Corinthians 8: 7. 9. 13-15
A call to share our surplus with people in need and build a more caring society.
Mark 5: 21-43
Two stories of healing that reveal Jesus as the source of life.
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Isaiah 49: 1-6
The suffering servant, who is called by God from his mother’s womb, trusts in God while lamenting the sufferings he has to face.
Acts 13: 22-26
Speaking in the Synagogue at Pisidian Antioch, Paul describes the Baptist as the herald of Jesus, the Saviour.
Luke 1: 57-66. 80
Luke records the events surrounding the birth of John the Baptist.
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Exodus 24: 3-8
When the people commit themselves to the observance of all God’s commands, Moses seals their promise by sprinkling them with the blood of the covenant.
Hebrews 9: 11-15
Christ enters the sanctuary of God’s presence to present the offering of his own blood for our eternal redemption.
Mark 14: 12-16. 22-26
In the course of the Passover meal, Jesus gives the disciples the sacrament of his own body and blood to eat and to drink. This is a sign of the new and eternal convent.
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Ezekiel 17: 22-24
The prophet Ezekiel brings comfort to God’s people with the promise that their fortunes will be restored. This work comes about only by God’s loving act, through the same power that makes great and beautiful trees grow from small shoots.
2 Corinthians 5: 6-10
Paul reminds us that is not through our own sight and certainty that we can have confidence about what lies ahead, but through faith in Jesus. Walking in this faith we find our pleasure in Christ, whatever the condition of our life.
Mark 4: 26-34
Jesus longs to bring his disciples into an understanding of the kingdom of God. The stories he uses for his friends are stories of the mystery of growth and fruitfulness in creation, the mystery of God’s loving presence at work in the world.
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Acts 2: 1-11
God’s Holy Spirit brings unity and understanding to all the people of the earth.
Galatians 5: 16-25
The life of the Spirit and the life of self-indulgence are totally opposed.
John 15: 26-27. 16: 12-15
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and will lead us into all truth.