Catholic Sunday Mass Online 18 July 2021 16th Sunday Of Ordinary Time By Church Of The Holy Cross, Singapore
THE DAYS ARE COMING
Separation, isolation, and hostility are terrible things. We are, sadly, too familiar with all of them in our modern life, whether we look at world events or events in our own neighborhoods and families. All three readings today refer to these same sad human conditions.
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The prophet Jeremiah describes world conditions as if the people of his time were sheep who had been scattered by poor leadership and corrupt shepherds. But “the days are coming,” he assures us (Jeremiah 23:5), when a new shepherd, a just king, will come. We meet that king in the second reading and the Gospel. Paul reminds us in the Letter to the Ephesians that all divisions can now cease in Christ Jesus, who has brought us together through his blood. In Mark’s Gospel we see Jesus himself, looking with pity on those searching for him as if they were sheep without a shepherd.
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TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — I shall gather the remnant of my flock and bring them back to their meadow (Jeremiah 23:1-6).
Psalm — The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23).
Second Reading — You who were once far off have become near by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13-18).
Gospel — When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he began to teach them many things (Mark 6:30-34).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
Catholic Sunday Mass Online 18 July 2021 16th Sunday Of Ordinary Time By Church Of The Holy Cross, Singapore
