Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 20, 2021
...so whoever is in Christ is a new creation...
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First Reading: Job 38:1, 8-11
In today's first reading the Lord is addressing Job about how to get out of a storm. God created the waters of the earth and he has the power to direct them as well. He has the power to command the waters and the storms!
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 107:23-26, 28-31
Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
Today's psalms speaks of strong wind and waves which causes much distress. However the LORD in his power and love brings calm. In our daily storms and trials, all we need to do is cry out to God, who is always with us. He can bring us peace in the midst of our distress. Let us give thanks to God for all our circumstances, good and bad, because his love is everlasting.
Second Reading: 2Corinthians 5:14-17
Today's second reading picks up from last Sunday. Paul is writing to the people of Corinth telling them to be courageous and to have faith.
The dying and rising of Christ has made us a new creation with him. At baptism, we become a new creation in Christ. We die to sin and have new life in Christ.
"So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come."
Gospel: Mark 4:35-41
In today's Gospel, Jesus is in a boat with his disciples and then falls asleep.
"A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up." Through all this turmoil, Jesus remains asleep. Why?
The disciples were definitely not calm, but frantic and in a panic. They wake Jesus up. Upon waking up, Jesus rebukes the wind and sea and says, "Quiet! Be still!" and it was calm. He also rebukes his disciples questioning their faith, "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?"
Today's Gospel reading is a metaphor for our life. We never really know when a "storm" in life is coming our way. Sometimes there is no warning. It could be an illness, a serious diagnosis, the loss of job, a separation or divorce, or the loss of a loved one. Storms happen. There is no stopping them. But in the midst of our storms, Jesus remains with us. In the boat, he remained asleep, and only awakened when his disciples cried out.
What does this "sleeping Jesus" represent? Perhaps it is the peace and calm that we all long for. Perhaps it is the rest that we all need. Perhaps it is the peace beyond all understanding.
Whatever it represents, the one we thing we know for sure is that Jesus is always with us, even in our "storms" of life. He never abandons us. He is quietly waiting for us to call to him, to cry out to him. He is there to bring us calm and peace that only he can give. All we need to remember is that He is always with us and to place our trust in Him alone. He will not forsake us! Jesus, I trust in you!
SAINT OF THE DAY
Sun. June 20: St. Paulinus of Nola
Mon. June 21: St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Tues. June 22: St. Thomas More
Weds. June 23: St. John Fisher
Thurs. June 24: Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Fri. June 25: Bl. Jutta of Thuringia
Sat. June 26: Bl. Raymond Lull
We believe in the
communion of saints!
Holy men and women of God,
pray for us!
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The Month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart.
Understood in the light of the Scriptures, the term "Sacred Heart of Jesus" denotes the entire mystery of Christ, the totality of his being, and his person considered in its most intimate essential: Son of God, uncreated wisdom; infinite charity, principal of the salvation and sanctification of mankind. The "Sacred Heart" is Christ, the Word Incarnate, Saviour, intrinsically containing, in the Spirit, an infinite divine-human love for the Father and for his brothers.
Excerpted from the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy
Devotion to the Sacred Heart was also an essential component of Pope John Paul II's hopes for the "new evangelization" called for by the Church.
"For evangelization today," he said, "the Heart of Christ must be recognized as the heart of the Church: It is He who calls us to conversion, to reconciliation. It is He who leads pure hearts and those hungering for justice along the way of the Beatitudes. It is He who achieves the warm communion of the members of the one Body. It is He who enables us to adhere to the Good News and to accept the promise of eternal life. It is He who sends us out on mission. The heart-to-heart with Jesus broadens the human heart on a global scale."
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Pope Francis encourages us to pray this prayer.
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself as father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
show yourself as father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
