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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday June 25, 2023

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June 25, 2023

The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. Save your people, Lord, and bless your heritage, and govern them for ever.

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

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First reading

First Reading  (Jeremiah 20:10-13)

Jeremiah said: "I hear the whisperings of many:     'Terror on every side!     Denounce! let us denounce him!'     All those who were my friends     are on the watch for any misstep of mine....

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Psalm

Responsorial Psalm  (Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35)

For your sake I bear insult,     and shame covers my face. I have become an outcast to my brothers,     a stranger to my mother's children, Because zeal for your house consumes me,     and the...

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Second reading

Second Reading  (Romans 5:12-15)

Brothers and sisters: Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned—for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world, though sin is...

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Gospel

Gospel  (Matthew 10:26-33)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.  Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said to the Twelve: “Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say...

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The reality to come

As humans, our gaze only extends as far as the material world around us. Our senses can only inform us about the immediate and sensory surroundings. In today’s gospel, Jesus reminds his listeners that the perspective of God is immensely...

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