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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday June 16, 2024

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(Cf. Psalm 26.7, 9)
O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; be my help. Do not abandon or forsake me, O God, my Saviour!
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Sunday June 16, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Ezekiel 17.22-24

Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out. I will break off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs; I myself will...

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Psalm

Psalm 92

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night. R. The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and...

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Second reading

2 Corinthians 5.6-10

Brothers and sisters, we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord — for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence,...

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Gospel

Mark 4.26-34

Such a large crowd gathered around Jesus that he got into a boat and began to teach them using many parables. Jesus said: “The kingdom of God is as if a man would scatter seed on the ground, and would...

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Once upon a time

When I was a child, hearing the words “Once upon a time...” invited me into a land of wonder and possibility. The words called me to listen, to be ready to receive. Jesus – the gifted storyteller – uses the...

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