Newsletter July 14th 2024 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B)
|- First Reading – Amos 7:12-15: Amaziah orders Amos to leave Bethel and prophesy elsewhere. Amos responds he was called by God from his life as a shepherd to prophesy to Israel.
- Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 85: I pray to hear God’s promises of peace and witness his glory in our land. His salvation is near, and he blesses us with abundant harvests and righteousness.
- Second Reading – Ephesians 1:3-14 or 1:3-10: We are blessed in Christ with spiritual riches, chosen to be holy, redeemed by his sacrifice, and sealed with the Holy Spirit, fulfilling God’s plan for unity and glory.
- Gospel – Mark 6:7-13: Jesus empowered the Twelve, sending them with minimal provisions to preach repentance, expel demons, and heal the sick.