This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, July 11th is from Mark 6:7-13.
“Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick. . .So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.”
“Talk about traveling light: no change of clothes, no food, no bag, no money. But what they brought was much greater. They brought the authority to drive out evil and to heal the sick. By not being dependent on material things, they could place their dependence on God. . . .Let us not concentrate on what we don’t have, but on what we do have.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Summer 2021
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Exodus 1:8-14, 22; Matt 10:34—11:1
Tuesday Exodus 2:1-15a; Matt 11:20-24
Wednesday Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12; Matt 11:25-27
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin (Memorial) – “Born in New York, Kateri was four when her family died from a smallpox epidemic that left her with impaired eyesight and a disfigured face. Inspired by missionaries, she was baptized. Soon after, amidst growing persecution in her community, Kateri escaped to Kahnawake, near Montreal. She had a strong devotion to the Eucharist and a deep concern for others. She was canonized in 2012, the first Native American saint.”
Thursday Exodus 3:13-20; Matt 11:28-30
Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) – “Baptized as Giovanni, he was supposedly named Bonaventure (meaning “good fortune”) by Francis of Assisi, who cured him of a childhood illness. After joining the Franciscans, he went to the University of Paris to study and teach philosophy and theology. He later served as minister general of the Franciscan Order. He was canonized in 1482 and declared a doctor of the Church in 1588.”
Friday Exodus 11:10—12:14; Matt 12:1-8
Saturday Exodus 12:37-42; Matt 12:14-21
SOURCE: Living With Christ, July 2021