15th Sunday of Year B

July 14, 2024 Welcome

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BISHOP GOLKACATHOLIC WOMEN PREACHPRO-LIFEMY CATHOLIC LIFEJOHN MICHAEL TALBOTKNOW BEFORE YOU GOCARDINAL TAGLESOLT

SOURCE: Diocese of Colorado Springs

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SOURCE: Diocese of Colorado Springs

Embrace God’s calling, be attentive, and serve as missionary disciples, living out your vocation.

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  • 00:00 🙏 We are summoned, sent, and have the authority of Jesus Christ as baptized Christians.
  • 00:32 🙏 Allow God to initiate and guide your path, rather than forging your own way.
  • 01:13 📖 God calls each of us to live for His purposes, not our own, and we should be attentive to His calling in our lives.
  • 01:47 📜 We are all sent by God to reveal something unique to the world in the way that God made us to do so.
  • 02:30 📖 Christian life involves being intentional missionary disciples, sent by Jesus to fulfill a vocation or mission after encountering God.
  • 02:50 🙏 Receive the body and blood of the Lord at Mass, encounter him, and go forth to proclaim the Good News.
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SOURCE: Catholic Women Preach

Empowered by God’s grace and the Holy Spirit, we can confidently utilize our gifts and speak boldly for His glory.

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  • 00:00 📖 The disciples were likely both excited and terrified when sent out by Jesus, similar to the anxiety of young people facing new tasks, and they were not educated rabbis but regular folks.
  • 01:01 📖 The disciples felt unprepared and unqualified, but they preached repentance, drove out demons, and cured the sick as Jesus instructed.
  • 01:28 🎤 Moving to a new job at a Catholic High School requires attentive listening to God's grace and radical abandonment of self.
  • 02:15 📖 Moving forces me to reconsider what I really need, and Jesus sends out disciples in pairs to work in relationship, not alone.
  • 03:16 👣 God provides companions to help through transitions, and a walking stick serves as a metaphor for strength and support on the journey of faith.
  • 04:26 🙏 Trusting in God's grace gives us strength to face challenges and hope in Christ for redemption and forgiveness.
  • 05:04 📖 Have confidence in speaking boldly and acting with justice, accept rejection without taking it personally, and keep the faith in preaching and pastoral ministry.
  • 06:00 🙏 Embrace your identity as a disciple of Christ, use your gifts for God's glory, and find confidence in the Holy Spirit's guidance.
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SOURCE: Priests for Life

The apostles’ call to preach repentance, embraced by today’s Church, emphasizes our ongoing transformation to God.

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The apostles were called to “to preach repentance,” as is the Church today. This is a key aspect of being a “prophet” (First reading). It’s not so much about telling the future as it is about telling the present, pointing out to God’s people how fidelity to Him today means we have to change. 

A key aspect of repentance in our present circumstances is suggested by the Second Reading, which is all about God’s choice. He chose us in Christ before the world began. That in itself is a subject for profound reflection. Before anything ever existed, before the first event that any history book relates, we were already chosen to exist, to believe, and to be holy. God knew us, wanted us, and loved us.

What this reveals is that God’s choice is primary. Human choice is secondary. “It was not you who chose me,” Jesus teaches elsewhere, “But I who chose you” (Jn. 15:16). “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:10). Since God first chose each human person to exist, no human can choose for them not to exist. “Pro-choice” is a mentality that puts our choice above God’s, and therefore is contrary to the lesson of these readings. “Pro-choice” essentially says that we have responsibility only to those lives for which we choose to have responsibility. Scripture teaches, on the other hand, that we have responsibility for others before we choose, and that in choosing, we have the duty to take that pre-existing responsibility into account. Here lies a key aspect of repentance, for us personally and for our culture.

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SOURCE: My Catholic Life Daily Reflections

We should trust in God’s providence and surrender ourselves to his will with confidence and love…

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  • 00:00 🙏 Trust in God's providence for all your needs, both physical and spiritual.
  • 00:48 🙏 God cares for us completely, knows all, and will never abandon us, so we should trust in his providence and offer our energy and talent to him.
  • 02:10 🙏 Trust in divine providence and abandon yourself to God's will.
  • 03:00 🙏 Surrendering to God's will with boundless confidence and love.
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SOURCE: John Michael Talbot

Living in community, embracing challenges, and traveling light are important for growth and living a fulfilling life.

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  • 00:00 📖 Jesus gives the apostles traveling instructions, emphasizing the importance of living in community with others for support and accountability.
  • 00:37 😊 Embrace feedback and challenges to grow and live in community.
  • 00:57 📖 Travel light, take only what you need, and don't let the things of the world encumber you.
  • 01:54 👍 Move on when people don't accept you, like Jesus taught his apostles, and all things are possible with God.
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SOURCE: Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

As missionary disciples, we are called to proclaim the true gospel, trusting in God’s work and revealing His kingdom.

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  • 00:00 📖 Amos insists he's not a prophet, but someone called by God to deliver a message, similar to the apostles being sent out by Christ.
  • 01:36 📖 People were not professionally religious, Jesus asked them to reveal him to all nations and to move on if they are not welcomed or listened to.
  • 03:10 📖 Demons can be cast out, trust in God's work, and there's debate about who wrote the letter to the Ephesians.
  • 04:44 📜 Paul sets up an exodus framework, similar to The Exodus, where God liberates people from sin and adopts them into his family.
  • 06:05 🩸 Jesus's blood redeems us by marking us as participants in God's saving works, giving us the opportunity to actively receive.
  • 07:43 🔑 Jesus's blood marks us as his people and liberates us from the forces of evil, freeing us from the false sense of justice we consented to.
  • 09:08 🙏 Christ's death shows God's willingness to enter the broken world and offer us a way out, giving us freedom in Christ and blessing us with grace for a fullness of life to praise God's glory and proclaim it to the world.
  • 11:17 📖 God calls us to carry out our roles as missionary disciples, proclaiming the authentic gospel and revealing the kingdom with trust in his work.

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SOURCE: JesCom TV

God’s strategy for promoting His kingdom is unconventional and aims to win through surprising and unpredictable paths.

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  • 00:00 📖 Jesus sent his disciples on a mission, teaching them to rely on Providence and people's goodwill, emphasizing that mission is an act of community.
  • 02:45 🙏 God proclaims salvation and kindness to those who fear him, preparing the way for us and blessing us with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
  • 08:04 📖 God's strategy for promoting His kingdom is revealed in the readings, emphasizing the importance of the praise of His glory and the role of the Holy Spirit.
  • 10:03 🔑 God's strategy is unconventional and aims to win through surprising and unpredictable paths, not through the world's normal ways.
  • 13:23 🌟 Jesus achieved universal salvation through sacrifice, and sent out the 12 disciples in pairs to preach repentance, drive out demons, and cure the sick.
  • 16:49 🔑 God's strategy does not always align with the world's, as seen in the story of Amos, who was not professionally trained but chosen by God to be a prophet.
  • 18:53 🌍 God's strategy of universal reconciliation is exemplified by Jesus sending the 12 apostles on mission two by two, with only the authority of Jesus and the good news, resulting in many people being healed and liberated from demons.
  • 22:08 🙏 Depend on God's strategy, have faith, and fulfill your mission in life, as the church believes in the interconnectedness of people and the importance of God's Will.
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SOURCE: Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity

As disciples, our lives are centered around the primacy of relationship, living in community and communion with one another, and witnessing that to the world.

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  • 00:00 📖 Jesus sends out his Apostles in pairs to preach, heal, teach, and cast out demons, emphasizing the importance of staying in one house.
  • 00:40 🌱 Our lives as disciples are centered around the primacy of relationship, living in community and communion with one another, requiring sacrifice, understanding, good boundaries, accountability, vulnerability, intimacy, and witnessing that to the world.
  • 01:19 📖 Jesus calls for detachment and reliance on the Holy Spirit in evangelization, and advises to shake off the dust from unwelcoming places.
  • 02:04 📜 Pious Jews would shake the dust off their feet when leaving Gentile territory and entering the land of Israel.
  • 02:29 🙏 Embrace the opportunity to encounter the merciful love of Jesus through repentance and confession.
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SUNDAY CONNECTION

Fr. Richard Hoerning

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Each week
SUNDAY
CONNECTIONS

relates one
of the readings to
Movies, Television,
Art, Music, History,
or Culture.

TELEVISION: “The Chosen”

Similarities and Differences between the Chosen and Mark 6 and Parallel Texts

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JESUS SENDS OUT THE DISCIPLES (7:04) – This video excerpt from The Chosen was created for the educational purpose of enhancing your study of Jesus sending out the Twelve as taught in Matthew 10, Mark 6, Luke 9.
THE CHOSEN (2022)

Jesus Sends Out the Disciples

The scene from The Chosen, a television series about the life of Jesus, offers a unique interpretation of the biblical accounts found in Matthew 10, Mark 6, and Luke 9, where Jesus sends out the twelve disciples to preach, heal, and cast out demons. While there are similarities between the texts and the video, some notable differences are also worth discussing.

Similarities:

  1. Jesus calls the twelve disciples together to give them instructions and authority.
  2. The disciples are sent out two by two.
  3. They are given power over unclean spirits and the ability to heal the sick.
  4. The focus is on preaching the message of the kingdom of God and repentance.

Differences:

  1. In the video, Jesus presents the disciples with individual scrolls, symbolizing their personal missions. This detail is not mentioned in the scriptures.
  2. The video emphasizes the diverse backgrounds and personalities of the disciples more prominently than the biblical accounts.
  3. The chosen location for the scene appears to be a more secluded, mountainous area, whereas the Bible doesn't specify a location for this event.

Decisions Made by the Directors:

The directors' decision to include individual scrolls for the disciples could symbolize the personal calling and purpose each disciple had, which may not be evident from the scripture alone. The focus on the disciples' diversity might help viewers identify with the characters more easily. Lastly, choosing a secluded location may represent Jesus' desire to teach his disciples away from the crowds and the distractions of the world.

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