Readings for
Sunday, June 13, 1998
11th Sunday of Ordinary time

First Reading

Exodus 19:2-6a (91)

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And when they set out from Reph'idim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

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And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel:

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You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

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Now therefore, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my own possession among all peoples; for all the earth is mine,

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and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel."

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 100:1-2,3,5

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A Psalm for the thank offering. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the lands!

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Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

3

Know that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

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For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures for ever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Second Reading

Romans 5:6-11

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While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

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Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man--though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die.

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But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

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Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.

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For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

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Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.

Gospel

Matthew 9:36-10:8

Matthew 9

36

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

37

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;

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pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

Matthew 10

1

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity.

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The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zeb'edee, and John his brother;

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Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

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Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,

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but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.