Today the Church celebrates the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Isaiah 49:14-15, 1 Corinthians 4:1-15, and Matthew 6:24-34. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 62 (Psalm 62:2-3, 6-9).
For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:
YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 62 “Trust in God Alone”
The Gospel reading is as follows:
Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’or ‘What are we to wear?’ All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.”
Reflection on this feast:
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (March 2, 2014)
Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio: God and Mammon?
The Deacon's Bench: Homily for March 2, 2014: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (1 MAR 14)
The Sacred Page: Trust in God the Father alone: The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (26 FEB 14)
Word on Fire: Sermon 686: Seek Ye First: Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Dr. Scott Hahn: Do Not Be Anxious (March 2nd 2014 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The Catholic World Report Blog: Idolatries. Anxieties. Priorities. (1 MAR 14)
Spirituality of the Readings: First Things First (8th Sunday of Ordinary Time A)
The Word Embodied: Only in God (8th Sunday of Ordinary Time A)
Historical Cultural Context: Serving Two Masters (8th Sunday of Ordinary Time A)
Word to Life Radio Broadcast: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (28 FEB 14)
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