Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; and Mark 1:40-45. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 32 (Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 32 Prayer of Contrition and Confession for Sin

The Gospel reading is as follows:

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.”

Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.”

The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning the him sternly, he dismissed him at once. He said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”

The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (February 15, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (February 15, 2015)

Msgr. Charles Pope: How to Lose Your Leprosy (In Four Easy Steps) – A Homily for the 6th Sunday of the Year (14 FEB 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Lessons from the Leper

Word on Fire: Evangelizing Out of the Encounter (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 6)

Dr. Scott Hahn: Made Clean (February 15th 2015 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

CWR Blog: Christianity: "Pie in the sky" religion, or "island of mercy and security"? (14 FEB 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: Be Made Clean (6th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Embodied: Living by Appearances (6th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Restored to Community (6th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Paschasius Radbertus (6th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Word to Life Radio Broadcast: Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (13 FEB 15)