Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are 1 Kings 19:16B, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; and Luke 9:51-62. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 16 (Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11).

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

YouTube: Psalm 16: You Are My Inheritance (Mark Haas)

The Gospel reading is as follows:

When the days for Jesus' being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?" Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village.

As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."

And to another he said, "Follow me."

But he replied, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."

But he answered him, "Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

And another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home."

To him Jesus said, "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God." 

Reflections on these readings:

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Crossroads Initiative: Theology of the Body, Spirit vs. Flesh? 

The Sacred Page: The Cost of Discipleship (The Mass Readings Explained) (24 JUN 19)

St. Paul Center: Taking the Call: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Sister Mary Madeline Todd, OP: A Radical Call for a Total Response to Follow Christ: User's Guide to Sunday, June 30 (26 JUN 19)

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The Word Engaged: Holy Commitment (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: Luke's Jesus & the Samaritans (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Hilary of Poitiers (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)