Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16A; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; and Matthew 10:37-42. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 89 (Psalm 89:2-3, 16-19).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 89 Forever I will Sing the Goodness of the Lord) June 28, 2020

The Gospel reading is as follows: 

Jesus said to his apostles: "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple - amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward."

Reflections on these readings: 

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sunday Reflections: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2020 

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (June 28, 2020) 

Community in Mission: Four Disciplines of Worthy Disciples - A Homily for the 13th Sunday of the Year (27 JUN 20) 

Rhode Island Catholic: The Quiet Corner: Good deeds are investments made toward a life in eternity (25 JUN 20)

St. Paul Center: To Find Our Lives: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

Magis Center for Catholic Spirituality: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

The Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College: This Sunday: To Become Who You Are, Give Yourself Away (25 JUN 20) 

Word on Fire: Elisha and the Shunemite Woman (Cycle A * Ordinary Time * Week 13) 

National Catholic Register: Sunday Guide: Receiving the Prophet’s Reward (28 JUN 20) 

Spirituality of the Readings: He Said What? (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

In Exile: On Becoming Post-Liberal (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

Glancing Thoughts: The Love of the Lord (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

The Perspective of Justice: Making Life Count (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

Let the Scriptures Speak: Getting a Life (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

The Word Embodied: Letting Go of the Beloved (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

Historical Cultural Context: The Bonds of Family (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A) 

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