Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Amos 7:12-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, and Mark 6:7-13. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 85 (Psalm 85:9-14).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 85 Prayer for Divine Favor

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick - no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic.

He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave. Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them."

So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 12, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 12, 2015)

Community in Mission: Five Fundamental Freedoms for the Christian Evangelizer (11 JUL 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: The Gospel According to . . . Nike?

Word on Fire: Summed Up in Christ (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 15)

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: The Church’s Mission: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (6 JUL 15)

The CWR Blog: "The Lord took me...": A deep and abiding Biblical theme (11 JUL 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: Thanks (15th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Embodied: The Burden of Baggage (15th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Spirits, Travel & Hospitality (15th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Theophylact (15th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Word to Life Radio Broadcast: Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (10 JUL 15)