Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Jeremiah 23:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-18, and Mark 6:30-34. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 23 (Psalm 23:1-6).

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

YouTube: Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd There Is Nothing I Shall Want by Keith Ballentine

The Gospel reading is as follows:

The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.

People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 19, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 19, 2015)

Community in Mission: Four Teachings on Personal Prayer – A Homily for the 16th Sunday of the Year (18 JUL 15)

Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio: Hungry Sheep, Weary Shepherds

Word on Fire: Looking for a Shepherd (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 16)

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: One Flock: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (13 JUL 15)

The CWR Blog: The Lord is my Shepherd (18 JUL 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: Shepherds Good and Bad (16th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Embodied: Jesus No Boy-O (16th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: A Lonely Place (16th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Bede (16th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Word to Life Radio Broadcast: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (17 JUL 15)