Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

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

YouTube: You Are My Inheritance (Psalm 16) - 13th Sunday Ordinary Time, C 

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:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (June 26, 2016)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (June 26, 2016)

Community in Mission: Five Disciplines of Discipleship - A Homily for the 13th Sunday of the Year (25 JUN 16)

The Sacred Page: The Call of Discipleship: 13th Sunday in OT (23 JUN 16)

The Sacred Page: Let the Dead Bury Their Dead: The Mass Readings Explained (The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) (22 JUN 16)

Word on Fire: Walking Truly and Completely with Him (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 13)

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Sunday Bible Reflections: Taking the Call: Scott Hahn Reflects on the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (20 JUN 16)

Spirituality of the Readings: Toward Jerusalem (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Jesus - Gentle and Demanding (13th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Embodied: 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)