Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; and Mark 1:40-45. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 32 (Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 32 Prayer of Contrition and Confession for Sin

The Gospel reading is as follows:

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean."

Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand,touched him, and said to him, "I do will it. Be made clean." The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. He said to him, "See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them."

The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter.He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (February 11, 2018)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (February 11, 2018)

Community in Mission: Losing our Leprosy - A Homily for the 6th Sunday of the Year (10 FEB 18)

Aleteia: Tom Hoopes: 7 Lessons lepers teach sinners (9 FEB 18)

The Sacred Page: Spiritual Leprosy and Healing: The 6th Sunday of OT (9 FEB 18)

St. Paul Center: Made Clean: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: The Leper and Evangelization (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 6)

Spirituality of the Readings: Be Made Clean (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: Seeing in a Deeper Way (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Who Is a 'Leper' Today? (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: Living by Appearances (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time B
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Historical Cultural Context: Restored to Community (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Paschasius Radbertus (The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)