Date: June 7, 2009
First Reading (Deuteronomy 4: 32–34, 39–40)
A reading from the book of Deuteronomy.
Moses proclaimed to the people: "Ask of the times past. Inquire from the day when God created man on earth. Ask from one end of the world to the other: Have there ever been anything as extraordinary as this? Has anything like this been heard of before? Has there ever been a people who remained alive after hearing as you did the voice of the living God from the midst of the fire? Never has there been a God who went out to look for a people and take them out from among the other nations by the strength of trials and signs, by wonders, and by war, with a firm hand and an outstretched arm. Never has there been any deed as tremendous as those done for you by the Lord in Egypt, which you saw with your own eyes. Therefore, try to be convinced that the Lord is the only God of heaven and earth, and that there is no other. Observe the laws and the commandments that I command you today, and everything will be well with you and your children after you. So you will live long in the land which the Lord, your God, gives you forever."
Second Reading (Romans 8: 14–17)
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans.
Brothers and sisters: All those who walk in the Spirit of God are sons and daughters of God. Then, no more fear: you did not receive a spirit of slavery, but the Spirit that makes you sons and daughters and every time we cry, "Abba! Father!" the Spirit assures our spirit that we are sons and daughters of God. If we are children, we are heirs, too. Ours will be the inheritance of God and we will share it with Christ; for if we now suffer with him, we will also share Glory with him.
Gospel (Matthew 28: 16–20)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
The Eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told to go. When they saw Jesus, they bowed and worshipped him, although some doubted. Then Jesus approached them and stated, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and mark disciples from all nations. Baptize them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to fulfill all that I have commanded you. I am with you always until the end of the world."
Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 33)(Verses 4-6, 9, 18-20, and 22)
ReplyDeleteThe response is: Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
For upright is the Lord's word and worthy of trust is his work. The Lord loves justice and righteousness, the earth is full of his kindness.
The heavens were created by his word, the breath of his mouth formed their starry host. For he spoke and so it was, he commanded, and everything stood firm.
But the Lord's eyes are even those who fear him, upon those who trust in his loving kindness; to deliver them from death and to preserve them in spite of famine.
In hope, our soul wait for the Lord, for he is our help and our shield. O Lord, let your love rest upon us, even as our hope rests in you.
In the Gospel reading, why did some of Jesus' disciples doubted?
ReplyDeleteThe event of the Gospel happened after Judas already betrayed Jesus.
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