Sunday's Readings: Ezekiel 2:2-5 Psalm 123:1-4 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Mark 6:1-6

Here are several commentaries on these readings:

• St. Charles Borromeo Lectionary Site (PDF)


• Son of Mary (Also available to be heard as an MP3) from St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology


• Jesus’ Homecoming from The Crossroads Initiative

For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy. - St. Thérèrse of Liseaux

The Holy Father's prayer intentions for July are:

General:   That the Christians of the Middle East may live their faith in full freedom and be an instrument of peace and reconciliation.

Mission:   That the Church may be the seed and nucleus of a humanity reconciled and reunited in God's one and only family, thanks to the testimony of all the faithful in every country in the world.

Pro-Life Prayer Intention

That men may grow in the authentic spirit of fatherly responsibility.