Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 15th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Deuteronomy 30:10-14
- Moses exhorts the people to heed the voice of the Lord and keep his commandments.
- God’s command is not mysterious or remote, but near and close to our hearts.
Psalm – 69:14,17,30-31,33-34,36-37 (Option #1)
- “Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.”
- In our affliction and pain we call upon God for mercy and kindness.
Psalm – 19:8-11 (Option #2)
- “Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.”
- God’s law and precepts enlighten us and bring us wisdom.
2nd Reading – Colossians 1:15-20
- Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
- He is the head of the body, the Church, and he has made peace by the blood of his Cross.
Gospel – Luke 10:25-37
- Having quoted the great commandments to love God and neighbor, a scholar asks Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- Jesus then offers the parable of the Good Samaritan as an example.
Mass Readings – 15th Sunday of the Year (#105)
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