Let’s examine some of the themes that surface in the Mass readings for the 13th Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24

• God did not make death, nor does the Lord rejoice in the destruction of the living.
• God formed humanity to be imperishable, but by the envy of the devil death entered the world.

Psalm – 30:2,4-6,22-24

• “I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.”
• We give thanks to God who has had pity on us and preserved us from death.

2nd Reading – 2nd Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15

• For our sake Jesus became poor, so that by his poverty we might become rich.
• Mindful of what the Lord has done for us, we supply the needs of those who are burdened.

Gospel – Mark 5:21-43

• While Jesus is on the way to heal a child, a woman touches his cloak and is healed.
• Upon arriving at the child’s home and told that she has died, Jesus approaches, takes the child by the hand, and with a word restores her to life.

Mass Readings – 13th Sunday of the Year (#98)

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