21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: Universalis
'Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her'
First Reading Joshua 24:1-2,15-18 We will serve the Lord, for he is our God
The people answered, ‘We have no intention of deserting the Lord and serving other gods! Was it not the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors out of the land of Egypt, the house of slavery, who worked those great wonders before our eyes and preserved us all along the way we travelled and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed? What is more, the Lord drove all those peoples out before us, as well as the Amorites who used to live in this country. We too will serve the Lord, for he is our God.’
Responsorial Psalm: Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Second Reading Ephesians 5:21-32 Christ loves the Church, because it is his body
Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives to their husbands, in everything. Husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her in water with a form of words, so that when he took her to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless. In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love his wife is for him to love himself. A man never hates his own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church, because it is his body – and we are its living parts. For this reason, a man must leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one body. This mystery has many implications; but I am saying it applies to Christ and the Church.
Gospel John 6:60-69 Who shall we go to? You are the Holy One of God
After hearing his doctrine many of the followers of Jesus said, ‘This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?’ Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, ‘Does this upset you? What if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before?
‘It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
‘But there are some of you who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the outset those who did not believe, and who it was that would betray him. He went on, ‘This is why I told you that no one could come to me unless the Father allows him.’
After this, many of his disciples left him and stopped going with him. Then Jesus said to the Twelve, ‘What about you, do you want to go away too?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.’
My God, my Father, as for me, I will serve the you. You alone are God. Father you alone, are Holy. You have preserved me for you are loving. You are my God.
Jesus, I trust in you. True, you are the Word of God made flesh. Your words are spirit Lord, and they are life. Virgin Mary, pray for me. Mother, you were obedient to God's Words, and your Yes to His Word, Christ became flesh. Saint Joseph, pray for me. You listened to God's Words, and abide by His word. Angels of God, pray for me. You are messengers to God's words. You execute God's commands. My Angel Guardian, pray for me. Keep me safe. Let me never go astray. Holy Spirit, God's wisdom, come and dwell in me. Teach me, give me knowlede and understanding.
Let us pray the Holy Rosary: Ave Maria. Mary we greet you.
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