First Reading

Amos 7:12-15 (JB)

A reading from the prophet Amos

Go, prophesy to my people.

Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, said to Amos, ‘Go away, seer; get back to the land of Judah; earn your bread there, do your prophesying there. We want no more prophesying in Bethel; this is the royal sanctuary, the national temple.’ ‘I was no prophet, neither did I belong to any of the brotherhoods of prophets.’ Amos replied to Amaziah, ‘I was a shepherd, and looked after sycamores: but it was the Lord who took me from herding the flock, and the Lord who said, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”‘

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Amos 7:12-15 (NRSV)

A reading from the book of the prophet Amos

Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, said to Amos,

“O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah,

earn your bread there, and prophesy there;

but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary,

and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

Then Amos answered Amaziah,

“I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son;

but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees,

and the Lord took me from following the flock,

and the Lord said to me,

‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'”

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 84:9-14 (JB)

R. Lord, show us your mercy and love,

and grant us your salvation.

I will hear what the Lord God has to say,

a voice that speaks of peace,

peace for his people.

His help is near for those who fear him

and his glory will dwell in our land. R.

Mercy and faithfulness have met;

justice and peace have embraced.

Faithfulness shall spring from the earth

and justice look down from heaven. R.

The Lord will make us prosper

and our earth shall yield its fruit.

Justice shall march before him

and peace shall follow his steps. R.

Second Reading

Ephesians 1:3-10 (JB)

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians

Before the world was made, he chose us in Christ.

Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us with all the spiritual blessings of heaven in Christ.

Before the world was made, he chose us, chose us in Christ,

to be holy and spotless, and to live through love in his presence,

determined that we should become his adopted sons, through Jesus Christ

for his own kind purposes,

to make us praise the glory of his grace,

his free gift to us in the Beloved

in whom, through his blood, we gain our freedom, the forgiveness of our sins.

Such is the richness of the grace

which he has showered on us

in all wisdom and insight.

He has let us know the mystery of his purpose,

the hidden plan he so kindly made in Christ from the beginning

to act upon when the times had run their course to the end:

that he would bring everything together under Christ, as head,

everything in the heavens and everything on earth.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Ephesians 1:3-14 (JB)

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians

Before the world was made, he chose us in Christ.

Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us with all the spiritual blessings of heaven in Christ.

Before the world was made, he chose us, chose us in Christ,

to be holy and spotless, and to live through love in his presence,

determined that we should become his adopted sons, through Jesus Christ

for his own kind purposes,

to make us praise the glory of his grace,

his free gift to us in the Beloved

in whom, through his blood, we gain our freedom, the forgiveness of our sins.

Such is the richness of the grace

which he has showered on us

in all wisdom and insight.

He has let us know the mystery of his purpose,

the hidden plan he so kindly made in Christ from the beginning

to act upon when the times had run their course to the end:

that he would bring everything together under Christ, as head,

everything in the heavens and everything on earth.

And it is in him that we were claimed as God’s own,

chosen from the beginning,

under the predetermined plan of the one who guides all things

as he decides by his own will;

chosen to be,

for his greater glory,

the people who would put their hopes in Christ before he came.

Now you too, in him,

have heard the message of the truth and the good news of your salvation,

and have believed it:

and you have been stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit of the Promise,

the pledge of our inheritance which brings freedom for those whom God has taken for his own,

to make his glory praised.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Ephesians 1:3-10 (NRSV)

A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us in Christ

with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

Before the foundation of the world God chose us in Christ

to be holy and blameless before him in love.

God destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ,

according to the good pleasure of God’s will,

this is for the praise of his glorious grace

that God freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

In Christ we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of our trespasses,

according to the riches of his grace

that he lavished on us.

With all wisdom and insight

God has made known to us the mystery of his will,

according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

as a plan for the fullness of time,

to gather up all things in Christ,

things in heaven and things on earth.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Ephesians 1:3-14 (NRSV)

A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us in Christ

with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

Before the foundation of the world God chose us in Christ

to be holy and blameless before him in love.

God destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ,

according to the good pleasure of God’s will,

this is for the praise of his glorious grace

that God freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

In Christ we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of our trespasses,

according to the riches of his grace

that he lavished on us.

With all wisdom and insight

God has made known to us the mystery of his will,

according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

as a plan for the fullness of time,

to gather up all things in Christ,

things in heaven and things on earth.

In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,

having been destined according to the purpose of God

who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,

so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ,

might live for the praise of his glory.

In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,

and had believed in him,

were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.

This is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption

as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

cf Ephesians 1:17-18 (JB)

Alleluia, alleluia!

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

enlighten the eyes of our heart

that we might see how great is the hope

to which we are called.

Alleluia!

Ephesians 1:17-18 (NRSV)

Alleluia, alleluia!

May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart

that we might see how great is the hope to which we are called.

Alleluia!

Gospel

Mark 6:7-13 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

He called the Twelve, and began to send them out.

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs giving them authority over the unclean spirits. And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses. They were to wear sandals, but, he added, ‘Do not take a spare tunic.’ And he said to them, ‘If you enter a house anywhere, stay there until you leave the district. And if any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, as you walk away shake off the dust from under your feet as a sign to them.’ So they set off to preach repentance; and they cast out many devils, and anointed many sick people with oil and cured them.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 6:7-13 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to Mark

Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two,

and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff;

no bread, no bag, no money in their belts;

but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.

Jesus said to them,

“Wherever you enter a house,

stay there until you leave the place.

If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you,

as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet

as a testimony against them.”

So the twelve went out and proclaimed that all should repent.

They cast out many demons,

and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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