Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jeremiah 17:5-8 (JB)

A reading from the prophet Jeremiah

A curse on those who trust in humanity; a blessing on those who trust in the Lord.

The Lord says this:

‘A curse on the man who puts his trust in man,

who relies on things of flesh,

whose heart turns from the Lord.

He is like dry scrub in the wastelands:

if good comes, he has no eyes for it,

he settles in the parched places of the wilderness,

a salt land, uninhabited.

‘A blessing on the man who puts his trust in the Lord,

with the Lord for his hope.

He is like a tree by the waterside

that thrusts its roots to the stream:

when the heat comes it feels no alarm,

its foliage stays green;

it has no worries in a year of drought,

and never ceases to bear fruit.’

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Jeremiah 17:5-8 (NRSV)

A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah

Thus says the Lord:

“Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals

and make mere flesh their strength,

whose hearts turn away from the Lord.

They shall be like a shrub in the desert,

and shall not see when relief comes.

They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness,

in an uninhabited salt land.

“Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,

whose trust is the Lord.

They shall be like a tree planted by water;

sending out its roots by the stream.

This tree shall not fear when heat comes,

and its leaves shall stay green;

in the year of drought it is not anxious,

and it does not cease to bear fruit.”

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Ps 1:1-4 (JB)

R. Happy are they who hope in the Lord.

Happy indeed is the man

who follows not the counsel of the wicked;

nor lingers in the way of sinners

nor sits in the company of scorners,

but whose delight is the law of the Lord

and who ponders his law day and night. R.

He is like a tree that is planted

beside the flowing waters,

that yields its fruit in due season

and whose leaves shall never fade;

and all that he does shall prosper. R.

Not so are the wicked, not so!

For they like winnowed chaff

shall be driven away by the wind.

For the Lord guards the way of the just

but the way of the wicked leads to doom. R.

1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 (JB)

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians

If Christ is not raised from the dead, your faith is in vain.

If Christ raised from the dead is what has been preached, how can some of you be saying that there is no resurrection of the dead? For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, you are still in your sins. And what is more serious, all who have died in Christ have perished. If our hope in Christ has been for this life only, we are the most unfortunate of all people.

But Christ has in fact been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 (NRSV)

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians

If Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead,

how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?

For if the dead are not raised,

then Christ has not been raised.

If Christ has not been raised,

your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

Then those also who have died in Christ have perished.

If for this life only we have hoped in Christ,

we are of all people most to be pitied.

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead,

the first fruits of those who have died.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Luke 6:23 (JB)

Alleluia, alleluia!

Rejoice and be glad;

your reward is great in heaven.

Alleluia!

Luke 6:23 (NRSV)

Alleluia, alleluia!

Rejoice and be glad;

your reward will be great in heaven.

Alleluia!

Luke 6:17, 20-26 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Happy are the poor. Woe to the rich!

Jesus came down with the Twelve and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a large gathering of his disciples with a great crowd of people from all parts of Judaea and from Jerusalem and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon who had come to hear him and to be cured of their diseases.

Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said:

‘How happy are you who are poor; yours is the kingdom of God.

Happy you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied.

Happy you who weep now: you shall laugh.

‘Happy are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, for then your reward will be great in heaven. This was the way their ancestors treated the prophets.

‘But alas for you who are rich: you are having your consolation now.

Alas for you who have your fill now: you shall go hungry.

Alas for you who laugh now: you shall mourn and weep.

‘Alas for you when the world speaks well of you! This was the way their ancestors treated the false prophets.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 6:17, 20-26 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke

Jesus came down with the twelve and stood on a level place,

with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people

from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.

Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,

for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you who are hungry now,

for you will be filled.

Blessed are you who weep now,

for you will laugh.

Blessed are you when people hate you,

and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you

on account of the Son of Man.

“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,

for surely your reward is great in heaven;

for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.

“But woe to you who are rich,

for you have received your consolation.

Woe to you who are full now,

for you will be hungry.

Woe to you who are laughing now,

for you will mourn and weep.

Woe to you when all speak well of you,

for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.