Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B - Sunday, 23 June 2024 (EPISODE: 484)
Readings for Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.- Year B
FIRST READING: Job 38:1, 8-11
Ps 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31. "Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting."
SECOND READING: 2 Cor 5:14-17
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 7:16). Alleluia, alleluia! A great prophet has appeared among us. God has visited his people.
GOSPEL: Mark 4:35-41
Image Credit: Shutterstock licensed image ID: 235857250. PRCANJ, MONTENEGRO - JUNE 08: Jesus Calms a Storm on the Sea, the Catholic Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, on June 08, 2012, in Prcanj, Montenegro. By Zvonimir Atletic
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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, 23 June 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-12th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-484?si=9c714ffc83724c319c48da0c7f7ceab4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
(EPISODE: 484)
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(Prologue: Fr Paul Kelly)
"Jesus was asleep in the boat; how few souls there are that let him have his sleep out! He can't always be doing all the work, responding to all the calls made upon him; so for my own part I am content to leave him undisturbed. I dare say he won't make his presence felt till I start out on the great retreat of eternity; I don't complain of that, I want it to happen… our Lord doesn't supply me with provisions for my journey – he just gives me food unexpectedly when and as I need it." [St Thérèse Lisieux (1873-1897)]
I have never had much luck with boats.
One time, whilst on Lake Cootharaba (A lake on the Noosa River), in a tin boat, we were coming close to the pier and the boat's pilot yelled out to me, "Quickly, jump out, and moor the boat!"
I had always been taught that the captain must be obeyed, so I immediately leapt out of the boat. Sadly, the captain had meant, 'when the boat gets close enough to the pier, please jump out and help moor it.' The boat was not anywhere near close enough to the pier, when I automatically leapt out and promptly disappeared into the lake, but not before hitting my chin on the pier as I fell into the water. The whole thing could have been disastrous (even fatal), so I was very much relieved to discover that my head must be made of concrete because I leapt back up out of the water, which was thankfully only three feet deep at the pier, and emerged sheepishly, and not too badly injured - even if a little sore and sorry.
Later, I was lying in the back of the boat, half-dazed and injured, as they took me back to the other side of the lake, and I thought about how Jesus had lain in the back of a boat as it crossed another river. I was in such a dazed state, I began musing on ponderous topics….. such as this…."I reckon Jesus would have been calm even if the storm had not quietened and even if the boat had sunk." This is because Jesus was totally and utterly at one with his Heavenly Father, and had surrendered his will and his trust totally in his Father's will. So, come what may in his life and ministry, he was content to be calm and rest in God's will."
For my part, I vowed to be very hesitant to leap into or out of a boat anytime soon!
Not many of us would be fast asleep in a small boat as it is being tossed around like a cork on a stormy sea! Jesus must have been extremely exhausted, needing rest, and also fearless. We may think the disciples should have had strong faith after the miracles they had witnessed. When we are going through difficult times, we too can quickly forget that Jesus is always there with us.
Jesus calms even what seems like the most unconquerable disturbances, just like the storm at sea.
How many times have we experienced storms in our lives and thought that the Lord was asleep, that God was not concerned, that God was simply ignoring us? The Gospel today lets us know that God is always aware of what is happening in our lives, even when He seems asleep, unconcerned and uncaring. The Gospel invites us to a deep level of trust in our God. God loves us and cares for us always and will not let us perish. We don't always understand the ways of God—and that should never surprise us. God sees all and knows all and our vision and knowledge is so restricted!
The first reading today, from the Book of Job, is part of our learning about the divine also. Job finally realizes that God is God—and Job understands so little of all reality. We also must learn that lesson. We can easily think that we know what is best in any situation. So we don't pray and we don't even ask God to give us wisdom and understanding. We also need to repent, as Job does at the end of the Book of Job. We stand in the presence of the Almighty and think that we have more wisdom and knowledge than does the Almighty! Again, we can reflect on our personal image of God and of the power of God."
What "storms" assail my faith? How do I look to Jesus to quiet my fears? The disciples wonder, "Who then is this whom even wind and the sea obey?"; How can I go beyond the "signs" of faith and grasp who Jesus is in my daily life?
Life is a challenge. Couples sometimes struggle with their relationships. Parents have to deal with their children growing up in a world that is sometimes hostile to the values we hold sacred. Every life has its storms that come up and threaten to sink our boats. Doesn't God care that we feel tossed about and lost? Can we believe that Jesus is with us, in our boat, snoozing on a cushion? We are confident and trusting that he will awaken to our calls and calm the storms that frighten us so?
"Why therefore be disturbed? Your heart is agitated by the tribulations of the world, as the boat in which Jesus Christ was asleep... This boat in which Jesus Christ is sleeping, is your heart in which faith is slumbering. What news do you hear, O Christian, what news do you hear?" —AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430)
"When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit so that the waters might not transgress his command when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him." —PROVERBS 8:27-30
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Homily Fr Paul W. Kelly
Image Credit: Shutterstock licensed image ID: 235857250. PRCANJ, MONTENEGRO - JUNE 08: Jesus Calms a Storm on the Sea, the Catholic Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, on June 08, 2012, in Prcanj, Montenegro. By Zvonimir Atletic
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B -(Sunday, 23 June 2024) (EPISODE: 484)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{May Our Lord's Mercy renew you.}} welcome everyone, we gather - Listen to God's Word and contemplate the sacraments. On this Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.
Lord Jesus, you are mighty God and Prince of peace. Lord have mercy You are Son of God and the Son of Mary. Christ have mercy You are Word made flesh, the splendour of the Father. Lord have mercy .
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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Ps 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31. ""Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.""
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 7:16). ). Alleluia, alleluia! A great prophet has appeared among us. God has visited his people.
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PREFACE: Ordinary 8
Eucharistic Prayer various 4
(theme variation: theme 2 )
(post version: v2-long)
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{17. Thanks everyone, and have a grace-filled and compassion-filled week.}
2. Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
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"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly
Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)
"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.
Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).
Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.
"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.
"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.
Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.
Editing equipment: -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)
Sound Processing: iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)
[Production - KER - 2024]
May God bless and keep you.
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