6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B (2024)

The readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B (see below) demonstrate the healing power of Jesus and his ability to rid us of what is unclean in our lives. The first reading tells what should be done if someone has leprosy, and how being unclean separates us from others. The Gospel recalls how Jesus healed a leper.

So we can focus this weekend on issues such as chastity and Theology of the Body. Unclean language is also a good topic.

Daily Mass Readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B

• First Reading – Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46: “He shall dwell apart, making his abode outside the camp.”
• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 32: “I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.”
• Second Reading – 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1: “Avoid giving offense, whether to the Jews or Greeks or the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in every way, not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, that they may be saved.”
• Gospel – Mark 1:40-45: “A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, ‘If you wish, you can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.'”