24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B (2021)

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Sunday, September 12, 2021

The readings for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B challenge us to open our minds and truly see how Jesus is both human and divine and recognize him as the source of our salvation. In the first reading (Isaiah 50:5-9A) we hear the prophecy in the Old Testament of how Jesus will save us by being a servant. The psalm (Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9) sings “For he has freed my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.” The second reading (James 2:14-18) tells us that we must follow Jesus in service to others. And in the gospel (Mark 8:27-35), Peter identifies Jesus as the messiah, and Jesus foretells his suffering and death.

Do I receive Jesus as my savior and allow him to change my heart? Here are some ideas:

St. Patrick’s Breastplate

St. Patrick's Breastplate is a prayer for protection and guidance. Christ is always with us providing us strength and wisdom.

Glow in the Dark Ring Toss (For youth group or VBS)

This is a fun easy game for any "light" themed youth ministry meeting or Vacation Bible School. It only requires a few materials - glow sticks and water bottles.

Jesus Christ has become what we are…

Jesus Christ, in His infinite love, has become what we are, in order that He may make us entirely what He is. - St Irenaeus

Faith without Works Is Dead

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?

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The readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B invite us to be transformed by the call of Jesus. So possible themes for this Sunday are evangelization, vocations, and discipleship.

January 25 is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. St. Paul's encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus converted him from a persecutor of Christians to a fully committed follower of Jesus.

January 26 is the feast day of Sts. Timothy and Titus. St. Timothy is the patron saint of stomach ailments. St. Titus is the patron saint of the United States Army Chaplain Corps.

St. Angela Merici is the founder of the Ursuline order of religious sisters. She is the patron saint of the sick, the disabled, and all those grieving the loss of parents. Her feast day is January 27.

St. Thomas Aquinas is a 13th century saint and a Doctor of the Church. St. Thomas was influenced by the philosopher Aristotle and was known to for his logical and reasoned approach to theology.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He tells the number of the stars; he calls each by name.

This quote from St. John Bosco reminds us to think before we act

Oh, that today you would hear his voice: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, Where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works.”

As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”