13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time is a time to think about our relationship with God.

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Mass Readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

• First Reading – 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16A: “I know that Elisha is a holy man of God. Since he visits us often, let us arrange a little room on the roof and furnish it for him with a bed, table, chair, and lamp, so that when he comes to us he can stay there.”
• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 89: “Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.”
• Second Reading – Romans 6:3-4, 8-11: “Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.”
• Gospel – Matthew 10:26-33: “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

Mass Readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

• First Reading – Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24: “God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.”
• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 30: “I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.”
• Second Reading – 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15: “For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.”
• Gospel – Mark 5:21-43: “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”

Mass Readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

• First Reading – 1 Kings 19:16B, 19-21: "Please, let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and I will follow you."
• Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 16: "You are my inheritance, O Lord."
• Second Reading – Galatians 5:1, 13-18: "For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery."
• Gospel - Luke 9:51-62: "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."

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