Homily OT (B) 17th Sunday - Sign of Jonah

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Readings

Sunday, July 26, 2015 | Ordinary Time

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year B | Roman Missal

First Reading 2 Kings 4:42–44

Response Psalm 145:16

Psalm Psalm 145:10–11, 15–18

Second Reading Ephesians 4:1–6

Gospel Acclamation Luke 7:16

Gospel John 6:1–15

Index of Readings

First Reading

2 Kings 4:42–44

42 A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing the man of God twenty barley loaves made from the first fruits, and fresh grain in the ear. Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.” 43 But his servant objected, “How can I set this before a hundred?” Elisha again said, “Give it to the people to eat, for thus says the Lord: You will eat and have some left over.” 44 He set it before them, and when they had eaten, they had some left over, according to the word of the Lord.

Response

Psalm 145:16

16 You open wide your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Psalm

Psalm 145:10–11, 15–18

10 All your works give you thanks, Lord

and your faithful bless you.

11 They speak of the glory of your reign

and tell of your mighty works,

15 The eyes of all look hopefully to you;

you give them their food in due season.

16 You open wide your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is just in all his ways,

merciful in all his works.

18 The Lord is near to all who call upon him,

to all who call upon him in truth.

Second Reading

Ephesians 4:1–6

1 I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, 3 striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: 4 one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Gospel Acclamation

Luke 7:16

16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people.”

Gospel

John 6:1–15

1 After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee [of Tiberias]. 2 A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish feast of Passover was near. 5 When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little [bit].” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. 12 When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” 13 So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. 14 When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” 15 Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.

Sunday, July 26, 2015 | Ordinary Time

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year B | Roman Missal

First Reading 2 Kings 4:42–44

Response Psalm 145:16

Psalm Psalm 145:10–11, 15–18

Second Reading Ephesians 4:1–6

Gospel Acclamation Luke 7:16

Gospel John 6:1–15

Index of Readings

First Reading

2 Kings 4:42–44

42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “Give to the men, that they may eat.” 43 But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’ ” 44 So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.

Response

Psalm 145:16

16 You open your hand;

you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Psalm

Psalm 145:10–11, 15–18

10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

and all your saints shall bless you!

11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

and tell of your power,

15 The eyes of all look to you,

and you give them their food in due season.

16 You open your hand;

you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways

and kind in all his works.

18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth.

Second Reading

Ephesians 4:1–6

4 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Gospel Acclamation

Luke 7:16

16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”

Gospel

John 6:1–15

6 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”

15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

Why do they call him “the Prophet” and want to make him “king” when they see him multiply the bread? What is the connection between his deeds and their reaction, between bread and king?

Liturgy

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Entrance Antiphon [Cf. Ps 68 (67):6–7, 36]

God is in his holy place,

God who unites those who dwell in his house;

he himself gives might and strength to his people.

Collect

O God, protector of those who hope in you,

without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy,

bestow in abundance your mercy upon us

and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide,

we may use the good things that pass

in such a way as to hold fast even now

to those that ever endure.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Prayer over the Offerings

Accept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings

which we bring from the abundance of your gifts,

that through the powerful working of your grace

these most sacred mysteries may sanctify our present way of life

and lead us to eternal gladness.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon [Ps 103 (102):2]

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and never forget all his benefits.

Or: [Mt 5:7–8]

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Prayer after Communion

We have consumed, O Lord, this divine Sacrament,

the perpetual memorial of the Passion of your Son;

grant, we pray, that this gift,

which he himself gave us with love beyond all telling,

may profit us for salvation.

Through Christ our Lord.

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Particular Needs of My Listeners

Checklist

1. Is my core message crystal clear? Am I ready to formulate it succinctly? Will every listener be able to go home with it?

2. What do I most enjoy about my message? Communicate this passionately.

3. What is most memorable about this homily? Have I used figures, metaphors or stories to illustrate my point? What words will pack the greatest punch?

4. Have I memorized my opening and closing lines?

Method at a Glance

1. READ the readings and liturgical prayers.

2. ASK what it means for the original author.

3. PONDER what it means for us today.

4. CONSULT sources