Diocese of Oxford

Ordinary Time

How do we build resilience?

First Reading         Psalm 98   Sing to the Lord a new song,     for he has done marvellous things.   His own right hand and his holy arm     have won for him the victory.   The Lord has made known his salvation;     his deliverance has he openly shown in the sight    of the nations.   He has remembered his mercy…

Thanksgiving for the saints

Gospel              Luke 6.20–31  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.    Then he looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor,    for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now,    for you will be filled.…

We need the “useful” words

Gospel              Luke 4.16–24  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.    When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the…

Don’t lose heart….

Gospel           Luke 18.1–8  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus told the disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect…

Act together…say yes to God’s call

Gospel           John 6.25–35   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All     Glory to you, O Lord.   When the crowd found Jesus on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking…

Serve faithfully and grow in faith

Gospel           Luke 17.5–10  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.    The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in…

Take hold of life

Gospel Reading          Luke 16.19–31 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.   ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered…

What we serve? What we do?

Gospel Reading          Luke 16.1–13 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.   Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he…