Diocese of Oxford

Ordinary Time (Page 2)

Disrupt the cycle of blame

Gospel                           Matthew 10.24 -39  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus went about all the cities and villages, Jesus said to the twelve, ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be…

We come from scattered lives

Gospel                           Matthew 9.35 – 10.8  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he…

See clearly through the clouds

Gospel                 Matthew 17.1–9 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the…

Trust opens us up

Gospel                 Matthew 6.25–34  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not…

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…