Saint of the day · July 5
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
14ème dimanche du Temps Ordinaire (semaine II du Psautier)
Liturgical colour : Green
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time falls in the long stretch of the Church’s liturgical calendar following Pentecost, known as Ordinary Time. During this period, the readings chosen by the Church invite the faithful to reflect on the life, teachings, and miracles of Our Lord Jesus Christ, encouraging deeper discipleship in the midst of daily life. The Gospel for this Sunday often highlights themes such as humility, trust in God, and the welcoming of Jesus’ message, which offer guidance for living out the Christian vocation with faithfulness and joy.
Ordinary Time, marked by the color green, is not about what is mundane or unimportant; rather, it provides space to grow spiritually, much like plants grow in subtle but profound ways during the summer. On this particular Sunday, the Church recalls how Jesus, though sometimes rejected or misunderstood, continues to offer His saving grace and calls each believer to remain steadfast. The readings may remind the faithful that, like the prophets and apostles, Christians are called to perseverance, hope, and humble openness to God’s will. This Sunday provides an opportunity to renew that call in everyday circumstances — a reminder that holiness is not reserved for exceptional moments but is cultivated in the quiet faithfulness of ordinary days.
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Mass readings
“Here is your king who comes to you: he is poor” — Za 9, 9-10
Thus says the Lord:
“Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!
Shout for joy, daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you:
he is just and victorious,
poor and riding on a donkey,
a colt, the foal of a donkey.
This king will make the chariots disappear from Ephraim,
and the war horses from Jerusalem;
he will break the bow of war,
and he shall proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion shall extend from sea to sea,
and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.”
– The word of the Lord.
Ps 144 (145), 1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13cd-14
I will exalt you, my God, my King;
I will bless your name for ever and ever!
Every day I will bless you,
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
The Lord is tenderness and compassion,
slow to anger and full of love.
The Lord is good to all,
his compassion is over all his works.
May all your works give you thanks, Lord,
and may your faithful bless you!
They will tell of the glory of your reign,
they will speak of your mighty deeds.
The Lord is true in all he says,
faithful in all he does.
The Lord upholds all who fall,
he raises up all who are bowed down.
“If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the sinful man, you will live” — Rm 8, 9.11-13
Brothers and sisters,
you are not under the dominion of the flesh,
but under that of the Spirit,
since the Spirit of God dwells in you.
Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ
does not belong to him.
But if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead
dwells in you,
he who raised Jesus Christ from the dead
will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit who dwells in you.
So then, brothers and sisters, we are in debt,
but not to the flesh
to have to live according to the flesh.
For if you live according to the flesh,
you will die;
but if by the Spirit
you put to death the deeds of the sinful man,
you will live.
– The word of the Lord.
“I am gentle and humble of heart” — Mt 11, 25-30
At that time,
Jesus spoke and said:
“Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
I proclaim your praise:
what you have hidden from the wise and learned,
you have revealed to little ones.
Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father;
no one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son,
and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
Come to me,
all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you,
learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble of heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
Yes, my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light.”
– Let us acclaim the Word of God.
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