NKCC

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I – Jeremiah 17:5-8

Reading II – 1 Corinthians 15:16-20

Gospel – Luke 6:17, 20-26

People of the Resurrection -   In the past few weeks we have been hearing about the beginning of Jesus’ ministry as written in the Gospel of Luke.  Jesus began His ministry in the synagogue in Nazareth by reading, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me / because He has anointed Me / to bring glad tidings to the poor.”  (Luke 4:18)  With those words Jesus announced the whole purpose of His ministry.  He Himself was to bring the kingdom of God to the poor.  This is the good news of salvation that He preached and brought about during His ministry.

Today we hear the Beatitudes, in which Jesus explains more fully what those “glad tidings” really mean.  The good news is about salvation from suffering on earth and in the life to come.  It is about divine favor resting on those who trust in God’s love and mercy, rather than on those who trust in human plans, possessions, and power. © Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co.