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Daily Gospel - Sunday, July 6, 2025 - Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 - Catholic Bible
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Jul 6, 2025
Welcome to our daily encounter with the Word of God! Today, we reflect on three powerful readings: God’s tender consolation in Isaiah (Isaiah 66:10-14), the glory of the Cross in Galatians (Galatians 6:14-18), and the mission of the seventy-two disciples in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 10:1-12,17-20). First Reading (Isaiah 66:10-14): Isaiah presents a beautiful image of Jerusalem as a comforting mother. God promises to bless His people with peace, joy, and restoration. Those who trust in Him will be renewed, just like a child comforted in its mother’s arms. Second Reading (Galatians 6:14-18): Saint Paul boldly declares that his only glory is in the Cross of Jesus Christ. Through it, we become a new creation. He reminds us that what truly matters is not human achievements, but bearing the marks of Christ in our lives. Gospel (Luke 10:1-12,17-20): Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples to announce peace and the coming of God’s Kingdom. When they return rejoicing, Jesus reminds them that their greatest joy should be that their names are written in Heaven. Reflection and Call to Conversion Today’s readings remind us that God consoles us, transforms us, and sends us. He invites us to trust in His love, to embrace the Cross, and to joyfully proclaim His Kingdom. May this Word of God guide your day and strengthen your spirit! Share in the comments how today’s message touches your heart. 📖 Readings of the Day: First Reading: Isaiah 66:10-14 Second Reading: Galatians 6:14-18 Gospel: Luke 10:1-12,17-20
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Reading from the book of the prophet
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Isaiah. Rejoice with Jerusalem and be
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glad with her, all you who love her.
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Share her joy, all you who mourn for
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her, that you may suckle and be
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satisfied at the breasts of her
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consolation, and nurse and delight at
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the breasts of her glory. Thus says the
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Lord, "Behold, I will make peace flow to
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her like a river, and the glory of the
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nations like an overflowing stream. You
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will nurse, you will be carried in my
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bosom, and you will be caressed on my
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knees." As a mother caresses her child,
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so I will comfort you, and you will be
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comforted in Jerusalem. You will see all
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this, and your hearts will rejoice, and
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your vigor will be renewed like the
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grass of the field. The hand of the Lord
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will be revealed in favor of his
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servants. The word of the Lord. Thanks
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be to God.
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Reading from the letter of St. Paul to
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the Galatians. Brothers and sisters, as
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for me, I will boast only of the cross
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of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him
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the world has been crucified to me just
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as I have been crucified to the world.
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For neither circumcision nor
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uncircumcision has any value. What
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counts is the new creation. And to all
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who follow this rule as to the Israel of
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God, peace and mercy. From now on, let
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no one bother me. For I bear on my body
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the marks of Jesus. Brothers and
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sisters, the grace of our Lord Jesus
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Christ be with you. Amen. The word of
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the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St. Luke. Glory to
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you, Lord. At that time, the Lord chose
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72 others and sent them ahead of him in
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pairs to every town and place where he
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himself was about to go. He said to
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them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the
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laborers are few. Therefore, pray to the
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Lord of the harvest to send out laborers
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into his harvest. See, I am sending you
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out like lambs among wolves. Carry no
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purse, no bag, no sandals, and greet no
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one on the road. Whatever house you
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enter, first say, "Peace to this house."
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If a friend of peace lives there, your
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peace will rest on him. If not, your
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peace will return to you. Stay in that
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same house eating and drinking what they
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provide, for the worker deserves his
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wages. Do not go from house to house.
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Whenever you enter a town and are
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welcomed, eat what is set before you.
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Heal the sick who are there and say to
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the people, "The kingdom of God has come
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near you." But whenever you enter a town
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and are not welcomed, go out into its
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streets and say, "Even the dust of your
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town that clings to our feet, we wipe
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off against you." But know this, the
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kingdom of God has come near. I tell you
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that on that day it will be more
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bearable for Sodom than for that town."
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The 72 returned with joy, saying, "Lord,
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even the demons submit to us because of
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your name."
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Jesus answered, "I saw Satan fall like
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lightning from heaven. I have given you
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authority to trample on snakes and
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scorpions and over all the power of the
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enemy, and nothing will harm you. But do
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not rejoice in this because the spirits
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are subject to you. Rather, rejoice
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because your names are written in
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heaven." Word of salvation. Glory to
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you, Lord.
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
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imagine a mother who has not seen her
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son for many years. He left young,
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perhaps wounded, perhaps rebellious,
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perhaps simply seeking his own journey.
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The years passed, and silence stretched
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like a shadow between them. But now,
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finally, a letter arrives. He is
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returning home. Can you picture this
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mother's face? The joy that overflows in
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her eyes. The smile that she cannot
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contain. The tears of joy streaming down
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her cheeks. This image of maternal joy,
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of reunion and consolation, is precisely
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what the prophet Isaiah presents to us
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in our first reading today. Rejoice with
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Jerusalem and be glad with her all you
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who love her. The prophet is painting a
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picture of cosmic celebration, a feast
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that involves all creation. But this is
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not a superficial or fleeting joy.
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Isaiah uses one of the most powerful and
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intimate images in the human experience.
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Maternal love. As one whom his mother
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comforts, so I will comfort you. What an
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extraordinary promise. The God of the
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universe, the creator of all things,
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loves us with the tenderness of a mother
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who cradles her child in her arms.
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Reflect for a moment on this image. A
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mother does not comfort with words
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alone. She comforts with her presence,
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with her touch, with the warmth of her
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arms. She comforts by intimately knowing
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her child's needs, anticipating his
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pains, celebrating his joys. This is how
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God loves us. This is how he comforts
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us. Isaiah continues, "You will be
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nursed and carried in the arms, and you
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will be caressed upon the knees." What
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intimate and affectionate language! God
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is not a distant, desperate, but a
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loving father who feeds us, carries us
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when we are tired, caresses us when we
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need comfort, and then comes the promise
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that should make our hearts leap for
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joy. Your heart will rejoice and your
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bones will flourish like grass. It is
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not just an emotional joy. It is a total
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renewal of our being. When we truly
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experience God's comforting love,
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something fundamental within us is
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transformed, renewed, revitalized. But
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how do we experience this divine
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comfort? How do we become recipients of
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God's maternal joy? The answer is given
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to us through the second reading and the
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gospel. St. Paul writing to the
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Galatians makes a statement that might
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sound strange to modern ears. But let me
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never boast except in the cross of our
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Lord Jesus Christ. Boasting in the
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cross. Isn't that like boasting in
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suffering, pain, and death? But Paul
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understands something profound about the
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nature of the Christian life. The cross
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is not just a symbol of suffering. It is
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the ultimate symbol of God's sacrificial
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love. It is where the maternal love of
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God which Isaiah describes so
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beautifully is most radically and
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transformatively manifested. Paul
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continues, "By it the world has been
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crucified to me and I to the world."
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What a radical transformation. Through
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the cross, our perspective on what is
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truly important is completely changed.
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The values of the world, success, power,
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accumulation, lose their power over us.
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We are free to live according to a new
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order, a new creation. For neither
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circumcision nor uncircumcision counts,
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but the new creation.
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Paul is telling us that the superficial
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distinctions that divide humanity, race,
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social class, religious traditions are
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not what really matters. What matters is
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the fundamental transformation that
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occurs when we become part of God's new
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creation. It is in this context of new
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creation of radical transformation that
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Jesus sends out the 72 disciples in our
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gospel reading. This sending out is not
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just an evangelistic mission. It is a
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manifestation of the new order that God
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is establishing in the world. Jesus
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sends them out as lambs in the midst of
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wolves. Again, as in previous readings,
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Jesus uses the imagery of vulnerability
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in the midst of hostility. But there is
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something powerful about this
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vulnerability. The lambs do not trust in
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their own strength. They trust entirely
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in the shepherd. In the same way, the
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disciples are sent out not with their
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own credentials or power, but with the
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authority of Christ. Take no purse, no
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bag, no sandals.
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Jesus is removing all earthly
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securities. Disciples are to depend
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entirely on God's providence and the
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hospitality of those to whom they are
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sent. What a radical exercise in faith.
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But Jesus also teaches them to proclaim
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a specific message. The kingdom of God
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is at hand. This is the essence of the
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good news they are to share. It is not
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an abstract philosophy or a complicated
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doctrine. It is the simple powerful
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proclamation that God is establishing
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his reign of love, justice, and peace in
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the world. And when the disciples
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return, they are radiant with joy. Lord,
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even the demons submit to us in your
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name. They have experienced the
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transforming power of God's kingdom.
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They have seen with their own eyes that
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the forces of evil cannot resist God's
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love. But Jesus redirects them. Do not
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rejoice that the spirits submit to you,
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but rejoice that your names are written
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in heaven. Jesus is pointing to a
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deeper, more lasting joy. It is not just
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about what we can do for God. It is
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about what God has done for us. Our
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names are written in heaven. We are
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beloved children of the heavenly father.
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My dear brothers and sisters, today we
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are invited to experience the same joy
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that Isaiah proclaims, the same
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transformation that Paul describes, the
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same mission that Jesus entrusts to his
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disciples. First, we are called to
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receive God's maternal comfort. Many of
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us carry wounds, fears, anxieties. We
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need to allow God to comfort us as a
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mother comforts her child. This requires
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that we approach him with the
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vulnerability of a child. Admitting our
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needs and allowing him to feed us, carry
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us, caress us. Second, we are invited to
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embrace the cross as Paul did. This does
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not mean seeking suffering, but
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understanding that authentic Christian
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living requires sacrifice. When we
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choose to love as Christ loved, when we
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prioritize the kingdom of God above our
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own desires, when we serve others rather
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than be served, we are embracing the
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cross. Third, we are called to live as a
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new creation. This means leaving behind
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the old patterns of thinking and
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behaving that divide and separate us. It
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means seeing others not through the lens
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of prejudice or difference, but through
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the eyes of God's love. Fourth, we are
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sent on mission. Just as Jesus sent the
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72, he sends us to proclaim the kingdom
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of God in our world. This mission is not
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just for pastors or professional
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missionaries. It is for every baptized
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person. Each of us is called to be a
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messenger of the good news. Finally, we
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are invited to a deep and lasting joy.
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Not the superficial joy that depends on
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external circumstances, but the joy that
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comes from knowing that our names are
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written in heaven, that we are beloved
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children of God, that we are part of his
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new creation. Imagine what it would be
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like if each of us lived fully in this
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reality. If we allowed God to comfort us
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as a loving mother comforts her child.
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If we embraced the cross as the path to
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true life. If we lived as new creations,
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overcoming the divisions that destroy
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our society. If we went out as
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missionaries of the kingdom of God,
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bringing hope and healing to a hurting
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world, may we, like those first
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disciples, return from our daily mission
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radiant with joy, not only for what we
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have accomplished, but for the assurance
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that we belong to God, that our names
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are written in heaven, that we are
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participants in the new creation that
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God is establishing in the world. May
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the motherly comfort of God surround us.
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May the cross of Christ transform us.
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May the power of the kingdom empower us.
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And may the joy of heaven fill our
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hearts today and always. And may the
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grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love
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of God the Father, and the fellowship of
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the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in
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battle. Be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil. May
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God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do
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thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by
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the power of God, cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
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souls. Amen.
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