'Come away . . . and rest a while'. Sunday Reflections, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B


Jesusdetail from The Calling of St Matthew, Caravaggio, 1599-1600

Readings (New American Bible: Philippines, USA)


Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa)


Gospel Mark 6:30-34 (Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition)

The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves. Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them. As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
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'Come away . . . to a lonely place'
Lake Taal, Philippines. Photo by Fr Rolly Aniscal

This week's Sunday Reflections looks at the experience of young volunteers from Ireland in the Philippines and of college students in the USA spending their spring break serving the poor and growing in their faith as they do so.

Full post here.

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