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1 July 2018 - Trinity 5 (OT13) - Disability Sunday
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Remember how generous the Lord Jesus brother of James. When they came to
was: he was rich, but he became poor the house of the leader of the
FIRST READING for your sake, to make you rich out of synagogue, he saw a commotion, people
The First reading is from the book of his poverty. This does not mean that to weeping and wailing loudly. When he
Wisdom. give relief to others you ought to make had entered, he said to them, ‘Why do
things difficult for yourselves: it is a you make a commotion and weep? The
Death was not God’s doing, question of balancing what happens to child is not dead but sleeping.’ And they
he takes no pleasure in the extinction of be your surplus now against their laughed at him. Then he put them all
the living. To be – for this he created present need, and one day they may outside, and took the child’s father and
all; have something to spare that will supply mother and those who were with him,
the world’s created things have health in your own need. That is how we strike a and went in where the child was. He
them, in them no fatal poison can be balance: as scripture says: The man who took her by the hand and said to her,
found, and Hades holds no power on gathered much had none too much, the ‘Talitha cum’, which means, ‘Little girl,
earth; for virtue is undying. man who gathered little did not go short. get up!’ And immediately the girl got up
Yet God did make man imperishable, he and began to walk about (she was
made him in the image of his own This is the word of the Lord. twelve years of age). At this they were
nature; it was the devil’s envy that 2 Cor 8 overcome with amazement. He strictly
brought death into the world, as those ordered them that no one should know
who are his partners will discover. GOSPEL this, and told them to give her
something to eat.
This is the word of the Lord. A reading from the Holy Gospel
Wisdom 1 according to St Mark. This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Mark 5
When Jesus had crossed again in the
RESPONSORIAL PSALM boat to the other side, a great crowd
gathered round him; and he was by the
I will praise you, Lord, you have
lake. Then one of the leaders of the
rescued me. synagogue named Jairus came and,
when he saw him, fell at his feet and
I will praise you, Lord, begged him repeatedly, ‘My little
you have rescued me daughter is at the point of death. Come
and have not let my enemies and lay your hands on her, so that she
rejoice over me. may be made well, and live.’ So he went
O Lord, you have raised with him.
my soul from the dead, And a large crowd followed him and
pressed in on him. Now there was a
restored me to life from those
woman who had been suffering from
who sink into the grave. R/
haemorrhages for twelve years. She had
endured much under many physicians,
Sing psalms to the Lord, and had spent all that she had; and she
you who love him, was no better, but rather grew worse.
give thanks to his holy name. She had heard about Jesus, and came up
His anger lasts a moment; behind him in the crowd and touched
his favour all through life. his cloak, for she said, ‘If I but touch his
At night there are tears, clothes, I will be made well.’
but joy comes with dawn. R/ Immediately her haemorrhage stopped;
and she felt in her body that she was
healed of her disease. Immediately
The Lord listened and had pity.
aware that power had gone forth from
The Lord came to my help. him, Jesus turned about in the crowd
For me you have changed and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ And
my mourning into dancing: his disciples said to him, ‘You see the
O Lord my God, crowd pressing in on you; how can you
I will thank you for ever. R/ say, “Who touched me?” ’ He looked all
Psalm 30 round to see who had done it. But the
woman, knowing what had happened to
her, came in fear and trembling, fell
down before him, and told him the
SECOND READING whole truth. He said to her, ‘Daughter,
your faith has made you well; go in
A reading from the 2nd letter of Paul to
peace, and be healed of your disease.’
the Corinthians.
While he was still speaking, some people
came from the leader’s house to say,
You always have the most of
‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the
everything – of faith, of eloquence, of
teacher any further?’ But overhearing
understanding, of keenness for any
what they said, Jesus said to the leader
cause, and the biggest share of our
of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, only
affection – so we expect you to put the
believe.’ He allowed no one to follow
most into this work of mercy too.
him except Peter, James, and John, the