Nineteenth Sunday

  NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A

Readings

First: I Kings 19:9, 11-13 - Elijah experiences God's power on the mountain, through wind, earthquake, fire and gentle breeze.

Psalm 84 - Let us see O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help / I will hear what the Lord God has to say / Mercy and faithfulness have met / The Lord will make us prosper.

Second: Romans 9: 1-5 - I would willingly be condemned and cut off from Christ if it could help by brothers of Israel ... from them came Christ who is above all, God forever blessed.

Gospel: Matthew  14: 22-33 - Jesus walks on the water.

 

Themes

Hearing the voice of God.  Jesus as the mediator of God's safety.  Trust in God.   Peace.   The calm after the storm.

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Picture: "Christ walking in the waters," by Virgilio Mattoni (1842–1923), in Iglesia de San Pedro, Seville, Spain.  Public Domain.