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Transfigured to Transform: Missionary Commentary Sunday, August 6, 2023 – The Feast of the Transfiguration

Readings for the Feast of the Transfiguration

Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 Romans 8:35, 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21a

Image a world without weapons of mass destruction.

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Do We Understand? — Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 30, 2023

Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Psalm 119:57+72, 76-77, 127-28, 129-30 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

Do we, like Solomon, desire an understanding heart?

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Children of the Kingdom – Missionary Commentary for Sunday July 23, 2023

Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

Jesus himself “sows” the children of the kingdom for the salvation of the world.

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Be Rich Soil: Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 16, 2023

Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

Absorb God’s word, understand it, and act on it

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Dwell In The Spirit – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 9, 2023

Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30

What does it mean to be like little ones and open ourselves to total dependence on God?

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A Worthy Disciple: Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 2, 2023

Sunday Readings

2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a Psalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42

Following Jesus demands more than a quick “like” on social media.

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Acknowledge Jesus: Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 25, 2023

Readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 69:8-10, 14+17, 33-35 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-338

Jesus overcomes the painful words and trials that challenge us in our mission.

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Sent To Heal: Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 18, 2023

Readings for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Exodus 19:2-6a Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5 Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36—10:8

Our mission is to give people we encounter the healing love that Jesus gives us.

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Bread for the Journey: Missionary Commentary for June 11, 2023 – Corpus Christi

Readings for Corpus Christi

Deuteronomy 8:2-3; 14b-16a Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58

Jesus sends us forth, but where are we going and why?

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Come Along: Missionary Commentary for June 4, 2023 – Trinity Sunday

Readings for Trinity Sunday

Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 John 3:16-18

You are invited to God’s mission of salvation.

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Compelled to Preach – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 28, 2023 – Pentecost

Readings for Pentecost

Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23

Read and download the Go Forth… scripture commentary for the Pentecost Sunday readings. Use it to prepare your heart, reflections, or lessons!

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