FAITH BOOK

13^th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

(A) June 28, 2026

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

by Jude Siciliano, OP

From today’s 2 Kings reading:

One day Elisha come to Shunem

where there was a woman of influence,

who urged him to dine with her.

Reflection:

During the first part of our celebration today we, like the Shunemite woman welcomed God’s Word into our “home” – we made room for it in our hearts. As Scripture reminds us, the Word blossoms there with a promise of new life. God sends prophetic people to speak the Word to us, but remember, prophetic people don’t always fit into official categories; they aren’t always bearing an institutional stamp of approval. Yet, God often comes to us in the other and through people who are strangers.

So, we ask ourselves:

·        Who comes bearing the Word of God to me?

·        Do they comfort, or challenge me with their message?

Click here for a link to this Sunday’s readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062826.cfm