26 June 2022, 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time; Lit Colour: Green.
[Ref. Daily Readings: Universalis.com; Bible Quotes: oremus Bible Browser; Reflections (1): CatholicCulture.org; (2) OMPH Spiritual Health]
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"... I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repenting than over ninety-nine upright people who have no need of repentance."
- Luke 15:7
Part II of Ordinary Time for 2022 starts on 6 June and ends on 26 November, a total of 24 weeks.
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ORDINARY TIME: After the feast of Pentecost which fell on June 5, the Church’s liturgical calendar changes from the Season of Easter to Ordinary Time. Many people might have missed this fact because the liturgical colour for Ordinary Time – green – is not used on the first two Sundays of this phase of the season. The Easter colour of white is continued because two solemnities – Holy Trinity and The Body and Blood of Christ – are celebrated on the Sundays following Pentecost.
The name “Ordinary Time” for that part of the church year outside the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter is perhaps rather an unfortunate term. The word “ordinary” commonly means something that is unexceptional or uninteresting. However, the word “ordinary” as used in “Ordinary Time” means that the Sundays after the seasons of Christmas and Easter are counted in order, using ordinal numbers.
It is best to think of Ordinary Time as one of the liturgical seasons – the longest season of the church year. Its liturgical colour of green points to our Christian hope and life, entering into the mystery of Christ in all its fullness.
Ordinary Time enables us to devote ourselves to exploring the mystery of Christ in all its aspects and to celebrate the presence of God in the ordinary patterns of human life.
The weeks of Ordinary Time number thirty-three or thirty-four depending on the year and are divided into two parts of the liturgical year. The first part of Ordinary Time begins on the Sunday after Epiphany (although the first Sunday is perpetually impeded by the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord) and continues until Ash Wednesday. With the date of Easter varying every year, this first part of Ordinary Time may include as few as four weeks and as many as nine weeks. Part II of Ordinary Time begins the day after Pentecost and continues to the Saturday before the 1st Sunday of Advent.
(Ref. "Liturgy Brisbane", "slideshare.net")
The Immaculate Heart of Mary signifies, first of all, the great purity and love of the heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary for God. This purity is manifested in her “Yes” to the Father at the Incarnation, Her love for, and cooperation with, the Incarnate Son in His redemptive mission, and her docility to the Holy Spirit, enabling her to remain free of the stain of personal sin throughout her life. Mary’s Immaculate Heart, therefore, points us to her profound interior life, where she experienced both joys and sorrows, yet remained faithful, as we, too, are called to do.
- from "ewtn.com"
Church Liturgical Calendar Yr C (2021-2022) on one page.
Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help,
Ipoh, Malaysia
24 June 2022, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, solemnity; Lit Colour: White.
- 1st Reading: Ez 34:11-16; Responsorial Psalm: Ps 22:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; 2nd Reading: Rom 5:5b-11; Gospel: Lk 15:3-7.
- Audio of Readings above.
- Prayer for Living: Pg 23-24: "The unconditional love of our Shepherd".
- World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
25 June 2022, The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, memorial; Lit Colour: White.
- 1st Reading: Lamentations 2:, 10-14, 18-19; Responsorial Psalm: 74: 1-7, 20-21; Gospel: Mt 8: 2:5-17.
- Audio of Readings above.
- Lectionary of Saints: 1st Reading: Is 61:9-11; Responsorial Psalm: 1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7; Gospel: Lk 2:41-51.
- Prayer for Living: Pg 24-25: "A heart full of God".