Scriptures and Themes for Ordinary Time, May-July, Year B
May 26, 2024
First Proclamation: Isaiah 6: 1-5
Psalm: Psalm 29
Second Proclamation: Romans 8: 12-17
Gospel: John 3: 7-16
Theme: “The Trinity: Love without Borders”
Sunday, June 2, 2024
First Proclamation: Exodus 25: 21-30
Psalm: Psalm 111
Second Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 11: 23-30
Gospel: John 6: 54-63
Theme: “The Eucharist: Life without Borders”
June 9, 2024
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 5)
First Proclamation: Genesis 3: 8-15
Psalm: Psalm 130
Second Proclamation: 2 Corinthians 4: 13-18
Gospel: Mark 3: 20-30
Theme: “Authority without Borders”
June 16, 2024
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 6)
First Proclamation: Ezekiel 17: 22-24
Psalm: Psalm 92
Second Proclamation: 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10
Gospel: Mark 4: 26-34
Theme: “Verdancy without Borders”
June 23, 2024
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time/CEC Foundation Day (Proper 7)
First Proclamation: Job 38: 1-11
Psalm: Psalm 107: 1-3; 23-32
Second Proclamation: 2 Corinthians 5: 14-21
Gospel: Mark 4: 35-41
Theme: “Peace without Borders”
June 30, 2024
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 8)
First Proclamation: Lamentations 3: 22-33
Psalm: Psalm 30
Second Proclamation: 2 Corinthians 8: 7-9
Gospel: Mark 5: 25-34
Theme: “Grace without Borders”
July 7, 2024
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 9)
First Proclamation: Ezekiel 2: 1-7
Psalm: Psalm 48: 1-10
Second Proclamation: 2 Corinthians 12: 2-10
Gospel: Mark 6: 1-6
Theme: “Persistence without Borders”
July 14, 2024
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 10)
First Proclamation: Amos 7: 7-15
Psalm: Psalm 85: 7-13
Second Proclamation: Ephesians 1: 7-14
Gospel: Mark 6: 7-13
Theme: “Ministry without Borders”
July 21, 2024
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 11)
First Proclamation: Jeremiah 23: 1-6
Psalm: Psalm 23
Second Proclamation: Ephesians 2: 13-22
Gospel: Mark 6: 30-34
Theme: “Compassion without Borders”
July 28, 2024
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 12)
The Celebration of the Church in the Philippines being Received into the CEC
First Proclamation: 2 Kings 4: 42-44
Psalm: Psalm 145: 14-21
Second Proclamation: Ephesians 3: 20-4: 6
Gospel: John 6: 1-12
Theme: “Service without Borders”
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August 4, 2024
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 13)
First Proclamation: Exodus 16: 2-4; 9-15
Psalm: Psalm 78: 14-20; 23-25
Second Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 10: 1-6
Gospel: John 6: 24-35
Theme: “Food without Borders”
Feast of the Transfiguration
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
First Proclamation: Exodus 34: 29-35
Psalm: Psalm 99
Second Proclamation: 2 Peter 1: 13-21
Gospel: Luke 9: 28-36
Theme: “Glory without Borders”
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 14)
August 11, 2024
First Proclamation: 1 Kings 19: 1-8
Psalm: Psalm 34: 1-10
Second Proclamation: Ephesians 4: 25-32
Gospel: John 6: 41-51
Theme: “Bread without Borders”
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 15)
August 18, 2024
First Proclamation: : Proverbs 9: 1-6
Psalm: Psalm 34: 15-22
Second Proclamation: Ephesians 5: 15-20
Gospel: John 6: 53-59
Theme: “Abiding without Borders”
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 16)
August 25, 2024
First Proclamation: Joshua 24: 1-2; 14-15
Psalm: Psalm 84: 1-7; 10-12
Second Proclamation: Ephesians 6: 10-13
Gospel: John 6: 56-69
Theme: “Standing without Borders”
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 17)
September 1, 2024
First Proclamation: Deuteronomy 4: 1-9
Psalm: Psalm 15
Second Proclamation: James 1: 13-18
Gospel: Mark 7: 14-23
Theme: “Borderless Purity”
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 18)
September 8, 2024
First Proclamation: Isaiah 35: 4-7
Psalm: Psalm 146
Second Proclamation: James 2: 8-9; 14-17
Gospel: Mark 7: 24-37
Theme: “Borderless Healing”
Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross
Saturday, September 14, 2024
First Proclamation: Isaiah 45: 21-25
Psalm: Psalm 98
Second Proclamation: Philippians 2: 5-11; 14-18
Gospel: John 12: 31-36
Theme: “Borderless Salvation”
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 19)
September 15, 2024
First Proclamation: Isaiah 50: 4-11
Psalm: Psalm 19: 1-3; 7-11; 14
Second Proclamation: James 1: 19-22
Gospel: Mark 8: 27-35
Theme: “Borderless Obedience”
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 20)
September 22, 2024
First Proclamation: Proverbs 2: 1-9
Psalm: Psalm 54
Second Proclamation: James 3: 13-18
Gospel: Mark 9: 30-37
Theme: “Borderless Wisdom”
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 21)
September 29, 2024
First Proclamation: Esther 7: 1-6, 9, 10
Psalm: Psalm 124
Second Proclamation: James 4: 11-12
Gospel: Mark 9: 38-50
Theme: “Borderless Brotherhood”
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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 22)
October 6, 2024
First Proclamation: Genesis 2: 18-24
Psalm: Psalm 8
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 2: 10-13
Gospel: Mark 10: 2-16
Theme: “Borderless Union”
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 23)
October 13, 2024
First Proclamation: Amos 5: 6-7; 10-15
Psalm: Psalm 90: 8-17
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 4: 14-16
Gospel: Mark 10: 17-27
Theme: “Borderless Devotion”
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 24)
October 20, 2024
First Proclamation: Isaiah 53: 4-12
Psalm: Psalm 91: 9-16
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 5: 1-6
Gospel: Mark 10: 35-45
Theme: “Borderless Servanthood”
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 25)
October 27, 2024
First Proclamation: Jeremiah 31: 7-9
Psalm: Psalm 126
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 7: 23-28
Gospel: Mark 10: 46-52
Theme: “Borderless Supplication”
Friday, November 1, 2024
First Proclamation: Ecclesiasticus 44: 1-10; 13-14
Psalm: Psalm 149
Second Proclamation: Revelation 7: 2-4; 9-17
Gospel: Matthew 5: 1-12
Theme: “Borderless Blessing”
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 26)
November 3, 2024
First Proclamation: Deuteronomy 6: 1-9
Psalm: Psalm 119: 1-8
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 9: 11-14
Gospel: Mark 12: 28-34
Theme: “Borderless Truth”
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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 27)
November 10, 2024
First Proclamation: 1 Kings 17: 8-16
Psalm: Psalm 71: 6-8; 15-18
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 9: 24-28
Gospel: Mark 12: 38-44
Theme: “Borderless Generosity”
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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 28)
November 17, 2024
First Proclamation: Daniel 12: 1-10
Psalm: Psalm 16
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 10: 19-25
Gospel: Mark 13: 5-13
Theme: “Borderless Understanding”
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Thirty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Feast of Christ the King (Proper 29)
November 24, 2024
First Proclamation: Daniel 7: 9-10; 13-14
Psalm: Psalm 93
Second Proclamation: Hebrews 1: 1-8
Gospel: John 18: 33-37
“Borderless Kingdom”
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