My mother and my brothers

Greetings on this the Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Readings: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5; Lk 8:19-21
Notes: Ministry is best when it is a communal effort.

First Reading
The Levites, every one of whom had purified himself for the occasion, sacrificed the Passover for all the exiles, for their colleagues the priests, and for themselves.

Responsorial
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation
Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.

Gospel
He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”

Peace be with you,
Deacon Gerry