FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 2024.

TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.

MEMORIAL OF SAINT ANDREW KIM TAEGON & Companions, Martyrs.

FIRST READING
“If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile”
1ST CORINTHIANS 15: 12 – 20

Brethren: If Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised .Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 17: 1, 6 – 7, 8 and 15 (R.) 15b.

R/. When I awake, I shall be filled with the vision of your presence, O Lord.

O Lord, hear a cause that is just,
pay heed to my cry.
Turn your ear to my prayer:
no deceit is on my lips. R/.

To you I call; for you will surely heed me,
O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my words.
Display your merciful love.
By your right hand you deliver from their foes
those who put their trust in you. R/.

Guard me as the apple of your eye.
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
As for me, in justice I shall behold your face;
when I awake I shall be filled
with the vision of your presence. R/.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Matthew 11: 25

Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and. earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL         
“There were women with them who provided for them out of their means.”
LUKE 8: 1 – 3

At that time: Jesus went on through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.

The Gospel of the Lord.

*Chishanu 20 Gunyana – September;**Kurangarira Andirea Kim Taegon, Mupristi, naPauri Chon’u Hasang, navamwe vavo vafirivechitendero**Chiverengo chokutanga:* _1 VaKorinde 15,12-20__Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mutsamba yokutanga yaPauro kuvaKorinde_12 Hama dzangu, kana Kristu achiparidzwa kuti akamutswa kuvafi, ko vamwe venyu vangati hakuna zvokumuka kwavakafa sei?13 Zvino kana pasina zvokumuka kwavakafa, saka Kristu haana kumutswa. 14 Kana Kristu asina kumutswa, kuparidza kwedu hakuna maturo, uye chitendero chenyu hachina basa. 15 Isu tinobva taonekwa kuti tiri kurevera Mwari nhema, nokuti takapupurira Mwari kuti akamutsa Kristu waasina kumutsa kana chiri chokwadi kuti vakafa havamutswi.16 Chiripo ndechokuti, kana vakafa vasingamutswi, saizvozvowo Kristu haana kumutswa. 17 Kana Kristu asina kumutswa, chitendero chenyu hachina basa, uye muchiri muzvitadzo zvenyu. 18 Naizvozvowo, avo vakafa muna Kristu vakatsakatika.19 Muna Kristu kana tariro yedu ichingova mune zvoupenyu huno chete, pavanhu vose, ndisu vanhu vanonzwisa urombo zvikuru kwazvo. 20 Asi chokwadi ndechokuti Kristu akamutswa kuvafi semichero yokutanga yaavo varere.*Shoko raTenzi.**Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:* _Nziyo 17,1bcd.6-7.8b+15. (D – 15)_*(D) – Kana ndamuka, ndichafara ndichakuonai TENZI.*1 TENZI teererai kuchemera ruenzaniso kwangu.Rerekerai nzeve yenyu kumunamato wangu,unobva kumiromo isina unyengedzi.*(D) – Kana ndamuka, ndichafara ndichakuonai TENZI.*6 Ndinodanidzira kwamuri Mwari nokuti munondipindura.Rerekerai nzeve yenyu kwandiri, munzwe zvandinotaura.7 Ratidzai mwoyochena wenyu unoshamisa.Imi mununuri wavanhu vanopotera mamuri,vachitiza mhandu dzavo kurudyi rwenyu.*(D) – Kana ndamuka, ndichafara ndichakuonai TENZI.*8 Ndichengeteiwo semboni yeziso renyu,mundivanze mumumvuri wamapapiro enyu15 Asi ini nokururama kwangu ndichakuonai,kana ndomuka ndofara ndichikuonai mutumbi wenyu.*(D) – Kana ndamuka, ndichafara ndichakuonai TENZI.**Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka:* _Mateu 11,25_*Areruya, Areruya.* “Ndinokutendai Baba, Tenzi wedenga napasi,kuti makazivisa zvakavandika zvoumambo hwedenga kuvana vaduku.” *Areruya.**Shoko Rakanaka:* _Ruka 8,1-3__Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naRuka_1 Jesu akaenda nomumaguta, nomumisha achiparidza nokushumaira Shoko Rakanaka roumambo hwaMwari. Akanga aina vane gumi navaviri vaya 2 pamwechete namamwe madzimai akanga aponeswa kumweya yakaipa nokuzvirwere. Paiti Maria ainzi Magadharena, akabviswa mweya yakaipa minomwe, 3 naJoana mudzimai waKusa, mushandi waHerodhi, naSuzana, navamwe vazhinji vaivariritira nezvinhu zvavo pachavo.*Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi.

*GOSPEL REFLECTION: All In!*_Friday, September 20, 2024__Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities… (Luke 8:1–2)_Our Lord was on a mission. He traveled on foot from one town to another, “preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.” His message truly was “good news.” He healed the sick, cast out demons and, most importantly, He forgave sins. As a result, many began to follow Him. Not only did His followers consist of the Twelve whom Jesus personally called and who He would eventually send forth as His Apostles, but others followed Him also. Today’s Gospel also mentions three women by name: Mary of Magdala, Joanna and Susanna. These are but a few of the people who were deeply touched by our Lord, who in turn left all to follow Him.The choice of these first followers to abandon all and follow Jesus invites us to examine the extent to which we have committed our lives to following Him also. Among the many people who heard Jesus preach, there were undoubtedly various responses. Some rejected Him, others were intrigued by Him, others believed in Him but were not willing to become His disciple, and some did commit themselves wholeheartedly to Jesus and His mission of proclaiming good news. For the latter, the good news they heard changed their lives.What is your response to our Lord? One good way to properly answer this question is to examine the amount of time and energy you have committed to our Lord and His message of good news. How much time have you spent reading His holy Word, praying to Him, speaking about Him and learning the faith that He has taught? How much does His message affect the decisions you make in life? Being a Christian is not something we can compartmentalize. We cannot have our “faith time” a few moments of each week and then spend the rest of our time on other activities. True, our days will be filled with many activities that are simply normal parts of our lives. We all have duties and responsibilities that occupy much of our days. But being “all in,” so to speak, means that Jesus and His message permeates everything we do. Even our ordinary daily activities such as work, chores, and the like must be done for God’s glory and in accord with His divine will.https://youtu.be/LtjHlawF1Us?si=D0_J72sEda4_Wv9cFor Jesus’ first followers, though they traveled with Him from town to town and radically changed the course of their daily lives, they still would have engaged in many ordinary activities. But those ordinary activities were ultimately done so as to help them and others fulfill their ultimate mission of listening to and responding to the Word of God.*Reflect,* today, upon the extent that you have consecrated every part of your life to our Lord and His mission. Doing so does not necessarily require that you become a public evangelist, spend all day at Church or the like. It simply means that Jesus and His mission are invited into everything you do every day all day. We can never serve our Lord fully enough. As you examine your daily activity, look for ways to bring our Lord into everything you do. Doing so will truly make you one of His faithful disciples who are all in with your life.*PRAYER:*_My divine Lord, You are on a mission to save souls and to build up Your glorious Kingdom. I thank You for inviting me to not only become transformed by Your holy Word but to help spread that Word to others. My life is Yours, dear Lord. Please enter into every part of my daily life and use me for Your glory. Jesus, I trust in You._