Accepting the Christian Message

Key Passage
Jesus said to the disciples, "Whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.'" (Luke 10:10–11)
Questions
Adults: Where do you see the message of Christian faith being rejected in the world today? What is your response to that?
Children: What can you do when you are generous with others, and they do not want what you give them?

Readings

First Reading • Mother Zion
Isaiah 66:10-14c (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16+20 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • The Cross, Our True Boast
Galatians 6:14-18 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • Mission of the Seventy–two
Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)