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Ordinary Time
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year B [83]
Witnesses of Faith
Key Passage
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. (2 Corinthians 3:2)
Questions
Adults:
If you thought of your life as a letter of faith, what would it say?
Children:
If someone were to write a letter about you and your faith, what would they say?
Readings
First Reading • Israel's Restoration
Hosea 2:16b, 17b, 21-22
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Psalm
Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 8+10, 12-13
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Second Reading • Ministers of the New Covenant
2 Corinthians 3:1b-6
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Gospel • The Question of Fasting
Mark 2:18-22
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Related activities & tools
Building Faith Brick by Brick ll: An Imaginative Way to Explore the Parables
Cloth and Wineskins • p.30-31 • Mt 9:14-17; Mk 2:18-22; Lk 5:33-39