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Proper (11) 16 – Year C

Welcome to the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. In today’s Gospel, Jesus enters the home of Martha and Mary, who were outsiders in the broader culture, but insiders in Jesus’ community. Luke tells us Martha is “distracted by many tasks.” Mary, by contrast, breaks from the culturally acceptable role of women and sits at Jesus’ feet.

Martha is frustrated. She addresses Jesus with a thinly veiled question that’s probably more like a comment: “Don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work?” You can hear the sting in her voice: the loneliness, resentment, the desire to be seen. Jesus gently redirects: “Martha, Martha…you are worried and distracted by many things. One thing is needed…”

Weekly Lectionary Resource Database

Use the table below to find all resources (including text, context, question, community reflections, homily from James Alison, Girardian reflection, poetry, prayer, and devotionals) connected to each week's gospel lectionary text, based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Use the search box to find a particular Sunday by name or date, or filter using the dropdown options.