Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 and//www.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/23:1 JER 23:1-6 Woe to the shepherdswho mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture,says the LORD.Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Israel,against the shepherds who shepherd my peopleandYou have scattered my sheep and driven them away.You have not cared for them,but I will take care to punish your evil deeds.I myself will gather the remnant of my flockfrom all the lands to which I have driven themand bring them back to their meadowthere they shall increase and multiply.I will appoint shepherds for them who will shepherd themso that they need no longer fear and trembleand none shall be missing, says the LORD.Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,when I will raise up a righteous shoot to Davidas king he shall reign and govern wisely,he shall do what is just and right in the land.In his days Judah shall be saved,Israel shall dwell in security.This is the name they give himand The LORD our justice.” Responsorial Psalm and//www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/23:1 PS 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 R. (1)The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want.The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want.In verdant pastures he gives me reposebeside restful waters he leads mehe refreshes my soul.R.The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want.He guides me in right pathsfor his name’s sake.Even though I walk in the dark valleyI fear no evil for you are at my sidewith your rod and your staffthat give me courage.R.The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want.You spread the table before mein the sight of my foesyou anoint my head with oilmy cup overflows.R.The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want.Only goodness and kindness follow meall the days of my lifeand I shall dwell in the house of the LORDfor years to come.R.The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want. Reading 2 and//www.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/2:13 EPH 2:13-18 Brothers and sistersandIn Christ Jesus you who once were far offhave become near by the blood of Christ.For he is our peace, he who made both oneand broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh,abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims,that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two,thus establishing peace,and might reconcile both with God,in one body, through the cross,putting that enmity to death by it.He came and preached peace to you who were far offand peace to those who were near,for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. Alleluia and//www.usccb.org/bible/john/10:27 JN 10:27 R.Alleluia, alleluia.My sheep hear my voice, says the LordI know them, and they follow me.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//www.usccb.org/bible/mark/6:30 MK 6:30-34 The apostles gathered together with Jesusand reported all they had done and taught.He said to them, Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”People were coming and going in great numbers,and they had no opportunity even to eat.So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.People saw them leaving and many came to know about it.They hastened there on foot from all the townsand arrived at the place before them.When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,his heart was moved with pity for them,for they were like sheep without a shepherdand he began to teach them many things.