Fourth Sunday of the Ordinary Time (Year C): Rejection

First Reading Jeremiah 1:4-5,17-19
The Lord assures Jeremiah that he will deliver him from all who fight against him.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 71:1-2,3-4,5-6,15,17
A song in praise of God's salvation

Second Reading  1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13
Paul describes love as the greatest of virtues.

Gospel Reading
Luke 4:21-30

 

Today in the Gospel we see Jesus' own people rejecting Him. They were too familiar with Him to listen to Him: "familiarity begets contempt". Jesus can only repeat the proverb, that a prophet is not accepted in his own country. Are we ready to undergo different hardships for the sake of Jesus and for the sake of His Gospel?