21 June 2026 (Sunday)
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (click here) (click here) (click here)
- Attending Sunday Mass together as a family.
- Special homilies focusing on the protector and provider role of fathers.
- Reciting the Prayer to Saint Joseph. (click here) (click here)
First Reading: Jeremiah 20: 10-13
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; ℟. 14c
Second Reading: Romans 5: 12-15
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: John 15: 26b, 27a
Gospel: Matthew 10: 26-33
Liturgical year 2026 (Cycle A/II)
Liturgical color: Green
First Reading: Jeremiah 20: 10-13
He has rescued the life of the
poor from the power of the wicked.
(Reader) A reading from the Book of the
Prophet Jeremiah.
Jeremiah said:
“I hear the whisperings of many:
‘Terror on every side!
Denounce! let us denounce him!’
All those who were my friends
are on the watch for any misstep of mine.
‘Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail,
and take our vengeance on him.’
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion:
my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph.
In their failure they will be put to utter shame,
to lasting, unforgettable confusion.
O LORD of hosts, you who test the just,
who probe mind and heart,
let me witness the vengeance you take on them,
for to you I have entrusted my cause.
Sing to the LORD,
praise the LORD,
for he has rescued the life of the poor
from the power of the wicked!”
(Reader) The Word of the Lord.
(All) Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35
℟. (14c) Lord,
in your great love, answer me.
For your sake I bear insult,
and shame covers my face.
I have become an outcast to my brothers,
a stranger to my mother’s children,
because zeal for your house consumes me,
and the insults of those who blaspheme you fall upon me.
℟. Lord,
in your great love, answer me.
I pray to you, O LORD,
for the time of your favor, O God!
In your great kindness answer me
with your constant help.
Answer me, O LORD, for bounteous is uyour kindness;
in your great mercy turn toward me.
℟. Lord,
in your great love, answer me.
“See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!”
℟. Lord,
in your great love, answer me.
Second Reading: Romans 5: 12-15
The gift is not like the
transgrassion.
(Reader) A reading from the Letter of
Saint Paul to the Romans.
Brothers and sisters:
Through one man sin entered the world,
and through sin, death,
and thus death came to all, inasmuch as all sinned—
for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world,
though sin is not accounted when there is no law.
But death reigned from Adam to Moses,
even over those who did not sin
after the pattern of the trespass of Adam,
who is the type of the one who was to come.
But the gift is not like the transgression.
For if by the transgression of the one the many died,
how much more did the grace of God
and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ
overflow for the many.
(Reader) The Word of the Lord.
(All) Thanks be to God.
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia: John 15:26b, 27a
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord; and you also will testify.
℟. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33
Do not be afraid of those who
kill the body.
✠ (Reader) A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
(All) Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to the Twelve:
“Fear no one.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father.”
(Reader) The Gospel of the Lord.
(All) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
For our reflection today:
This devotional material is suitable for all levels of society, especially for personal, family and community use. Every group and community as well as the Congregation in the Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love (Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels) are encouraged to use it freely.
The words of the Popes.
In this Sunday’s Gospel (cf. Mt
10:26-33) the invitation that Jesus addresses to His disciples resonates: to
have no fear, to be strong and confident in the face of life’s challenges, as
he forewarns them of the adversities that await them. Today’s passage is part
of the missionary discourse, with which the Teacher prepares the Apostles for
their first experience of proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Jesus persistently
exhorts them to “have no fear”. Fear is one of the most terrible enemies of our
Christian life. Jesus exhorts: “have no fear”, “fear not”. And Jesus describes
three tangible situations that they will find themselves facing.
They are like three temptations: to sugar-coat the Gospel, to water it down; second: persecution; and third: the feeling that God has left us alone. Even Jesus suffered this trial in the Garden of Olives and on the Cross: “Father, why have you forsaken me?”, Jesus asks. At times one feels this spiritual barrenness; we must not fear it. The Father takes care of us, because our value is great in His eyes. What matters is frankness, the courage of our witness, our witness of faith: “recognizing Jesus before men” and going forth doing good. (Pope Francis, Angelus, 21 June 2020) (click here)
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 21 June 2026
Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!
In today’s Gospel reading (Mt 10:26-33), Jesus sends the disciples out on their mission and addresses them with this exhortation: “What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops” (v. 27).
He draws a parallel between what we hear “in private,” namely, what is in the secret of our hearts, and what we are called to proclaim to everyone. He reminds us that proclaiming the Gospel is first and foremost a sharing of a personal encounter with him, which is unique to each of us.
The strength of any apostolate, in fact — beyond techniques and tools — comes from the work of the Holy Spirit within us and from the authenticity of our response. Saint Thomas Aquinas spoke of preaching as passing on to others what we have contemplated: “contemplata aliis tradere” (cf. Summa Theologiae, III, q. 40, a. 1, ad 2).
We must not think that contemplation is an exclusive experience, reserved only for a few saints or for monks and hermits. We can all do it, by striving to set aside, amidst the commitments of our daily lives, quiet moments in which to enter into silence before God, to listen to his voice, to entrust our joys and concerns to him and to review our lives with him. This helps us to have a more firm and conscious faith, and consequently to be credible and free disciples, men and women capable of reflecting the light of the Gospel in every setting and every situation of life, and of bearing witness to it even where its value is not understood or accepted.
Saint Matthew — the author of the biblical passage that we mentioned — wrote for communities whose lives were not easy. They had to face hostility and persecution, as so many Christians still do today in various parts of the world. The temptation to become discouraged and to let weariness or fear get the better of them was great.
Now, just as then, it is a challenge to remain faithful to Jesus’ teachings and to proclaim his word: to respond to hatred with love, to arrogance with meekness, and to discouragement with perseverance. For this reason, we must deepen the roots of our faith and our mission in an intimate relationship with him (cf. Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, 8). This gives us the strength not to despair, but to continue to share with everyone, in every circumstance, his message of hope, love and peace. The world greatly needs it!
May the Virgin Mary help us to be missionary disciples of the Lord Jesus, each according to our own vocation.
Morning and Evening Prayer Prayers according to the teachings of Holy Tradition and the Catholic Church
This prayer request must be prayed by all members who are in the Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love (Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels). This prayer can be prayed individually, in the family, in the community, especially for the benefit of the group or community that has been established. Each Congregation is obliged to pray the prayers that have been provided according to the official prayers of the Catholic Church which are determined and regulated liturgically and which are rooted in Holy Tradition and the Catholic Church.
INTERCESSIONS (Morning Prayer)
To the only God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time, now, and for ever.
– We praise you, O God: we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
We bless you, Lord, creator of the universe: we were sinners, in need of your grace:
yet now you have called us to live in knowledge and service of you.
– We praise you, O God: we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
Your Son has shown us the way.
As we follow in his steps, may we never wander from the path that leads to life.
– We praise you, O God: we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
We celebrate today the resurrection of your Son:
in suffering and in gladness, may it bring us deep joy.
– We praise you, O God: we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
O Lord, give us the spirit of prayer and praise:
let us always and everywhere give you thanks.
– We praise you, O God: we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
Additional prayers: After these prayers have been prayed, all of you may use prayers in your own words spontaneously and according to your individual circumstances and situations.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
Lord God,
teach us at all times to fear and love your holy name,
for you never withdraw your guiding hand
from those you establish in your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
DISMISSAL
When a priest or deacon presides over the Office and no other Hour follows:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
℟. Amen.
When no priest or deacon is present, or in recitation on one’s own, the conclusion is as follows:
The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
℟. Amen.
In the Church, God has made known to us
his hidden purpose: to make all things one in Christ. Let us pray that his will
may be done.
– Father, unite all things in
Christ.
We give you thanks for the presence and
power of your Spirit in the Church:
give us the will to search
for unity, and inspire us to pray and work together.
– Father, unite all things in
Christ.
We give you thanks for all whose work
proclaims your love:
help us to serve the
communities in whose life we share.
– Father, unite all things in
Christ.
Father, care for all who serve in the
Church as ministers of your word and sacraments:
may they bring your whole
family to the unity for which Christ prayed.
– Father, unite all things in
Christ.
Your people have known the ravages of
war and hatred:
grant that they may know
the peace left by your Son.
– Father, unite all things in
Christ.
Fulfil the hopes of those who sleep in
your peace:
bring them to that final
resurrection when you will be all in all.
– Father, unite all things in
Christ.
Additional prayers: After these prayers have been prayed, all of you may use prayers in your own words spontaneously and according to your individual circumstances and situations.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
Lord God,
teach us at all times to
fear and love your holy name,
for you never withdraw your guiding
hand
from those you establish in
your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your
Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
DISMISSAL
When a priest or deacon presides over the Office and no other Hour follows:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
℟. Amen.
When no priest or deacon is present, or in recitation on one’s own, the conclusion is as follows:
The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
℟. Amen.
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)
My vocation is Blessed and Saints.
"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."
Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)
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