6th Sunday, Year A

The gospel for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A is a part of the “Sermon on the Mount.” It follows the Beatitudes and Jesus’ use of the metaphors of “salt” and “light” to describe the nature and challenges of discipleship. Next Jesus speaks to the importance of the Law but begins to teach how to rightly understand the whole of Scripture: “the Law and the Prophets.” It is a rich teaching, complex, but one that continues to deepen the understanding of discipleship and reveal how Jesus himself is the fulfillment of all the promises of Scripture

As always, a lot going on in the gospel reading. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and take a moment on the back porch with the Word of God – and go back in time to the world of the first century. Grab your favorite beverage and take some time of the back porch.

Full Text of the Sunday Gospel
Detailed Commentary

Sermon on the Mount (1877) by Carl Heinrich Bloch | Museum of National History |
Frederiksborg Castle, Public Domain