On this 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, our readings focus on what we call the “cost of discipleship”. It is a reminder that when we choose to become Christian, a follow of Jesus, we also take up his Cross. The Word for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Galatians 3:26-29 Luke 9:18-24 Our first reading is from the prophet Zechariah. In this reading the prophet has God pouring out a “sprit of grace” on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as they mourn the loose of that “whom they have pierced.” What exactly is going on here? Reading this through a Christian prism, we readily recognize the pierced one as Jesus… the one whom we “pierced.” We must take the blame for his crucifixion, mourning the loss as one “grieves over a firstborn.” Yet the prophet cont...
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