'The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs . . .' Sunday Reflections, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Madonna and Child , Pompeo Batoni, c.1742 Galleria Borghese, Rome For thus says the Lord : I will extend prosperity to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse and be carried on her arm, and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem ( Isaiah 66:12-13 ). From today’s First Reading. Gospel Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 ( NRSV, Cath olic Ed,) After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peac