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'The love of Christ overwhelms us.' Sunday Reflections, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

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  Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee Rembrandt [ Web Gallery of Art ] Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, England & Wales, India [optional], Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland) Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel   Mark 4:35-41   (English Standard Version, Anglicised) On that day, when evening had come, he said to them,  “Let us go across to the other side.”    And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.   And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.   But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”   And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea,  “Peace! Be still!”  And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.   He said to them,  “Why...

Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?' Sunday Reflections, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

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Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee , Rembrandt, 1633 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA  Gospel  Mark 4:35-41  ( New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition , Canada)  On that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and th...