Daily Mass Readings – Sunday, 20 June 2027

1 Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind, and said:

8 Who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as issuing out of the womb:

9 When I made a cloud the garment thereof, and wrapped it in a mist as in swaddling bands?

10 I set my bounds around it, and made it bars and doors:

11 And I said: Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further, and here thou shalt break thy swelling waves.

R. (1b) Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.

or

R. Alleluia.

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

24 These have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.

or

R. Alleluia.

25 He said the word, and there arose a storm of wind: and the waves thereof were lifted up.

26 They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils.

R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.

or

R. Alleluia.

28 And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses.

29 And he turned the storm into a breeze: and its waves were still.

R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.

or

R. Alleluia.

30 And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for.

31 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.

or

R. Alleluia.

14 For the charity of Christ presseth us: judging this, that if one died for all, then all were dead.

15 And Christ died for all; that they also who live, may not now live to themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again.

16 Wherefore henceforth, we know no man according to the flesh. And if we have known Christ according to the flesh; but now we know him so no longer.

17 If then any be in Christ a new creature, the old things are passed away, behold all things are made new.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

16 A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

35 And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass over to the other side.

36 And sending away the multitude, they take him even as he was in the ship: and there were other ships with him.

37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that the ship was filled.

38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow; and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth it not concern thee that we perish?

39 And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm.

40 And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet?

41 And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him?

The Scriptures place us before the mystery of forces we cannot control: the sea breaking against its bounds, the storm lifting waves toward heaven, and the disciples’ boat filling with water. Yet the One who set limits to the sea is present in the boat with them. Jesus does not explain the storm; he commands it, and the wind becomes still. His question, “Have you not faith yet?” reaches beyond that night on the lake. Faith does not mean that no storm will come. It means learning to recognize who is with us when it does.

Christ’s authority over creation is joined to his self-giving love. He died and rose so that those who live may no longer live for themselves, but for him. His saving presence brings a deeper calm: the making of a new creation. When fear narrows our vision, we can cry to the Lord as the psalm teaches, give thanks for his enduring love, and place our lives again in Christ’s hands. Trust then becomes a way of living—less governed by panic, more shaped by gratitude, mercy, and love for the One who has visited his people.

Lord Jesus, you are with us in every storm, and the wind and sea obey your word. When fear overwhelms us, awaken our faith and teach us to seek you before surrendering to anxiety. Let your love, poured out in your death and revealed in your resurrection, free us from living only for ourselves. Make us a new creation, steady in hope and generous in mercy. Help us remember your everlasting love, give thanks for your presence, and follow you toward the haven you prepare. Speak your peace into our hearts and guide our lives toward you. Amen.