2026-06-14 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-06-14 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 19:2-6a Exodus 19:2 marks an important return for Moses. God first spoke to Moses from the burning bush on this very mountain (Sinai also known as Horeb) - now it comes full circle. In Exodus 3:12, God promises Moses, “I will be with you. And this is the sign for you that I Myself have sent you. When you bring the people out from Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain.” Upon returning to this mountain, Moses seeks God’s guidance, and God gives him a message for the Israelites. God did not free the Israelites from bondage so they can do whatever they want; instead God reminds the Israelites that they are to be God’s people and participate in the covenant made with Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Living according to God’s teaching will make the Israelites God’s covenant people when they will become “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” God then instructs in great detail the Israelites to build the Tabernacle and sacrifices to ...