Ordinary Time
This Sunday’s Gospel
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time — June 14, 2026
This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land.
The reading
Jesus said to the crowds: "This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade."
Mark 4:26–34
Read the full Sunday readings at bible.usccb.org
The readings change every week. This page always carries the Gospel for the coming Sunday, and the link above includes the first reading, the psalm, and the second reading as well.
The Gospel
Each Sunday the Church around the world reads the same Gospel. Here is what it is, and why we build our week around it.
The word gospel means good news. The four Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth: his life, his teaching, his death on a cross, and his resurrection. For Christians this is not just history. It is the announcement that God has come close to us, and that death does not have the last word.
At every Sunday Mass, a passage from the Gospels is read aloud and preached on. The whole Church follows the same calendar of readings, so the Gospel you hear in Vernon is the Gospel being heard that same morning in Manila, Lagos, and Rome. Over three years, the cycle walks through nearly everything Jesus said and did.
Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. — Romans 15:7
Reading along at home
You don't need any special training to read the Gospel — just a quiet few minutes. The daily readings are free at bible.usccb.org. Many people in our parishes read the coming Sunday's Gospel once during the week, slowly, and simply notice what stays with them. That old practice has a name, lectio divina — sacred reading — but it is as simple as reading and listening.
This week's Gospel is always on our homepage, with a link to the full readings.