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Gospel Reading - Sent to proclaim the Gospel

¹The Lord now chose seventy other disciples and sent them on ahead in pairs to all the towns and villages he planned to visit later.

²These were his instructions to them: “Plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out more laborers to help you, for the harvest is so plentiful and the workers so few. ³Go now, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. ⁴Don’t take any money with you, or a beggar’s bag, or even an extra pair of shoes. And don’t waste time along the way.^a

⁵“Whenever you enter a home, give it your blessing. ⁶If it is worthy of the blessing, the blessing will stand; if not, the blessing will return to you.

⁷“When you enter a village, don’t shift around from home to home, but stay in one place, eating and drinking without question whatever is set before you. And don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, for the workman is worthy of his wages!

^8-9“If a town welcomes you, follow these two rules:
(1) Eat whatever is set before you.
(2) Heal the sick; and as you heal them, say, ‘The Kingdom of God is very near you now.’

1. Literally, “Salute no one in the way.”