The readings were 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9:51-62.
"Having determined to head to Jerusalem, even knowing what awaited him there, Jesus is single-minded in seeking to fulfil the task entrusted to him. As we seek to be missionary disciples of Jesus, we too are called to be single-minded in our discipleship, seeing all that we do in terms of our mission of proclaiming the coming of the Reign of God."