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Ordinary Time · Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A

Romans 6:3-4, 8-11

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

June 28, 2026

Christ Rising from the Tomb, Gaudenzio Ferrari
Christ Rising from the Tomb, Gaudenzio Ferrari, 1500sThe National Gallery, London
Christ steps up out of the stone tomb, his grave-cloth billowing around him, holding the banner of the resurrection against a mountain sky.We have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.Gaudenzio FerrariA painter from Piedmont and Lombardy whose frescoes for the Sacro Monte at Varallo made the Gospel scenes come alive for pilgrims.The National Gallery, LondonThe National Gallery in London, home to one of the world’s great collections of European painting.The National Gallery, London
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 10:37-42Mt 10:37-42
Second ReadingRom. 6:3-4, 8-11Rom 6:3-4, 8-11
First Reading2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a
Responsorial PsalmPs. 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 (2a)Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 (2a)

Overview & Insights

“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death... so we too might walk in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4)

See Romans 6:1–7 for an outline of Romans 6:1–14.

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Take it further: Romans 6:3-4, 8-11

Commentary

Romans 6 CommentaryRom 6 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on being dead to sin and alive to God.

Romans 6:3 CommentariesRom 6:3 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered for baptism into Christ's death and new life.

Romans 6 ResourcesRom 6 Resources Precept Austin

Collected commentaries and sermons on Romans 6 and baptismal union with Christ.

The Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Brant Pitre's video treatment of the Second Reading and how it fits the Sunday.

Background & Word Study

Romans 6:3 InterlinearRom 6:3 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text and word study for baptism, burial, death, and newness of life.

Overview: RomansOverview: Rom BibleProject

Animated overview of the letter's move from justification to life in the Spirit.

Water of Life BibleProject

Background on the water imagery that stands behind baptismal death and new life.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Romans 6Catena: Rom 6 Catena

Patristic comment on dying and rising with Christ in baptism.

Questions preachers ask

What does it mean to be dead to sin?

United with Christ in his death and resurrection through baptism, believers are freed from sin's dominion and called to consider themselves alive to God in Christ Jesus.

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