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Ordinary Time · Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Galatians 6:14-18

I Boast Only in the Cross of Christ

July 9, 2028

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, Paolo Veronese
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, Paolo Veronese, c. 1580Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
Veronese paints the moment on a wooded hillside at night, with the light coming down in a narrow beam and the companion asleep.May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: Paul says he carries the marks of Jesus branded on his body, and Francis is the saint who took that literally.Paolo VeroneseThe most sumptuous of the Venetian painters, hauled before the Inquisition for filling a Last Supper with dogs, dwarfs and drunkards, and who simply renamed the picture.Gallerie dell'Accademia, VeniceVenice's own collection of Venetian painting, in a former church and convent complex at the foot of the wooden bridge.Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 10:1-12, 17-20Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 orLuke 10:1-9Lk 10:1-9
Second ReadingGal. 6:14-18Gal 6:14-18
First ReadingIsa. 66:10-14cIs 66:10-14c
Responsorial PsalmPs. 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 (1)Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 (1)

Overview & Insights

"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Galatians 6:14)

In his closing words, written in his own hand, Paul renounces any boast except in Christ's cross, through which the world is crucified to him. He asks to be left in peace, bearing on his body the marks of Jesus.

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Commentary

Galatians 6 CommentaryGal 6 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Covers Paul's closing boast in the cross alone.

Galatians 6:14 CommentariesGal 6:14 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentary on renouncing every boast but the cross.

Galatians 6 (Barnes' Notes)Gal 6 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Detailed notes on Paul's postscript in his own hand.

Galatians 6 CommentaryGal 6 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse word study of the closing exhortation.

Commentary on Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16Commentary on Gal 6:[1-6] 7-16 Working Preacher

Reads Paul's handwritten postscript as the letter's climactic word.

Galatians 6:14 InterlinearGal 6:14 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear for Paul's closing boast.

Background & Word Study

GalatiansGal BibleProject

Overview of Galatians' argument about gospel freedom.

The Church Fathers

Galatians 6Gal 6 Catena

Patristic comments gathered on Paul's closing words.

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