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Thirty-first-Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 12: 28–34 In the Gospel for this weekend, we hear about an encounter that Jesus had with a Scribe. At the time of Jesus

Commemoration of All Souls
Lectionary 668, Gospel: John 6: 37-40 Christians have rightly prayed for their beloved dead from the first days of our faith, asking that their deceased

Feast of All Saints
Matthew 5: 1–12 Gospel Summary For the feast of All Saints we are asked to reflect on the first, and perhaps most important, verses of

Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
Lectionary 149 The first reading this Sunday gives the people of Israel a reason to rejoice and place a renewed sense of hope in the

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 53: 10 – 11, Mark 10: 35 – 45 This Gospel has ambition, jealousy and the paradox of Christian leadership. James and John approach

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 10: 17–30 Gospel Summary In today’s gospel passage, the rich young man who approaches Jesus asks the universally felt human question about the possibility

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 10: 2–16 Gospel Summary Some Pharisees, wanting to involve Jesus in current controversies about divorce, ask him whether it is lawful for a husband

Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year
Lectionary 137 We rarely hear from the book of Numbers in the readings at mass; aside from New Year’s Day, a reading from this important

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 9: 30–37 This Gospel is similar to that of last Sunday when Jesus spoke of his passion. After that first mention to the apostles

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 8: 27–35 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel passage gives us an account of the most critical turning-point in the public ministry of Jesus. The stage

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 7: 31–37 Gospel Summary Jesus leaves the district of Tyre, and by way of Sidon goes into the district of the Decapolis. People beg

Twenty Second Sunday of the Year
Lectionary 125 “In your observance of the commandments of the Lord, your God, which I enjoin upon you, you shall not add to what I

Twenty-First- Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel, John 6: 60–69 This Sunday we hear the end of what is known as the “Bread of Life” discourse of Jesus. It follows the

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
John 6: 51–58 Gospel Summary The eight verses that constitute today’s gospel reading represent the climax of the lengthy Bread of Life Discourse in Chapter

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
John 6: 41–51 Gospel Summary The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven.” (In John’s

Eighteenth Sunday of the Year
Lectionary 113 “Would that we had died at the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, as we sat by our fleshpots and ate our

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel, Mark 6: 1 – 15 This Gospel passage in Mark takes place after to significant events. The first is that word reached Jesus about

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 6: 30–34 Gospel Summary We can almost picture the disciples telling Jesus excitedly about how busy and successful they have been. They are tired

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 6: 7–13 Gospel Summary Jesus summons the Twelve and sends them out two by two. He gives them power over unclean spirits, and instructs

Fourteenth Sunday of the Year
Lectionary #101 Gospel Mark 6: 1-6 “Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and