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32nd Sunday of the Year – B Kings 17: 10-16; Psalm 145; Heb. 9: 24-28; Mark 12: 38-44 Read: Jesus was teaching in the temple saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, to be greeted respectfully in the market squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets; these are the men who devour the property of …

An authentic disciple is not one who risks part of himself or of what he owns, but…. Read More »

31st Sunday of the Year – B Dt. 6: 2-6; Psalm 17; Heb. 7: 23-28; Mark 12: 28-34 Read: One of the scribes came up to Jesus and asked him: “Which is the first of all the commandments?”. Jesus answered: “This is the first, listen Israel! The Lord our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, with all your soul, …

Lord, always increase the dose of my love. Read More »

30th Sunday of the Year – B Jeremiah 31: 7-9; Psalm 125; Heb. 5: 1-6; Mark 10: 46-52 Read: As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, there was a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, sitting at the side of the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say: “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” …

Jesus is also asking you: ““What do you want me to do for you?” Read More »

29th.Sunday of the Year – B Isaiah 53: 10-11; Psalm 32 (33); Heb. 4: 14-16; Mark 10: 35-45 Read: James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus and said to him: “Master, we want you to give us what we ask for.” He said to them: “What is it you want me to do for you?” They replied: “Allow us to sit one at your right hand and the …

Lord, always let it be that we combine our own wishes with yours and that we fulfil your will with a clean heart. Read More »

28th.Sunday of the Year – B Wisdom 7: 7-11; Psalm 89; Heb. 4: 12-13; Mark 10: 17-30 Read: Jesus was setting out on a journey to Jerusalem when a man ran up to him, knelt before him, and said to him: “Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know …

Lord, shed on us a look of love…heal our heart Read More »

27th.Sunday of the Year – B Gen. 2: 18-24; Psalm 127 (128); Heb. 2: 9-11; Mark 10: 2-16 Read: Some Pharisees approached Jesus and asked if it is against the law for a man to leave his wife.  He replied: “What did Moses command you?” They told him: “Moses allowed us to draw a writ of divorce”. Then Jesus said to them: “It was because you were so hard of …

Do not keep far away from you those who are confused and at a loss. Read More »

26th.Sunday of the Year – B Numbers 11: 25-29; Psalm 18; James 5: 1-6; John 9: 38-43, 45,47-48 Read: John said to Jesus: “Master, we saw a man who is not one of us casting out devils in your name; and because he was not one of us, we tried to stop him”. But Jesus said: “You must not stop him; no one who works a miracle in my name …

Lord help me to overcome all prejudices, exclusivity, religious exclusion. You love all of us Lord, and on every human being you shower shreds of your goodness. Read More »

25th.Sunday of the Year – B Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20; Psalm 53; James 3: 16–4: 3; Mark 9: 30-37 Read: They came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them: “What were you arguing about on the road?” They said nothing because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest. So, he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said: “If anyone wants …

Lord, embrace us between your arms, as you did to that little child and teach us to welcome you Read More »

24th Sunday of the Year – B Isiah 50: 5-9a; Psalm 114; James 2: 14-18; Mark 8: 27-35 Read: Jesus called the people and the disciples to him and said: “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for the …

To carry the cross after Jesus means that a disciple renders himself of service to others Read More »

23rd Sunday of the Year – B Isiah 35: 4-7a; Psalm 145; James 2: 1-5; Mark 7: 31-37 Read: Tell those with a faint heart: “Be brave, do not be afraid! See, your God is coming to repay you; the time for this God’s benevolence has arrived; He himself is coming to save you”. Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf will be …

Give me, O God, a heart ready to listen to Your word! Read More »