Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

Official Translation

Reading 1 - Jeremiah 31.7-9

Thus says the Lord:
Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the head of the nations:
proclaim praise, and say, “Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel.”
Behold, I will bring them from the north country,
and gather them from the ends of the earth,
along with the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and her who is in labor together:
a great company shall return here.
They shall come with weeping,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters,
on a level road in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Responsorial – Psalm 126.1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 Resp. 3

R. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.

When the Lord brought back the captives of Zion,
we were like dreamers.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with singing.

R. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.

Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are glad.

R. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.

Restore our fortunes again, O Lord,
like the streams in the Negeb.
Those who sow in tears
will reap in joy.

R. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.

They who go out weeping,
carrying seed for sowing,
will certainly come back with joy,
carrying their sheaves.

R. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.

Reading 2 – Hebrews 5.1-6

Brothers and sisters:
Every high priest, being taken from among humans,
is appointed for humans in things pertaining to God,
that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray,
because he himself is also beset by weakness.
Because of this, he must make sin offerings for the people,
as well as for himself.
Nobody takes this honor on himself,
but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made a high priest,
but it was he who said to him,
“You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.”
As he says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Gospel – Mark 10.46-52

As Jesus was leaving Jericho, with his disciples and a great crowd,
the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet,
but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
They called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart! Get up. He is calling you!”
He, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”
Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
Immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus on the way.