Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.29-32; 12.19
Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way.
Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new cloak;
and the two of them were alone in the field.
Ahijah took off his new cloak that he had on and tore it in twelve pieces.
He said to Jeroboam:
“Take ten pieces;
for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to you.
He shall have one tribe, for my servant David’s sake
and for Jerusalem’s sake,
the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
So Israel has rebelled against the house of David
even to this day.
Responsorial – Psalm 81.10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15 Resp. 11a+9a
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you,
nor shall you worship any foreign god.
I am the Lord, your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
My people did not listen to my voice.
Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,
that they might walk in their own counsels.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
Oh that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn my hand against their adversaries.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
Gospel – Mark 7.31-37
Jesus departed from the borders of Tyre,
and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee,
in the middle of the region of Decapolis.
They brought to him a deaf man who had trouble speaking,
and they begged him to lay his hand on him.
He took him by himself,away from the crowd,
and put his fingers into his ears,
and he spat and touched his tongue.
Looking up into heaven, he sighed, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Immediately his ears were opened,
and the bond on his tongue was undone, and he spoke clearly.
He commanded them that they should tell no one,
but the more he commanded them, so much more widely they proclaimed it.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying,
“He has done all things beautifully.
He both makes the deaf hear and the unspeaking speak!”
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Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.4-13
When Solomon was old,
his wives turned away his heart to other gods;
and his heart was not perfectly
with the Lord his God,
as was the heart of David his father.
For Solomon went after
Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians,
and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord
and did not go fully after the Lord,
as did David his father.
Then Solomon built a high place for
Chemosh the abomination of Moab,
on the mountain that is opposite Jerusalem,
and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
So he did for all his foreign wives,
who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
The Lord was angry with Solomon,
because his heart was turned away from
the Lord, the God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice,
and had commanded him concerning this thing,
that he should not go after other gods:
but he did not keep the Lord's command.
Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,
“Because this is done by you,
and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes,
which I have commanded you,
I will surely tear the kingdom from you,
and will give it to your servant.
I will not do it in your days,
for David your father’s sake;
but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
However I will not tear away all the kingdom;
I will give one tribe to your son,
for David my servant’s sake,
and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
Responsorial – Psalm 106.3-4, 35-36, 37+40 Resp. 4a
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Blessed are those who keep justice.
Blessed is one who always does what is right.
Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Visit us with your salvation,
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
But they mixed themselves with the nations,
and learned their works.
They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Yes, they sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.
Therefore the Lord burned with anger against his people.
He abhorred his inheritance.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Gospel - Mark 7.24-30
From there Jesus arose and went away into the borders of Tyre.
He entered into a house,
and did not want anyone to know it, but he could not escape notice.
For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit,
having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race.
She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first,
for it is not appropriate
to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
But she answered him,
“Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
He said to her, “For this saying, go your way.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
She went away to her house,
and found the child having been laid on the bed,
with the demon gone out.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.4-13
When Solomon was old,
his wives turned away his heart to other gods;
and his heart was not perfectly
with the Lord his God,
as was the heart of David his father.
For Solomon went after
Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians,
and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord
and did not go fully after the Lord,
as did David his father.
Then Solomon built a high place for
Chemosh the abomination of Moab,
on the mountain that is opposite Jerusalem,
and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
So he did for all his foreign wives,
who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
The Lord was angry with Solomon,
because his heart was turned away from
the Lord, the God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice,
and had commanded him concerning this thing,
that he should not go after other gods:
but he did not keep the Lord's command.
Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,
“Because this is done by you,
and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes,
which I have commanded you,
I will surely tear the kingdom from you,
and will give it to your servant.
I will not do it in your days,
for David your father’s sake;
but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
However I will not tear away all the kingdom;
I will give one tribe to your son,
for David my servant’s sake,
and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
Responsorial – Psalm 106.3-4, 35-36, 37+40 Resp. 4a
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Blessed are those who keep justice.
Blessed is one who always does what is right.
Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Visit us with your salvation,
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
But they mixed themselves with the nations,
and learned their works.
They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Yes, they sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.
Therefore the Lord burned with anger against his people.
He abhorred his inheritance.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Gospel - Mark 7.24-30
From there Jesus arose and went away into the borders of Tyre.
He entered into a house,
and did not want anyone to know it, but he could not escape notice.
For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit,
having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race.
She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first,
for it is not appropriate
to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
But she answered him,
“Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
He said to her, “For this saying, go your way.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
She went away to her house,
and found the child having been laid on the bed,
with the demon gone out.
Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 10.1-10
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
she came to test him with hard questions.
She came to Jerusalem with a very great company,
with camels that bore spices,
and very much gold and precious stones;
and when she had come to Solomon,
she talked with him of all that was in her heart.
Solomon explained to her all her questions:
there was not anything hidden from the king
which he could not tell her.
When the queen of Sheba had seen
all the wisdom of Solomon,
and the house that he had built,
and the food of his table,
and the seating of his ministers,
and the attendance of his servants,
and their clothing, and his cup bearers,
and his burnt offerings which went up in the Temple of the Lord;
she was breathless.
She said to the king,
“It was a true report that I heard
in my own land of your acts,
and of your wisdom,
but I did not believe the words,
until I came, and my eyes had seen it.
Behold, the half was not told me!
Your wisdom and prosperity exceed
the rumors which I heard.
Happy are your men,
happy are these your servants,
who stand continually before you,
who hear your wisdom.
Blessed is the Lord your God,
who delighted in you,
to set you on the throne of Israel.
Because the Lord loved Israel forever,
therefore made he you king,
to do justice and righteousness.”
She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold,
and a lot of spices and precious stones.
Never again was there such an abundance of spices
as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Responsorial – Psalm 37.5-6, 30-31, 39-40 Resp. 30a
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Commit your way to the Lord.
Trust also in him, and he will do this:
he will make your righteousness come out as the light,
and your justice as the noon day sun.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
His tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart.
None of his steps shall slip.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord.
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The Lord helps them, and rescues them.
He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Gospel – Mark 7.14-23
Jesus called all the crowds to himself,
and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
When he had entered into a house
away from the crowd,
his disciples asked him about the parable.
He said to them,
“Are you thus without understanding also?
Do you not perceive that
whatever goes into the human
from outside cannot defile them,
because it does not go into their heart,
but into their stomach, then into the toilet"
(Thus all foods are clean)
He said, “That which comes out from the human,
that defiles the human.
For from within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 10.1-10
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
she came to test him with hard questions.
She came to Jerusalem with a very great company,
with camels that bore spices,
and very much gold and precious stones;
and when she had come to Solomon,
she talked with him of all that was in her heart.
Solomon explained to her all her questions:
there was not anything hidden from the king
which he could not tell her.
When the queen of Sheba had seen
all the wisdom of Solomon,
and the house that he had built,
and the food of his table,
and the seating of his ministers,
and the attendance of his servants,
and their clothing, and his cup bearers,
and his burnt offerings which went up in the Temple of the Lord;
she was breathless.
She said to the king,
“It was a true report that I heard
in my own land of your acts,
and of your wisdom,
but I did not believe the words,
until I came, and my eyes had seen it.
Behold, the half was not told me!
Your wisdom and prosperity exceed
the rumors which I heard.
Happy are your men,
happy are these your servants,
who stand continually before you,
who hear your wisdom.
Blessed is the Lord your God,
who delighted in you,
to set you on the throne of Israel.
Because the Lord loved Israel forever,
therefore made he you king,
to do justice and righteousness.”
She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold,
and a lot of spices and precious stones.
Never again was there such an abundance of spices
as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Responsorial – Psalm 37.5-6, 30-31, 39-40 Resp. 30a
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Commit your way to the Lord.
Trust also in him, and he will do this:
he will make your righteousness come out as the light,
and your justice as the noon day sun.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
His tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart.
None of his steps shall slip.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord.
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The Lord helps them, and rescues them.
He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Gospel – Mark 7.14-23
Jesus called all the crowds to himself,
and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
When he had entered into a house
away from the crowd,
his disciples asked him about the parable.
He said to them,
“Are you thus without understanding also?
Do you not perceive that
whatever goes into the human
from outside cannot defile them,
because it does not go into their heart,
but into their stomach, then into the toilet"
(Thus all foods are clean)
He said, “That which comes out from the human,
that defiles the human.
For from within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 8.22-23, 27-30
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord
in the presence of all the assembly of Israel,
and spread out his hands toward heaven;
and he said, “Lord, God of Israel,
there is no God like you,
in heaven above, or on earth beneath;
who keep covenant and loving kindness with
your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
Will God indeed dwell on the earth?
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens
cannot contain you;
how much less this house that I have built!
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant,
and for his supplication, Lord my God.
Listen to the cry and to the prayer
which your servant prays before you this day;
that your eyes may be open
toward this house night and day,
even toward the place of which you have said,
‘My name shall be there;’
to listen to the prayer which your servant s
hall pray toward this place.
Listen to the supplication of your servant,
and of your people Israel,
when they shall pray toward this place.
Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place;
and when you hear, forgive.
Responsorial – Psalm 84.3, 4, 5+10, 11 Resp. 2
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
My soul longs, and even faints
for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Lo, the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young,
near your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King, and my God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Blessed are those who dwell in your house.
They are always praising you.
Behold, God our shield,
look at the face of your anointed.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
For a day in your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere
I would rather live in the house of my God,
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Gospel – Mark 7.1-13
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus, having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples eating bread with unclean,
that is, unwashed, hands, they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God,
that you may keep your tradition.
For Moses said,
‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and,
‘He who curses his father or mother, let him be put to death.’
But you say, ‘If a human tells father or mother,
“Whatever benefit you might have received from me is qorban" (which means 'given to God')
then you allow them to do nothing for father or mother,
making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down.
You do many things like this.”
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 8.22-23, 27-30
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord
in the presence of all the assembly of Israel,
and spread out his hands toward heaven;
and he said, “Lord, God of Israel,
there is no God like you,
in heaven above, or on earth beneath;
who keep covenant and loving kindness with
your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
Will God indeed dwell on the earth?
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens
cannot contain you;
how much less this house that I have built!
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant,
and for his supplication, Lord my God.
Listen to the cry and to the prayer
which your servant prays before you this day;
that your eyes may be open
toward this house night and day,
even toward the place of which you have said,
‘My name shall be there;’
to listen to the prayer which your servant s
hall pray toward this place.
Listen to the supplication of your servant,
and of your people Israel,
when they shall pray toward this place.
Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place;
and when you hear, forgive.
Responsorial – Psalm 84.3, 4, 5+10, 11 Resp. 2
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
My soul longs, and even faints
for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Lo, the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young,
near your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King, and my God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Blessed are those who dwell in your house.
They are always praising you.
Behold, God our shield,
look at the face of your anointed.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
For a day in your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere
I would rather live in the house of my God,
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Gospel – Mark 7.1-13
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus, having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples eating bread with unclean,
that is, unwashed, hands, they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God,
that you may keep your tradition.
For Moses said,
‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and,
‘He who curses his father or mother, let him be put to death.’
But you say, ‘If a human tells father or mother,
“Whatever benefit you might have received from me is qorban" (which means 'given to God')
then you allow them to do nothing for father or mother,
making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down.
You do many things like this.”
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Isaiah 35.4-7a
Thus says the LORD:
“Tell those who have a fearful heart,
‘Be strong. Be not afraid.
Behold, your God will come with vengeance, divine retribution.
He will come and save you.
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf will be unclogged.
Then the lame man will leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute will sing;
for waters will break out in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water.’”
Responsorial – Psalm 146.7, 8-9, 9-10 Resp. 1b
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
The God of Jacob is true forever.
He executes justice for the oppressed.
He gives food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down.
The Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord protects immigrants.
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
He upholds the fatherless and widow,
but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
The Lord will reign forever;
Your God, O Zion, for all generations.
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
Reading 2 – James 2.1-5
My brothers and sisters,
do not hold the faith of our Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ,
with partiality.
For if someone with a gold ring, in fine clothing,
comes into your synagogue,
and a poor person in filthy clothing also comes in;
and you pay special attention
to the one who wears the fine clothing,
and say, “Sit here in a good place”;
and you tell the poor person,
“Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”;
have you not shown partiality among yourselves,
and become judges with evil thoughts?
Listen, my beloved brothers.
Did God not choose those who are poor in this world
to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom
which he promised to those who love him?
Gospel – Mark 7.31-37
Jesus departed from the borders of Tyre,
and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee,
in the middle of the region of Decapolis.
They brought to him a deaf man who had trouble speaking,
and they begged him to lay his hand on him.
He took him by himself, away from the crowd,
and put his fingers into his ears,
and he spat and touched his tongue.
Looking up into heaven, he sighed, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Immediately his ears were opened,
and the bond on his tongue was undone,
and he spoke clearly.
He commanded them that they should tell no one,
but the more he commanded them,
so much more widely they proclaimed it.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying,
“He has done all things beautifully.
He both makes the deaf hear and the unspeaking speak!”
Reading 1 – Isaiah 35.4-7a
Thus says the LORD:
“Tell those who have a fearful heart,
‘Be strong. Be not afraid.
Behold, your God will come with vengeance, divine retribution.
He will come and save you.
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf will be unclogged.
Then the lame man will leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute will sing;
for waters will break out in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water.’”
Responsorial – Psalm 146.7, 8-9, 9-10 Resp. 1b
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
The God of Jacob is true forever.
He executes justice for the oppressed.
He gives food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down.
The Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord protects immigrants.
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
He upholds the fatherless and widow,
but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
The Lord will reign forever;
Your God, O Zion, for all generations.
R. Praise the Lord, O my soul! or R. Alleluia.
Reading 2 – James 2.1-5
My brothers and sisters,
do not hold the faith of our Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ,
with partiality.
For if someone with a gold ring, in fine clothing,
comes into your synagogue,
and a poor person in filthy clothing also comes in;
and you pay special attention
to the one who wears the fine clothing,
and say, “Sit here in a good place”;
and you tell the poor person,
“Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”;
have you not shown partiality among yourselves,
and become judges with evil thoughts?
Listen, my beloved brothers.
Did God not choose those who are poor in this world
to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom
which he promised to those who love him?
Gospel – Mark 7.31-37
Jesus departed from the borders of Tyre,
and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee,
in the middle of the region of Decapolis.
They brought to him a deaf man who had trouble speaking,
and they begged him to lay his hand on him.
He took him by himself, away from the crowd,
and put his fingers into his ears,
and he spat and touched his tongue.
Looking up into heaven, he sighed, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Immediately his ears were opened,
and the bond on his tongue was undone,
and he spoke clearly.
He commanded them that they should tell no one,
but the more he commanded them,
so much more widely they proclaimed it.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying,
“He has done all things beautifully.
He both makes the deaf hear and the unspeaking speak!”
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-8
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do; that you may live and go in
and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, gives you.
You shall not add to the word which I command you,
nor shall you take away from it,
just keep the commandments of Lord your God which I command you.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Responsorial – Psalm 15.2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Resp. 1a
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right,
and speaks truth in his heart;
and does not slander with his tongue,
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does no evil to his friend,
nor casts slurs against his fellow human;
in whose eyes a vile man is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does not lend out his money for usury,
nor takes a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
shall never be shaken.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
Reading 2 – James 1.17-18, 21b-22, 27
Dearest brothers and sisters:
Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights,
with whom can be no variation or shifting shadow.
Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Receive with humility the implanted word,
which is able to save your souls.
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Pure religion, undefiled before our God and Father, is this:
to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Gospel – Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus,
having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples
eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands,
they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,
and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
Jesus called all the crowds to himself, and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
“From within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Reading 1 – Deuteronomy 4.1-2, 6-8
Moses spoke to the people and said:
“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances,
which I teach you to do; that you may live and go in
and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, gives you.
You shall not add to the word which I command you,
nor shall you take away from it,
just keep the commandments of Lord your God which I command you.
Keep therefore and do them;
for this is your wisdom and your understanding
in the sight of the peoples,
who shall hear all these statutes, and say,
‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them,
as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances
as righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Responsorial – Psalm 15.2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Resp. 1a
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right,
and speaks truth in his heart;
and does not slander with his tongue,
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does no evil to his friend,
nor casts slurs against his fellow human;
in whose eyes a vile man is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
He who does not lend out his money for usury,
nor takes a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
shall never be shaken.
R. He who walks blamelessly shall dwell in your sanctuary.
Reading 2 – James 1.17-18, 21b-22, 27
Dearest brothers and sisters:
Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights,
with whom can be no variation or shifting shadow.
Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Receive with humility the implanted word,
which is able to save your souls.
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Pure religion, undefiled before our God and Father, is this:
to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Gospel – Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus,
having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples
eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands,
they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,
and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
Jesus called all the crowds to himself, and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
“From within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.29-32; 12.19
Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
found him on the way.
Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new cloak;
and the two of them were alone in the field.
Ahijah took off his new cloak that he had on
and tore it in twelve pieces.
He said to Jeroboam:
“Take ten pieces;
for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom
out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to you.
He shall have one tribe,
for my servant David’s sake
and for Jerusalem’s sake,
the city which I have chosen
out of all the tribes of Israel.
So Israel has rebelled
against the house of David
even to this day.
Responsorial – Psalm 81.10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15 Resp. 11a+9a
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you,
nor shall you worship any foreign god.
I am the Lord, your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
My people did not listen to my voice.
Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,
that they might walk in their own counsels.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
Oh that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn my hand against their adversaries.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
Gospel – Mark 7.31-37
Jesus departed from
the borders of Tyre,
and came through Sidon
to the sea of Galilee,
in the middle of
the region of Decapolis.
They brought to him
a deaf man who had trouble speaking,
and they begged him to lay
his hand on him.
He took him by himself,
away from the crowd,
and put his fingers into his ears,
and he spat and touched his tongue.
Looking up into heaven,
he sighed, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Immediately his ears were opened,
and the bond on his tongue was undone,
and he spoke clearly.
He commanded them that they should tell no one,
but the more he commanded them,
so much more widely they proclaimed it.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying,
“He has done all things beautifully.
He both makes the deaf hear and the unspeaking speak!”
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.29-32; 12.19
Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
found him on the way.
Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new cloak;
and the two of them were alone in the field.
Ahijah took off his new cloak that he had on
and tore it in twelve pieces.
He said to Jeroboam:
“Take ten pieces;
for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom
out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to you.
He shall have one tribe,
for my servant David’s sake
and for Jerusalem’s sake,
the city which I have chosen
out of all the tribes of Israel.
So Israel has rebelled
against the house of David
even to this day.
Responsorial – Psalm 81.10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15 Resp. 11a+9a
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you,
nor shall you worship any foreign god.
I am the Lord, your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
My people did not listen to my voice.
Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,
that they might walk in their own counsels.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
Oh that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn my hand against their adversaries.
R. I am the Lord, your God. Listen to me!
Gospel – Mark 7.31-37
Jesus departed from
the borders of Tyre,
and came through Sidon
to the sea of Galilee,
in the middle of
the region of Decapolis.
They brought to him
a deaf man who had trouble speaking,
and they begged him to lay
his hand on him.
He took him by himself,
away from the crowd,
and put his fingers into his ears,
and he spat and touched his tongue.
Looking up into heaven,
he sighed, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Immediately his ears were opened,
and the bond on his tongue was undone,
and he spoke clearly.
He commanded them that they should tell no one,
but the more he commanded them,
so much more widely they proclaimed it.
They were astonished beyond measure, saying,
“He has done all things beautifully.
He both makes the deaf hear and the unspeaking speak!”
Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.4-13
When Solomon was old,
his wives turned away his heart to other gods;
and his heart was not perfectly
with the Lord his God,
as was the heart of David his father.
For Solomon went after
Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians,
and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord
and did not go fully after the Lord,
as did David his father.
Then Solomon built a high place for
Chemosh the abomination of Moab,
on the mountain that is opposite Jerusalem,
and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
So he did for all his foreign wives,
who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
The Lord was angry with Solomon,
because his heart was turned away from
the Lord, the God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice,
and had commanded him concerning this thing,
that he should not go after other gods:
but he did not keep the Lord's command.
Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,
“Because this is done by you,
and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes,
which I have commanded you,
I will surely tear the kingdom from you,
and will give it to your servant.
I will not do it in your days,
for David your father’s sake;
but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
However I will not tear away all the kingdom;
I will give one tribe to your son,
for David my servant’s sake,
and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
Responsorial – Psalm 106.3-4, 35-36, 37+40 Resp. 4a
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Blessed are those who keep justice.
Blessed is one who always does what is right.
Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Visit us with your salvation,
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
But they mixed themselves with the nations,
and learned their works.
They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Yes, they sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.
Therefore the Lord burned with anger against his people.
He abhorred his inheritance.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Gospel - Mark 7.24-30
From there Jesus arose
and went away into
the borders of Tyre.
He entered into a house,
and did not want anyone to know it,
but he could not escape notice.
For a woman, whose little daughter
had an unclean spirit,
having heard of him,
came and fell down at his feet.
Now the woman was a Greek,
a Syrophoenician by race.
She begged him that he would cast
the demon out of her daughter.
But Jesus said to her,
“Let the children be filled first,
for it is not appropriate
to take the children’s bread
and throw it to the dogs.”
But she answered him,
“Yes, Lord. Yet even
the dogs under the table
eat the children’s crumbs.”
He said to her,
“For this saying,
go your way.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
She went away to her house,
and found the child
having been laid on the bed,
with the demon gone out.
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 11.4-13
When Solomon was old,
his wives turned away his heart to other gods;
and his heart was not perfectly
with the Lord his God,
as was the heart of David his father.
For Solomon went after
Astarte, the goddess of the Sidonians,
and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord
and did not go fully after the Lord,
as did David his father.
Then Solomon built a high place for
Chemosh the abomination of Moab,
on the mountain that is opposite Jerusalem,
and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
So he did for all his foreign wives,
who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
The Lord was angry with Solomon,
because his heart was turned away from
the Lord, the God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice,
and had commanded him concerning this thing,
that he should not go after other gods:
but he did not keep the Lord's command.
Therefore the Lord said to Solomon,
“Because this is done by you,
and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes,
which I have commanded you,
I will surely tear the kingdom from you,
and will give it to your servant.
I will not do it in your days,
for David your father’s sake;
but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
However I will not tear away all the kingdom;
I will give one tribe to your son,
for David my servant’s sake,
and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
Responsorial – Psalm 106.3-4, 35-36, 37+40 Resp. 4a
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Blessed are those who keep justice.
Blessed is one who always does what is right.
Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Visit us with your salvation,
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
But they mixed themselves with the nations,
and learned their works.
They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Yes, they sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.
Therefore the Lord burned with anger against his people.
He abhorred his inheritance.
R. Remember us, O Lord, with the favor that you show to your people.
Gospel - Mark 7.24-30
From there Jesus arose
and went away into
the borders of Tyre.
He entered into a house,
and did not want anyone to know it,
but he could not escape notice.
For a woman, whose little daughter
had an unclean spirit,
having heard of him,
came and fell down at his feet.
Now the woman was a Greek,
a Syrophoenician by race.
She begged him that he would cast
the demon out of her daughter.
But Jesus said to her,
“Let the children be filled first,
for it is not appropriate
to take the children’s bread
and throw it to the dogs.”
But she answered him,
“Yes, Lord. Yet even
the dogs under the table
eat the children’s crumbs.”
He said to her,
“For this saying,
go your way.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
She went away to her house,
and found the child
having been laid on the bed,
with the demon gone out.
Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 10.1-10
When the queen of Sheba heard of
the fame of Solomon
she came to test him with hard questions.
She came to Jerusalem with a very great company,
with camels that bore spices,
and very much gold and precious stones;
and when she had come to Solomon,
she talked with him of all that was in her heart.
Solomon explained to her all her questions:
there was not anything hidden from the king
which he could not tell her.
When the queen of Sheba had seen
all the wisdom of Solomon,
and the house that he had built,
and the food of his table,
and the seating of his ministers,
and the attendance of his servants,
and their clothing, and his cup bearers,
and his burnt offerings which
went up in the Temple of the Lord;
she was breathless.
She said to the king,
“It was a true report that I heard
in my own land of your acts,
and of your wisdom,
but I did not believe the words,
until I came, and my eyes had seen it.
Behold, the half was not told me!
Your wisdom and prosperity exceed
the rumors which I heard.
Happy are your men,
happy are these your servants,
who stand continually before you,
who hear your wisdom.
Blessed is the Lord your God,
who delighted in you,
to set you on the throne of Israel.
Because the Lord loved Israel forever,
therefore made he you king,
to do justice and righteousness.”
She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold,
and a lot of spices and precious stones.
Never again was there such an abundance of spices
as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Responsorial – Psalm 37.5-6, 30-31, 39-40 Resp. 30a
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Commit your way to the Lord.
Trust also in him, and he will do this:
he will make your righteousness come out as the light,
and your justice as the noon day sun.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
His tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart.
None of his steps shall slip.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord.
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The Lord helps them, and rescues them.
He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Gospel – Mark 7.14-23
Jesus called all the crowds to himself,
and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
When he had entered into a house
away from the crowd,
his disciples asked him about the parable.
He said to them,
“Are you thus without understanding also?
Do you not perceive that
whatever goes into the human
from outside cannot defile them,
because it does not go into their heart,
but into their stomach, then into the toilet"
(Thus all foods are clean)
He said, “That which comes out from the human,
that defiles the human.
For from within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 10.1-10
When the queen of Sheba heard of
the fame of Solomon
she came to test him with hard questions.
She came to Jerusalem with a very great company,
with camels that bore spices,
and very much gold and precious stones;
and when she had come to Solomon,
she talked with him of all that was in her heart.
Solomon explained to her all her questions:
there was not anything hidden from the king
which he could not tell her.
When the queen of Sheba had seen
all the wisdom of Solomon,
and the house that he had built,
and the food of his table,
and the seating of his ministers,
and the attendance of his servants,
and their clothing, and his cup bearers,
and his burnt offerings which
went up in the Temple of the Lord;
she was breathless.
She said to the king,
“It was a true report that I heard
in my own land of your acts,
and of your wisdom,
but I did not believe the words,
until I came, and my eyes had seen it.
Behold, the half was not told me!
Your wisdom and prosperity exceed
the rumors which I heard.
Happy are your men,
happy are these your servants,
who stand continually before you,
who hear your wisdom.
Blessed is the Lord your God,
who delighted in you,
to set you on the throne of Israel.
Because the Lord loved Israel forever,
therefore made he you king,
to do justice and righteousness.”
She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold,
and a lot of spices and precious stones.
Never again was there such an abundance of spices
as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Responsorial – Psalm 37.5-6, 30-31, 39-40 Resp. 30a
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Commit your way to the Lord.
Trust also in him, and he will do this:
he will make your righteousness come out as the light,
and your justice as the noon day sun.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
His tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart.
None of his steps shall slip.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord.
He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The Lord helps them, and rescues them.
He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them,
Because they have taken refuge in him.
R. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom.
Gospel – Mark 7.14-23
Jesus called all the crowds to himself,
and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
There is nothing from outside of the human,
that going into them can defile them;
but the things which proceed out of the human
are those that defile the human.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
When he had entered into a house
away from the crowd,
his disciples asked him about the parable.
He said to them,
“Are you thus without understanding also?
Do you not perceive that
whatever goes into the human
from outside cannot defile them,
because it does not go into their heart,
but into their stomach, then into the toilet"
(Thus all foods are clean)
He said, “That which comes out from the human,
that defiles the human.
For from within, out of the hearts of humans,
proceed evil thoughts, unchastity,
murders, adulteries, thefts,
greed, wickedness, deceit,
lustful desires, and envious eyes,
blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
All these evil things come from within,
and defile the human.”
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (II)
Official Translation
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 8.22-23, 27-30
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord
in the presence of all the assembly of Israel,
and spread out his hands toward heaven;
and he said, “Lord, God of Israel,
there is no God like you,
in heaven above, or on earth beneath;
who keep covenant and loving kindness with
your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
Will God indeed dwell on the earth?
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens
cannot contain you;
how much less this house that I have built!
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant,
and for his supplication, Lord my God.
Listen to the cry and to the prayer
which your servant prays before you this day;
that your eyes may be open
toward this house night and day,
even toward the place of which you have said,
‘My name shall be there;’
to listen to the prayer which your servant s
hall pray toward this place.
Listen to the supplication of your servant,
and of your people Israel,
when they shall pray toward this place.
Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place;
and when you hear, forgive.
Responsorial – Psalm 84.3, 4, 5+10, 11 Resp. 2
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
My soul longs, and even faints
for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Lo, the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young,
near your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King, and my God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Blessed are those who dwell in your house.
They are always praising you.
Behold, God our shield,
look at the face of your anointed.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
For a day in your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere
I would rather live in the house of my God,
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Gospel – Mark 7.1-13
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus,
having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples
eating bread with unclean,
that is, unwashed, hands,
they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,
and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
He said to them, “Full well do you reject
the commandment of God,
that you may keep your tradition.
For Moses said,
‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and,
‘He who curses his father or mother,
let him be put to death.’
But you say,
‘If a human tells father or mother,
“Whatever benefit you might have received from me is
qorban" (which means 'given to God')
then you allow them to do nothing for father or mother,
making void the word of God by your tradition,
which you have handed down.
You do many things like this.”
Reading 1 – 1 Kings 8.22-23, 27-30
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord
in the presence of all the assembly of Israel,
and spread out his hands toward heaven;
and he said, “Lord, God of Israel,
there is no God like you,
in heaven above, or on earth beneath;
who keep covenant and loving kindness with
your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
Will God indeed dwell on the earth?
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens
cannot contain you;
how much less this house that I have built!
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant,
and for his supplication, Lord my God.
Listen to the cry and to the prayer
which your servant prays before you this day;
that your eyes may be open
toward this house night and day,
even toward the place of which you have said,
‘My name shall be there;’
to listen to the prayer which your servant s
hall pray toward this place.
Listen to the supplication of your servant,
and of your people Israel,
when they shall pray toward this place.
Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place;
and when you hear, forgive.
Responsorial – Psalm 84.3, 4, 5+10, 11 Resp. 2
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
My soul longs, and even faints
for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Lo, the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young,
near your altars, Lord of Hosts,
my King, and my God.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Blessed are those who dwell in your house.
They are always praising you.
Behold, God our shield,
look at the face of your anointed.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
For a day in your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere
I would rather live in the house of my God,
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
R. How lovely are your dwellings, Lord of Hosts!
Gospel – Mark 7.1-13
Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes
gathered together around Jesus,
having come from Jerusalem.
When they saw some of his disciples
eating bread with unclean,
that is, unwashed, hands,
they were offended.
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,
do not eat unless they wash their hands and forearms,
holding to the tradition of the elders.
They do not eat when they come from the marketplace,
unless they bathe themselves,
and there are many other things,
which they have received that they hold to:
washing of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and beds.
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not walk
according to the tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
He answered them,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites,
as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of humans.'
“For you set aside the commandment of God,
and hold tightly to the tradition of humans."
He said to them, “Full well do you reject
the commandment of God,
that you may keep your tradition.
For Moses said,
‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and,
‘He who curses his father or mother,
let him be put to death.’
But you say,
‘If a human tells father or mother,
“Whatever benefit you might have received from me is
qorban" (which means 'given to God')
then you allow them to do nothing for father or mother,
making void the word of God by your tradition,
which you have handed down.
You do many things like this.”
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