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Sunday, October 21, 2018
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Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gloria – Creed
First Reading
Isaiah 53:10-11
10Yet it was the will of the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief; when he makes himself an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand;
11he shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous; and he shall bear their iniquities.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
4For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
20Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.
22Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
Second Reading
Hebrews 4:14-16
14Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
15For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
16Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Gospel
First Option
Second Option
Mark 10:35-45
35And James and John, the sons of Zeb'edee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
36And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
37And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."
38But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
39And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
40but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."
41And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.
42And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
43But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
45For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Mark 10:42-45
42And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
43But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
45For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
