Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 53:10-11 (JB)

A reading from the prophet Isaiah

If he offers his life in atonement, he shall see his heirs and have long life.

The Lord has been pleased to crush his servant with suffering.

If he offers his life in atonement,

he shall see his heirs, he shall have a long life

and through him what the Lord wishes will be done.

His soul’s anguish over

he shall see the light and be content.

By his sufferings shall my servant justify many,

taking their faults on himself.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Isaiah 53:10-11 (NRSV)

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah

The servant of the Lord has borne our infirmities

and carried our diseases;

yet we accounted him stricken,

struck down by God, and afflicted.

It was the will of the Lord to crush him with pain.

When you make his life an offering for sin,

he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days;

through him the will of the Lord shall prosper.

Out of his anguish he shall see light;

he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge.

The righteous one, my servant,

shall make many righteous,

and he shall bear their iniquities.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Ps 32:4-5, 18-20, 22 (JB)

R. Lord, let your mercy be on us,

as we place our trust in you.

The word of the Lord is faithful

and all his works to be trusted.

The Lord loves justice and right

and fills the earth with his love. R.

The Lord looks on those who revere him,

on those who hope in his love,

to rescue their souls from death,

to keep them alive in famine. R.

Our soul is waiting for the Lord.

The Lord is our help and our shield.

May your love be upon us, O Lord,

as we place all our hope in you. R.

Hebrews 4:14-16 (JB)

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews

Let us be confident in approaching the throne of grace.

Since in Jesus, the Son of God, we have the supreme high priest who has gone through to the highest heaven, we must never let go of the faith that we have professed. For it is not as if we had a high priest who was incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us; but we have one who has been tempted in every way that we are, though he is without sin. Let us be confident, then, in approaching the throne of grace, that we shall have mercy from him and find grace when we are in need of help.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Hebrews 4:14-16 (NRSV)

A reading from the letter to the Hebrews

Since we have a great high priest

who has passed through the heavens,

Jesus, the Son of God,

let us hold fast to our confession.

For we do not have a high priest

who is unable to sympathise with our weaknesses,

but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are,

yet without sin.

Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness,

so that we may receive mercy

and find grace to help in time of need.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Mark 10:45 (JB)

Alleluia, alleluia!

The Son of Man came to serve

and to give his life as a ransom for all.

Alleluia!

Mark 10:45 (NRSV)

Alleluia, alleluia!

The Son of Man came to serve

and to give his life as a ransom for all.

Alleluia!

Mark 10:35-45 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for all.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Jesus. ‘Master,’ they said to him ‘we want you to do us a favour.’ He said to them, ‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ They said to him, ‘Allow us to sit one at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.’ ‘You do not know what you are asking’ Jesus said to them. ‘Can you drink the cup that I must drink, or be baptised with the baptism with which I must be baptised?’ They replied, ‘We can.’ Jesus said to them, ‘The cup that I must drink you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I must be baptised you shall be baptised, but as for seats at my right hand or my left, these are not mine to grant; they belong to those to whom they have been allotted.’

When the other ten heard this they began to feel indignant with James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said to them, ‘You know that among the pagans their so-called rulers lord it over them, and their great men make their authority felt. This is not to happen among you. No; anyone who wants to become great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be slave to all. For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 10:42-45 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for all.

Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them: ‘You know that among the pagans their so-called rulers lord it over them, and their great men make their authority felt. This is not to happen among you. No; anyone who wants to become great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be slave to all. For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 10:35-45 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to Mark

James and John, the sons of Zebedee,

came forward to Jesus and said to him,

“Teacher; we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

And Jesus said to them,

“What is it you want me to do for you?”

And they said to him,

“Grant us to sit, one at your right hand

and one at your left, in your glory.”

But Jesus said to them,

“You do not know what you are asking.

Are you able to drink the cup that I drink,

or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

They replied, “We are able.”

Then 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;

but 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.”

“When the ten heard this,

they began to be angry with James and John.

So Jesus called them and said to them,

“You know that among the Gentiles

those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them,

and their great ones are tyrants over them.

But it is not so among you;

whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all.

For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,

and to give his life as a ransom for many.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 10:42-45 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to Mark

So Jesus called them and said to them,

“You know that among the Gentiles

those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them,

and their great ones are tyrants over them.

But it is not so among you;

whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all.

For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,

and to give his life as a ransom for many.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.