First Reading: Sir 17, 1-13
Psalm: 102 (103), 13-14.15-16.17-18a

Gospel: Mk 10, 13-16

People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these…

First Reading: Sir 6, 5-17
Psalm: 118 (119), 12.16.18.27.34.35

Gospel: Mk 10, 1-12

Jesus came into the district of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds gathered around him and, as was his custom, he again taught them. The Pharisees approached and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him…

First Reading: Sir 5, 1-10
Psalm: 1, 1-2.3.4 & 6

Gospel: Mk 9, 41-50

Jesus said to his disciples: «Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward. Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea…

First Reading: Sir 4, 12-22
Psalm: 118 (119), 165.168.171.172.174.175

Gospel: Mk 9, 38-40

John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.”

Jesus replied, “Do not prevent him…

First Reading: Sir 2, 1-13
Psalm: 36 (37), 3-4.18-19.27-28.39-40

Gospel: Mk 9, 30-37

Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death he will rise.” But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him…

First Reading: Sir 1, 1-10
Psalm: 92 (93), 1ab.1c-2.5

Gospel: Mk 9, 14-29

As Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, John and approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them. Immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd was utterly amazed…

First Reading: Heb 11, 1-7
Psalm: 144 (145), 2-3.4-5.10-11

Gospel: Mk 9, 2-13

Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them…

First Reading: 1 Pet 5,1-4
Psalm: 22,1-6

Gospel: Mt 16,13-19

Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah…