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…

First Reading: Gen 9, 1-13
Psalm: 101 (102), 16-18.19-21.29 & 22-23

Gospel: Mark 8, 27-33

Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, «Who do people say that I am?» They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply, “You are the Messiah.”

Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him…

First Reading: Gen 8, 6-13.20-22
Psalm: 115 (116), 12-13.14-15.18-19

Gospel: Mark 8, 22-26

When Jesus and his disciples arrived at Bethsaida, people brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village…

First Reading: Gen 6, 5-8; 7, 1-5.10
Psalm: 28 (29), 1a & 2.3ac-4.3b & 9b-10

Gospel: Mark 8, 14-21

The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. He enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread…

First reading: Gen 4, 1-15.25
Psalm: 49 (50), 1 & 8.16bc-17.20-21

Gospel: Mk 8, 11-13

The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.

He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? …