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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 27th October 2024

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary time Year B                                                 27th October 2024. Lectionary Readings:  Jeremiah 31 v7-9;   Psalm 126;   Hebrews 7 v23-28;   Mark 10 v46-52. ‘Faith’ and ‘Sight’. The Collins Bible Dictionary defines faith as: ‘Essentially an attitude of mind and heart by which a person entrusts themselves to God. The Bible’s own definition is that…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 20th October 2024

Twenty-ninth Sunday in ordinary Time     Year B                                    20th October 2024. Lectionary readings: Isaiah 53 v4-12;   Psalm 91 v9-16;   Hebrews 5 v1-10;   Mark 10 v35-45. A lesson about ‘Kingship’. James and John asked Jesus if they could sit beside him when he ‘came into his glory’ Jesus was disappointed by their request for places of honour.…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 13th October 2024

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time               Year B                         13th October 2024. Lectionary Readings:   Amos 5 v6-7, 10-15;   Psalm 90 v12-17;   Hebrews 4 v12-16;             Mark 10 v17-31. Money can’t buy you love. In Mark’s account of Jesus’ encounter with a rich man, Jesus acknowledges that the unnamed man is sincere in his desire for eternal life.…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 6th October 2024

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time                        Year B                         6th October 2024. Lectionary Readings: Genesis 2 v18-24;   Psalm 8;  Hebrews 1 v1-4, 2 v5-12;  Mark 10 v2-16. Bonds of love. Jesus said, “I promise you that you cannot get into God’s kingdom unless you accept it the way a child does.” (Mark 10 v15). Babies and…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 29th September 2024

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.                Year B                         29th September 2024. Lectionary Readings: Numbers 11 v4-29;  Psalm 19 v7-14;  James 5 v13-20;  Mark 9 v38-50. For and Against. John said, “Teacher, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But he was not one of us, and we told…