FIRST
READING: Sirach
36: 1, 4 - 5, 10 - 17
1
Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the
light of thy mercies:
4
For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt
be magnified among them in our presence,
5
That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no
God beside thee, O Lord.
10
Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no
other beside us.
11
Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that
there is no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and
thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning..
12
Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon
Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn.
13
Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the
city of thy rest.
14
Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory.
15
Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and
raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name.
16
Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be
found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants,
17
According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us
into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth,
that thou art God the beholder of all ages.
PSALM:
Psalms 79:
8 - 9, 11, 13
8
Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent
us, for we are become exceeding poor.
9
Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord,
deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name's sake:
11
Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to
the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them
that have been put to death.
13
But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to
thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and
generation.
GOSPEL:
Mark 10:
32 - 45
32
And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem: and Jesus went before
them, and they were astonished; and following were afraid. And taking
again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall
him.
33
Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be
betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes and ancients, and
they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the
Gentiles.
34
And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill
him: and the third day he shall rise again.
35
And James and John the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master,
we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us:
36
But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you?
37
And they said: Grant to us, that we may sit, one on thy right hand,
and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
38
And Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Can you drink of
the chalice that I drink of: or be baptized with the baptism
wherewith I am baptized?
39
But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall
indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism
wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized.
40
But to sit on my right hand, or on my left, is not mine to give to
you, but to them for whom it is prepared.
41
And the ten hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and
John.
42
But Jesus calling them, saith to them: You know that they who seem to
rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them: and their princes have
power over them.
43
But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be
your minister.
44
And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all.
45
For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.
