Gospel Reflections: Year B
The Gospel According to St. Mark
Note On Text
We use, with permission, the New American Bible. To comply with the laws of copyright, this text is presented in the American spelling. Our articles and notes incorporate standard New Zealand spelling of English.
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Advent 1 |
Mark 13: 33 — 37 |
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Advent 2 |
Mark 1: 1 — 8 |
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Advent 3 |
John 1: 1 — 6 and 19 — 28 |
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Advent 4 |
Luke 1: 26 — 38 |
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Christmastide |
Luke 2: 1 — 14 |
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Christmastide |
Luke 2: 15 — 20 |
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Epiphany |
Matt. 2: 1 — 12 |
The Manifestation of Christ to Humanity |
Ordinary Sundays, following Epiphany are located
in numerical sequence under Ordinary Time.
| Introduction to The Season of Lent |
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1st Sunday of Lent |
Mark 1: 9 — 15 |
Repent and Believe In The Gospel |
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2nd Sunday of Lent |
Mark 9: 1— 10 | Let us make three tents |
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3rd Sunday of Lent |
John 2: 13 — 25 | The Risen Jesus Is Our Temple |
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4th Sunday of Lent |
John 3: 13 — 21 | Living The Truth |
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5th Sunday of Lent |
John 12: 20 — 33 | The Grain Must Fall and Die |
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Palm Sunday |
Mark 15: 1 — 39 | All Seems Lost: All Is About To Begin |
| Introduction to The Octave of Easter |
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Easter Day |
John 20: 1 — 10 |
He Saw and Believed |
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2nd Sunday |
John 20: 19 — 31 |
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3rd Sunday |
Luke 24: 36 — 49 |
He Opened Their Minds |
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4th Sunday |
John 10: 11 — 18 |
A True Shepherd At Last |
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5th Sunday |
John 15: 1 — 8 |
Life In the True Vine |
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6th Sunday |
John 15: 9 — 17 |
Life As Members of God’s Household |
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Ascension Day |
Note |
Whilst this 3 year set of Reflections |
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Ascension |
Mark 16: 15 — 20 |
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Pentecost Sunday |
John 15: 26 — 27 |
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Trinity [Sunday] |
Matthew 28: 16 — 20 | The Great Commission |
Throughout the Year whilst this three year set of Reflections is being assembled, when a special Feast falls on a Sunday we will follow the standard 3 year Lectionary. Our intention is to then complement the 3 year cycle with appropriate Reflections on the texts appointed for the other major feasts.
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2nd Sunday |
John 1: 35 — 40 |
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3rd Sunday |
Mark 1: 14 — 20 |
The Kingdom of God is Near |
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4th Sunday |
Mark 1: 21 — 28 |
A Teacher Unlike Any Other |
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5th Sunday |
Mark 1: 29 — 39 | Jesus Is Our Model |
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6th Sunday |
Mark 1: 40 — 45 | Jesus Heals a Leper |
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7th Sunday |
Mark 2: 1 — 13 | Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic |
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8th Sunday |
Mark 2: 18 — 22 | New Wine Into New Wine Skins |
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9th Sunday |
Matthew 11: 25 to 12: 14 |
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10th Sunday |
Mark 3: 20 — 35 |
My Brother, My Sister and My Mother |
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11th Sunday |
Mark 4: 26 — 34 |
Parable of the Mustard Seed |
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12th Sunday |
Mark 4: 35 — 41 |
Who Can This Be? |
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13th Sunday |
Mark 5: 21 — 43 |
Jairus and the Woman |
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14th Sunday |
Mark 6: 1 — 6 |
Isn’t This The Carpenter |
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15th Sunday |
Mark 6: 6b — 13 |
He Sent Them Out, Two By Two |
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16th Sunday |
Mark 6: 30 — 34 |
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17th Sunday |
John 6: 1 — 15 |
Feeding The Five Thousand |
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18th Sunday |
John 6: 24 — 35 |
I Am The Bread of Life |
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19th Sunday |
John 6: 35 and 11 — 51 |
I Am The Living Bread |
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20th Sunday |
John 6: 51 — 68 | This Bread Is My Flesh |
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21st Sunday |
John 6: 60 — 71 |
Lord, To Whom Shall We Go? |
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22nd Sunday |
Mark 7: 1 — 8; 14 — 15; |
They Worship Me In Vain |
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23rd Sunday |
Mark 7: 31 — 37 |
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24th Sunday |
Mark 8: 27 — 35 |
Who Do You Say I Am? |
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25th Sunday |
Mark 9: 30 — 37 |
Who Is The Greatest? |
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26th Sunday |
Mark 9: 38 — 48 |
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For UsI |
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27th Sunday |
Mark 10: 1 — 10 |
Let The Children Come To Me |
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28st Sunday |
Mark 10: 17 — 30 |
Teacher, What Must I Do? |
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29th Sunday |
Mark 10: 35 — 45 |
A Ransom For Many |
Throughout the Year whilst this three year set of Reflections is being assembled, when a special Feast falls on a Sunday we will follow the standard 3 year Lectionary. Our intention is to then complement the 3 year cycle with appropriate Reflections on the texts appointed for the other major feasts. The Reflections relating to Sundays in Ordinary Time are listed following Trinity Sunday.
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30th Sunday |
Mark 10: 46 — 52 |
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31st Sunday |
Mark 12: 28 — 34 |
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32nd Sunday |
Mark 12: 41 — 44 |
The Widow’s Coins |
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33rd Sunday |
Mark 13: 24 — 32 |
My Words Will Not Pass Away |
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Last Sunday |
John 18: 33 — 37 |
