First Reading - Nm 11:25-29
The Lord came down in
the cloud and spoke to Moses.
Taking some of the spirit that
was on Moses, the Lord bestowed it on the seventy elders;
and as the spirit came to rest
on them, they prophesied. Now
two men, one named Eldad
and the other Medad, were not
in the gathering but had been
left in the camp. They too had
been on the list, but had not
gone out to the tent; yet the
spirit came to rest on them
also, and they prophesied in
the camp.
So, when a young man quickly told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp,” Joshua, son of Nun, who from his youth had been Moses’ aide, said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” But Moses answered him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets! Would that the Lord might bestow his spirit on them all!”
So, when a young man quickly told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp,” Joshua, son of Nun, who from his youth had been Moses’ aide, said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” But Moses answered him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets! Would that the Lord might bestow his spirit on them all!”
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 19
The precepts of the Lord
give joy to the heart!
* The law of the Lord is
perfect, refreshing the soul;
the decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the
simple. R.
* The fear of the Lord is
pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true,
all of them just. R.
* Though your servant is
careful of them, very diligent
in keeping them, yet who can
detect failings? Cleanse me
from my unknown faults! R.
* From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant; let it
not rule over me. Then shall I
be blameless and innocent of
serious sin. R.
Second Reading - Jas 5:1-6
Come now, you rich, weep
and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has
rotted away, your clothes have
become moth-eaten, your gold
and silver have corroded, and
that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire.
You have stored up treasure for the last days. Behold,
the wages you withheld from
the workers who harvested
your fields are crying aloud;
and the cries of the harvesters
have reached the ears of the
Lord of hosts.
You have lived on earth in
luxury and pleasure; you have
fattened your hearts for the
day of slaughter. You have condemned; you have murdered
the righteous one; he offers you
no resistance.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Your word, O Lord, is
truth; consecrate us in the
truth.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel - Mk 9:38-43.45.47-48
At that time, 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. There is no one who
performs a mighty deed in my
name who can at the same time
speak ill of me. For whoever is
not against us is for us.
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.
If your hand causes you to
sin, cut it off. It is better for you
to enter into life maimed than
with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable
fi re. And if your foot causes you
to sin, cut it off. It is better for
you to enter into life crippled
than with two feet to be thrown
into Gehenna. And if your eye
causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the
Kingdom of God with one eye
than with two eyes to be thrown
into Gehenna, where ‘their
worm does not die, and the fi re
is not quenched.’ ”
