Sunday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time
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Mass Readings
First Reading – Jer 31:7-9
Thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst, the mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng. They departed in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my first-born.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (R.3)
R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion,
we were like men dreaming.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with rejoicing. R.
Then they said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
The LORD has done great things for us;
we are glad indeed. R.
Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like the torrents in the southern desert.
Those that sow in tears
shall reap rejoicing. R.
Although they go forth weeping,
carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing,
carrying their sheaves. R.
Second Reading – Heb 5:1-6
Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: You are my son: this day I have begotten you; just as he says in another place: You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Gospel – Mk 10:46-52
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.” He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.
Featured Saints
St. Evaristus, Pope (†108). He led the Roman Church, as fourth successor of St. Peter, during the time of Emperor Trajan.
St. Gaudiosus, bishop († fifth/ sixth century). Bishop of Abitina, in present-day Tunisia, who, while fleeing persecution of the Vandals, ended his days in a monastery that he had founded in Naples, Italy.
St. Oran of Iona, monk (†sixth century). One of the first disciples of St. Columba, he was Abbot of Meath and worked in the evangelization of Scotland.
Blessed Bartholomew of Braganza, bishop (†1270). Dominican Friar who instituted the Militia of Jesus Christ in Vicenza, Italy, where he was Bishop.
Blessed Salvador Mollar Ventura, martyr (†1936). Franciscan Friar Minor. Martyred for his fidelity during the anti-Catholic persecution of the Spanish Civil War.
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