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Sunday 30th September – Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading – Openness to the Spirit – Numbers 11:25-29
Second Reading – James 5:1-6
Gospel Reading – Helps & Hindrances – Mark 9:38-43;45;47-48
Sunday 23rd September – Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading – The Good Man Taunted – Book of Wisdom 2:12;17-20
Second Reading – Peace and Prayer – James 3:16;4:3
Gospel Reading – The Second Prophecy of the Passion – Mark 9:30-37
Sunday 16th September – Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading – The Servant of the Lord – Isaiah 50:5-9
Second Reading – Faith and Works – James 2:14-18
Gospel Reading – Peter’s Declaration of Faith and Jesus’s Reply – Mark 8:27-35
Sunday 9th September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading – The Day of the Lord – Isaiah 35:4-7
Second Reading – Shabby or Chic? – James 2:1-5
Gospel Reading – Jesus Cures a Deaf Man – Mark 7:31-37
Sunday 2nd September – Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading – The Gift of the Law – Deuteronomy 4:1-2;6-8
Second Reading – Putting the Word into Action – James 1:17-18;21-22;27
Gospel Reading – The True Purpose of the Law – Mark 7;1-8;14-15;21-23