Gospel: Mk 8:1–10
Soon afterward, Jesus was in the midst of another large crowd, that obviously had nothing to eat. So he called his disciples and
said to them, “I feel sorry for these people, because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. If I send
them to their homes hungry, they will faint on the way; some of them have come a long way.” His disciples replied, “Where, in a deserted

Gospel: Mk 7:31–37
Again Jesus set out: from the country of Tyre he passed through Sidon and, skirting the sea of Galilee, he came to the
territory of Decapolis. There a deaf man, who also had difficulty in speaking, was brought to him. They asked Jesus to lay his
hand upon him. Jesus took him apart from the crowd, put his fingers into the man’s ears, and touched

Gospel: Mk 7:24–30
When Jesus left that place, he went to the border of the Tyrian country. There he entered a house, and did not want anyone
to know he was there, but he could not remain hidden. A woman, whose small daughter had an evil spirit, heard of him,
and came and fell at his feet. Now this woman was a pagan, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the

Gospel: Mk 7:14–23
Jesus then called the people to him again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand. Nothing that
enters a person from the outside can make that person unclean. It is what comes from within that makes a person unclean. Let
everyone who has ears listen.” When Jesus got home and was away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about

Gospel: Mk 7:1–13*
One day the Pharisees gathered around Jesus (...) They noticed that some of his disciples were eating their meal with unclean hands, that
is, without washing them (...) So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law asked him, “Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the
elders, but eat with unclean hands?” Jesus answered, “You shallow people! How well Isaiah prophesied of you when he wrote: This people

Gospel: Mk 6:53–56
Having crossed the lake, they came ashore at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat. As soon as they landed, people
recognized Jesus, and ran to spread the news throughout the countryside. Wherever he was, they brought to him the

Gospel: Mk 1:29–39
On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the home of Simon and Andrew with James and John. As Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever, they
immediately told him about her. Jesus went to her and, taking her by the hand, raised her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
That evening at sundown, people brought to Jesus all the sick and those who had evil spirits: the whole town was pressing around the door.

Gospel: Mk 6:30–34
The apostles returned and reported to Jesus all they had done and taught. Then he said to them, “Let us go off by yourselves
into a remote place and have some rest.” For there were so many people coming and going that the apostles had no time even
to eat. And they went away in the boat to a secluded area by themselves. But people saw them leaving, and many

Gospel: Mk 6:14–29*
(...) Herod had ordered John to be arrested, and had had him bound and put in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his
brother Philip. Herod had married her, and John had told him, “It is not right for you to live with your brother’s wife.” So Herodias
held a grudge against John; and wanted to kill him, but she could not, because Herod

Gospel: Mk 6:7–13
He called the Twelve to him, and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits. And he ordered
them to take nothing for the journey, except a staff: no food, no bag, no money in their belts. They were to wear sandals and were
not to take an extra tunic. And he added, “In whatever house you are welcomed, stay there until you leave