Sermons on Mark
Resurrection of Our Lord
Processional Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 A reading from the Gospel of Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus’ body]. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another, “Who…
Palm Sunday
Processional Gospel: John 12:12-16 A reading from the Gospel of John. Glory to you, O Lord. [Five days before the Passover] the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!” Jesus…
Second Sunday in Lent
GOSPEL READING Mark 8:31-38 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus] began to teach [the disciples] that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But…
First Sunday in Lent
GOSPEL READING Mark 1:9-15 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am…
Transfiguration of Our Lord
GOSPEL READING Mark 9:2-9 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were…
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
GOSPEL READING Mark 1:29-39 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. As soon as [Jesus and the disciples] left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her,…
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
GOSPEL READING Mark 1:21-28 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. The Man with an Unclean Spirit [Jesus and the disciples] went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.Just then there was in their synagogue a man…
Third Sunday after Epiphany
GOSPEL READING Mark 1:14-20 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a…
Second Sunday of Advent
Mark 1:1-8 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight, “John the…
First Sunday of Advent
Mark 13:24-37 The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus said:] “In those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory.…