Today’s Theme: Three weeks ago we heard Peter’s confession of faith as told in John’s gospel. This week we hear Mark’s version, when Peter says, “You are the Messiah.” In John the stumbling block is Jesus’ invitation to eat his flesh, given for the life of the world. In Mark too the scandal has to do with Jesus’ words about his own coming death, and here Peter himself stumbles over Jesus’ words. But Jesus is anointed (the meaning of messiah) in Mark only on the way to the cross (14:3); so we are anointed in baptism with the sign of the cross.

09/01
Deut. 4:1-2,6-9; Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23
09/08
Isa. 35:4-7a; Psalm 146, James 2:1-17; Mark 7:24-37
09/15
Isa. 50:4-9a; Psalm 116:1-9; James 3:1-12; Mark 8 :27-38
09/22
Jere. 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3,7-8a; Mark 9:30-37
09/29
Daniel 10:10-14,12:1-3; Psalm 103:1-5,20-22; Rev. 12:7-12; Luke 10:17-20