Daily Mass Readings - Wednesday May 26, 2021
Lectionary: 349
First Reading: Sirach 36: 1, 4-5a, 10-18
1 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders.
4 That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
5 Renew thy signs, and work new miracles.
10 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people.
11 Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us.
12 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there is no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning.
13 Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn.
14 Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the city of thy rest.
15 Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory.
16 Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name.
17 Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants,
18 According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 79: 8, 9, 11 and 13
R. (Sirach 36:1b) Show us, O Lord, the light of your kindness.
8 Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor.
R. Show us, O Lord, the light of your kindness.
9 Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name’s sake:
R. Show us, O Lord, the light of your kindness.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.
13 But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.
R. Show us, O Lord, the light of your kindness.
Alleluia: Mark 10: 45
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
45 The Son of Man came to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 10: 32-45
32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem: and Jesus went before them, and they were astonished; and following were afraid. And taking again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall him.
33 Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes and ancients, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles.
34 And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
35 And James and John the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us:
36 But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you?
37 And they said: Grant to us, that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
38 And Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the chalice that I drink of: or be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized?
39 But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized.
40 But to sit on my right hand, or on my left, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared.
41 And the ten hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and John.
42 But Jesus calling them, saith to them: You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them: and their princes have power over them.
43 But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister.
44 And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all.
45 For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.
