Sunday, November 3, 2024

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Greatest Commandment (B) 152
Key Passage
[The scribe] asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?" Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'" (Mark 12:28–30)
Questions
Adults: Why is love of neighbor as important as love of God?
Children: When do you show that you love God and your neighbor with your whole heart?

Readings

Psalm
Psalms 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+51 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • Jesus, the Eternal High Priest
Hebrews 7:23-28 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
First Reading • The Great Commandment
Deuteronomy 6:2-6 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • The Greatest Commandment
Mark 12:28b-34 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Memorial of Saint Martin de Porres
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