First Reading
Numbers 11: 25- 29
11:25 | And the Lord descended in a cloud, and he spoke to him, taking from the Spirit which was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the Spirit had rested in them, they prophesied; nor did they cease afterwards. |
11:26 | Now there had remained in the camp two of the men, of whom one was called Eldad, and the other Medad, upon whom the Spirit rested; for they also had been enrolled, but they did not go forth to the tabernacle. |
11:27 | And when they were prophesying in the camp, a boy ran and reported to Moses, saying: “Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.” |
11:28 | Promptly, Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses and chosen from many, said: “My lord Moses, prohibit them.” |
11:29 | But he said, “Why are you jealous on my behalf? Who decides that any of the people may prophesy and that God may give to them his Spirit?” |
Second Reading
James 5: 1- 6
5:1 | Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you! |
5:2 | Your riches have been corrupted, and your garments have been eaten by moths. |
5:3 | Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be a testimony against you, and it will eat away at your flesh like fire. You have stored up wrath for yourselves unto the last days. |
5:4 | Consider the pay of the workers who reaped your fields: it has been misappropriated by you; it cries out. And their cry has entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. |
5:5 | You have feasted upon the earth, and you have nourished your hearts with luxuries, unto the day of slaughter. |
5:6 | You led away and killed the Just One, and he did not resist you. |
Gospel
Mark 9: 38- 43, 45, 47- 48
9:38 | But Jesus said: “Do not prohibit him. For there is no one who can act with virtue in my name and soon speak evil about me. |
9:39 | For whoever is not against you is for you. |
9:40 | For whoever, in my name, will give you a cup of water to drink, because you belong to Christ: Amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. |
9:41 | And whoever will have scandalized one of these little ones who believe in me: it would be better for him if a great millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. |
9:42 | And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life disabled, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the unquenchable fire, |
9:43 | where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished. |
9:45 | where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished. |
9:47 | where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished. |
9:48 | For all shall be salted with fire, and every victim shall be salted with salt. |