Catholic Mass Readings for August 29 2024, Memorial of the Passion of St John the Baptist – Homily

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August 29 2024: Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist Mass Readings – Lectionary: 428/634

Mass Readings for August 29 2024, Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
1st Reading 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Responsorial Psalm Psalms 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
Alleluia Matthew 5:10
Gospel Mark 6:17-29

Mass Readings for August 29 2024, Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist

1st Reading – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

1 Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

2 to the Church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,

5 that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge,

6 as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,

7 so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

8 He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

R. (1) I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

2 Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

4 Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
5 They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

6 They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
and declare your greatness.
7 They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.

Alleluia – Matthew 5:10

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel – Mark 6:17-29

17 Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.

18 John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

19 Herodias harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.

20 Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

21 She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.

22 Herodias’ own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.”

23 He even swore many things to her, “I will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.”

24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25 The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request, “I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

26 The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests
he did not wish to break his word to her.

27 So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.

28 He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl, in turn, gave it to her mother.

29 When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

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