Jas 5:13-20; Mark 10

Saturday Mass of Our Lady (Ordinary Time, Year II)
Readings on p. 866 and Antiphons on p. 1863 of the Daily Missal (Commons BVM#3)

Entrance Antiphon.

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord God Most High, above all woman on earth; for he has so exalted your name, that your praise shall be undying on our lips.

First Reading: James 5: 13-20

A reading from the Letter of Saint James.

Beloved:
Is anyone among you suffering?
Let him pray.
Is any cheerful?
Let him sing praise.
Is any among you sick?
Let him call for the elders of the church,
and let them pray over him,
anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
and the prayer of faith will save the sick person,
and the Lord will raise him up;
and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Therefore confess your sins to one another
and pray for one another,
that you may be healed.

The prayer of a righteous person has great power in its effects.
Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves
and he prayed fervently that it might not rain,
and for three years and six months,
it did not rain on the earth.
Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain,
and the earth brought forth its fruit.

My brothers and sisters,
if anyone among you wanders from the truth
and someone brings him back,
let him know that whoever brings back a sinner
from the error of his way
will save his soul from death
and will cover a multitude of sins.

The Word of the Lord.

 

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 141:1-2.3 and 8 (R. 2a)

Let us now pray the Responsorial Psalm:

R/. O Lord, let my prayer be accepted
as incense before you.

I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me!
Hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer be accepted as incense before you,
the raising of my hands like an evening oblation.

Set, O Lord, a guard on my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips!
To you my eyes are turned, O Lord, my Lord.
In you I take refuge; spare my soul!

R/. O Lord, let my prayer be accepted
as incense before you.

 

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
Alleluia.

 

 

Gospel: Mark 10:13-16

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time:
They were bringing children to Jesus,
that he might touch them;
and the disciples rebuked them.
But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them,
“Let the children come to me, do not hinder them;
for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
Truly, I say to you,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child
shall not enter it.”
And he took them in his arms and blessed them,
laying his hands upon them.

The Gospel of the Lord.

 

Communion Antiphon.
All generations will call me blessed, for God has regarded his lowly handmaid.