October 31, 2021
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel Mk 12:28b-34
Choose three of the following questions:
What was the message of this week’s Gospel Reading?
What was the message of the homily about this Gospel?
How does this pertain to my life and how can I live this message?
What stood out to you?
What did you learn?
What is something new that you heard?
Gospel
One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,
“Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying,
‘He is One and there is no other than he.’
And ‘to love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding,
with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself’
is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him,
“You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.