Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Isaiah 53:10-11, Hebrews 4:14-16, and Mark 10:35-45. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 33 (Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22). 

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 33 "Lord, let Your mercy be on us; as we place our trust in You"

The Gospel reading is as follows:

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."

He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?"

They answered him, "Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."


Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"

They said to him, "We can."

Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared."

When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John. Jesus summoned them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 21, 2018)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 21, 2018)

Community in Mission: No Cross, No Crown - A Homily for the the 29th Sunday of the Year (20 OCT 18) 

The Sacred Page: His Life as a Ransom for Many: 29th Sunday of OT (18 OCT 18)

The Sacred Page: Did Jesus Die for "Many," or For All? (The Mass Readings Explained) (15 OCT 18)

St. Paul Center: Cup of Salvation: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Substitutionary Sacrifice (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 29)

Spirituality of the Readings: For the Love of God! (Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: Different Kinds of Glory (Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Jesus, Lay High Priest (Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: Lording It over the Rest (Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Acquiring Honor (Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by John Chrysostom (Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)