Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Genesis 2:18-24, Hebrews 2:9-11, and Mark 10:2-16. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 128 (Psalm 128:1-6).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 128 May the Lord bless us and protect us all our days

The Gospel reading is as follows:

The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, "Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing him.

He said to them in reply, "What did Moses command you?"

They replied, "Moses permitted a husband to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her."

But Jesus told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate."

In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about this. He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."

And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then he embraced them and blessed them,
placing his hands on them.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 7, 2018)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (October 7, 2018)

Community in Mission: Marriage Is a Miracle! A Homily for the 27th Sunday of the Year (6 OCT 18)

Community in Mission: Marriage Is About What Is Best For Children (7 OCT 18)

Father George William Rutler Homilies: 2018-10-07 - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 

The Sacred Page: "What God Has Joined Together": 27th Sunday of OT B (5 OCT 18)

The Sacred Page: Jesus, Divorce, and Remarriage (The Mass Readings Explained) (1 OCT 18)

St. Paul Center: What God Has Joined: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: The Biblical View of Marriage (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 27)

Spirituality of the Readings: Flesh of My Flesh (Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: Being Missionary To Our Own Children (Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Male and Female (Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: The Two Shall Become as One (Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Marriage and Divorce in Jesus' World (Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Jacob of Serugh (Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time B)