Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time  The assigned readings are Isaiah 35:4-7a, James 2:1-5, and Mark 7:31-37. The Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 146 (Psalm 146:6-10).

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

YouTube: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Psalm 146 - Praise the Lord My Soul [YEAR B]

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Again Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, "Ephphatha!"- that is, "Be opened!" - And immediately the man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said, "He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

Reflections related to these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 8, 2024

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 8, 2024)

Community in Mission: The Lord Gives a Well-Trained Tongue - A Homily for the 23rd Sunday of the Year (7 SEP 24)

Benedictine College: This Sunday, Help Jesus Open Up the Silent, Christless World of Your Neighbors (5 SEP 24)

Word on Fire: Be Opened! (Cycle B * 23rd Week of Ordinary Time)

The Pilot: Echoes: Scott Hahn: All things well (6 SEP 24)

The Pilot: Echoes: Jem Sullivan: Scripture Reflection for Sept. 8, 2024, Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (4 SEP 24)