Reading 1, Jude 1:17, 20-25

¹⁷ But remember, my dear friends, what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.

²⁰ But you, my dear friends, must build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit;

²¹ keep yourselves within the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you eternal life.

²² To some you must be compassionate because they are wavering;

²³ others you must save by snatching them from the fire; to others again you must be compassionate but wary, hating even the tunic stained by their bodies.

²⁴ To him who can keep you from falling and bring you safe to his glorious presence, innocent and joyful,

²⁵ to the only God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, authority and power, before all ages, now and for ever. Amen.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 63:2, 3-4, 5-6

² Thus I have gazed on you in the sanctuary, seeing your power and your glory.

³ Better your faithful love than life itself; my lips will praise you.

⁴ Thus I will bless you all my life, in your name lift up my hands.

⁵ All my longings fulfilled as with fat and rich foods, a song of joy on my lips and praise in my mouth.

⁶ On my bed when I think of you, I muse on you in the watches of the night,

Gospel, Mark 11:27-33

²⁷ They came to Jerusalem again, and as Jesus was walking in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,

²⁸ and they said to him, 'What authority have you for acting like this? Or who gave you authority to act like this?'

²⁹ Jesus said to them, 'And I will ask you a question, just one; answer me and I will tell you my authority for acting like this.

³⁰ John's baptism, what was its origin, heavenly or human? Answer me that.'

³¹ And they argued this way among themselves, 'If we say heavenly, he will say, "Then why did you refuse to believe him?"

³² But dare we say human?' -- they had the people to fear, for everyone held that John had been a real prophet.

³³ So their reply to Jesus was, 'We do not know.' And Jesus said to them, 'Nor will I tell you my authority for acting like this.'

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