Reflections - Ordinary Time, Year B

Advent & Christmas Lent through Pentecost Ordinary Time Solemnities, Feasts, etc. Cycle A Cycle C


This page offers scriptural reflections, authored by Fr. Francis Martin, for Sundays in Ordinary time both before and after the Easter season for Cycle B. The relection topics covered across this set of resources range from faith and culture to commentary onVerbum Domini and commentary on feast days and special liturgies within this season.

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These reflections were recorded in 2012.  

2nd Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini Nos. 40-42
Spiritual Understanding of the Texts
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First Reading
Psalm
1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10
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Second Reading 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 Listen Watch
Gospel John 1:35-42 Listen Watch
3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini No. 44
Fundamentalism
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First Reading
Psalm
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
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Second Reading 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 1:14-20 Listen Watch
4th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini No. 43
Christians, Jews and the Sacred Scriptures
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First Reading
Psalm
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9
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Second Reading 1 Corinthians 7:32-25 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 1:21-28 Listen Watch
5th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini Nos. 45-46
Cooperation among Theologians and Scholars
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First Reading
Psalm
Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
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Second Reading 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 1:29-39 Listen Watch
6th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini No. 47
Consequences for the Study of Theology
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First Reading
Psalm
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11
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Second Reading 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 1:40-45 Listen Watch
7th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini No. 48
Listening to the Saints
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First Reading
Psalm
Isaiah 43:18-25
Psalm 41:2-5, 13-14
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Second Reading 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 2:1-12 Listen Watch
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini, No. 72
Reading the Scriptures
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First Reading
Psalm
Deuteronomy 4:32-24, 39-40
Psalm 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22
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Second Reading Romans 8:14-17 Listen Watch
Gospel Matthew 28:16-20 Listen Watch
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Ecclesia de Eucharista Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Exodus 24:3-8
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18
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Second Reading Hebrews 9:11-15 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Listen Watch
11th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini, Nos. 75-78 Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16
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Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 4:26-34 Listen Watch
12th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
  The full set of reflections is not available. Daily homily reflections are available for some readings.    
First Reading
Psalm
Job 38:1, 8-11
Psalm 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-21
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Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
(Audio reflection is from B-Ordinary2013 Daily Homilies - Audio (Cycle C) 2013-06-15)
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Gospel Mark 4:35-41
(Audio reflections are from 2013-2014 Daily Homilies - Audio (Cycle A) 2014-02-01 and previous years)
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2014 (at 4:52)
2011 (on faith)
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13th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini, No. 86
Lectio Divina
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First Reading
Psalm
Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13
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Second Reading 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 5:21-43 Listen Watch
14th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Verbum Domini, Nos. 86-87
Lectio Divina (cont.)
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First Reading
Psalm
Ezekiel 2:2-5
Psalm 123:1-2, 2, 3-4
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Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 6:1-6 Listen Watch
15th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Sacred Reading
by Guigo the Carthusian
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First Reading
Psalm
Amos 7:12-15
Psalm 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14
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Second Reading Ephesians 1:3-14 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 6:7-13 Listen Watch
16th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Vervum Domini No. 56 (revisited)
Sacramentality of the Word
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First Reading
Psalm
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6
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Second Reading Ephesians 2:13-18 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 6:30-24 Listen Watch
17th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection The Sacramentality of the Word:
Wisdom as Food
(expanding on Verbum Domini 56)
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First Reading
Psalm
2 Kings 4:42-44
Psalm 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18
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Second Reading Ephesians 4:1-6 Listen Watch
Gospel John 6:1-15 Listen Watch
18th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection The Sacramentality of the Word:
The Word is Nourishment
(based on Verbum Domini No. 56)
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First Reading
Psalm
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
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Second Reading Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 Listen Watch
Gospel John 6:24-35 Listen Watch
19th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection The Spiritual Sense Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
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Second Reading Ephesians 4:30—5:2 Listen Watch
Gospel John 6:41-51 Listen Watch
20th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection The Sacramentality of the Word
(more on Verbum Domini, No. 19)
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First Reading
Psalm
Proverbs 9:1-6
Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
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Second Reading Ephesians 5:15-20 Listen Watch
Gospel John 6:51-58 Listen Watch
21st Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection The Sacramentality of the Word
The Biblical Text
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First Reading
Psalm
Joshua 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B
Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21
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Second Reading Ephesians 5:21-23 Listen Watch
Gospel John 6:60-69 Listen Watch
22nd Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Joseph Ratzinger on Scripture
First Talk
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First Reading
Psalm
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5
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Second Reading James 1:17-18, 21B-22, 27 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Listen Watch
23rd Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Joseph Ratzinger on Scripture (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Isaiah 35:4-7A
Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
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Second Reading James 2:1-5 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 7:31-27 Listen Watch
24th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Culture Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Isaiah 50:5-9A
Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
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Second Reading James 2:14-18 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 8:27-35 Listen Watch
25th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Culture (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Wisdom 2:12, 17-20
Psalm 54:3-4, 5, 6 and 8
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Second Reading James 3:16-4:3 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 9:30-27 Listen Watch
26th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Culture (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Numbers 11:25-29
Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14
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Second Reading James 5:1-6 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 9:38-48 Listen Watch
27th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Culture (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Genesis 2:18-24
Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
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Second Reading Hebrews 2:9-11 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 10:2-16 Listen Watch
28th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Culture (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Wisdom 7:7-11
Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
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Second Reading Hebrews 4:12-13 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 10:17-27 Listen Watch
29th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection: Part 1 Faith and Reason (cont.) Listen Watch
Reflection: Part 2 Faith and Reason (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading
Psalm
Second Reading
Isaiah 53:10-11
Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
Hebrews 4:14-16
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Gospel Mark 10:35-45 Listen Watch
30th Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Reason: Suppression of the Truth Listen Watch
First Reading and Psalm Jeremiah 31:7-9
Psalm 126:1-6
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Second Reading Hebrews 5:1-6 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 10:46-52 Listen Watch
31st Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith and Culture (cont.) Listen Watch
First Reading and Psalm Deuteronomy 6:2-6
Psalm 18:2-4,47,51
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Second Reading Hebrews 7:23-28 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 12:28-34 Listen Watch
32nd Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Faith's Responsibility for Culture Listen Watch
First Reading and Psalm 1 Kings 17:10-16
Psalm 146:7-10
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Second Reading Hebrews 9:24-28 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 12:38-44 Listen Watch
33rd Sunday Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection Drives Toward Utopia Listen Watch
First Reading and Psalm Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 16:5-11*
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Second Reading Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Listen Watch
Gospel Mark 13:24-32 Listen Watch
Solemnity of Christ the King Ordinary Time (Cycle B)    
Reflection The Kingdom of God Listen Watch
First Reading and Psalm Daniel 7:13-14
Psalm 93:1-2,5
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Second Reading Revelation 1:5-8 Listen Watch
Gospel John 18:33-27 Listen Watch