Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Setting priorities

Reading I: Numbers 11:25–29 (sharing the gift of prophecy)
Reading II: James 5:1–6 (saving the right focus)
Gospel: Mark 9:38–43, 45, 47–48 (sharing our possessions)

Key Passage: Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. (James 5:4)

Adult: What are the three most important values motivating your daily decisions?
Child: Could a poor person who is wise be richer in a way than a foolish person who has many things? Why?
(from PastoralPlanning.com)