Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

Quiet sacrifice

Reading I: Isaiah 53:10–11 (the suffering servant)
Reading II: Hebrews 4:14–16 (Jesus, compassionate high priest)
Gospel: Mark 10:35–45 (ambition of James and John)

Key Passage: Jesus said, “Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all.” (Mark 10:44)

Adult: Why is it hard to do good works if you will not be acknowledged for them?
Child: Are you willing to do a good deed even if no one knows that you did it? Why?
(from PastoralPlanning.com)