Pilate called Jesus over and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?”

“You know I’m not a Jew!” Pilate said. “Your own people and the chief priests brought you to me.

What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep the Jewish leaders from handing me over to you. No, my kingdom does not belong to this world.”

“So you are a king,” Pilate replied.

“You are saying that I am a king,” Jesus told him. “I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice.”

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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

He shall gather his elect from the four winds.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In those days, after the time of distress, the sun will be darkened, the moon will lose its brightness, the stars will come falling from heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory; then too he will send the angels to gather his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the world to the ends of heaven.

‘Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you, when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell you solemnly, before this generation has passed away all these things will have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

‘But as for that day or hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father.’

Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts.

He noticed that a lot of rich people were giving a lot of money. Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two small coins that were worth only a few pennies.

Jesus told his disciples to gather around him. The he said: “I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others. Everyone else gave what they didn’t need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn’t have a cent to live on.

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One of the teachers of the Law of Moses came up while Jesus and the Sadducees were arguing.

When he heard Jesus give a good answer, he asked him, “What is the most important question?”

Jesus answered, “The most important one says:‘ People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God. You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.’ The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these.”

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Jesus and his disciples went to Jericho. As they were leaving they were followed by a large crowd.

A blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting beside the road. When he heard it was Jesus from Nazareth, he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!”

Many people told the man to stop, but he shouted all the louder, “Son of David, have pity on me!”

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him over!”

They called out to the blind man and said, “Don’t be afraid! Come on! He is calling for you.”

The man threw off his coat as he jumped up and ran to Jesus. Jesus asked: “What do you want me to do for you?”

The blind man answered, “Master, I want to see!”

Jesus told him, “You may go. Your eyes are healed because of your faith.”

Right away the man could see, and he went down the road with Jesus.

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James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher will you do us a favour?” 

Jesus asked them what they wanted and they answered, “When you come into your glory, please let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left.” 

Jesus told them, “You don’t really know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink from or be baptised as I must be baptised?”

“Yes we are!” James and John answered.

The Jesus replied, ‘You certainly will drink from the cup from which I must drink. And you will be baptised just as I must! But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right side and my left. That is for God to decide.”

When the other ten disciples heard this, they were angry with James and John. But Jesus called the disciples together and said:

“You know that those foreigners who call themselves kings like to order people around. And their great leaders have full power over the people they rule. But don’t act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. And if you want to be first, you must be everyone’s slave. The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.”