Sunday 5th September – XXIII of Ordinary Time

The Word of the Lord

From the Gospel according to Mark (7: 31-37)

At that time, Jesus, having left the region of Tire, passing through Sidon, came towards the Sea of Galilee in the full territory of the Decapolis.
They brought him a deaf-mute and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside, away from the crowd, put his fingers in his ears and touched his tongue with the saliva; then looking towards the sky, he let out a sigh and said: “Effatà”, that is: “Open up!”. And immediately his ears were opened, the knot of his tongue was untied and he spoke correctly.
And he commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he forbade it, the more they proclaimed it and, filled with astonishment, said: “He has done everything well: he makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

Word of the Lord