May 27, 2026 Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mk 10:32–45
Today, the text from the Gospel according to Saint Mark recounts Jesus’ third prediction of His Passion to His disciples, the dialogue between the mother of the sons of Zebedee and Jesus, and the dispute that arose among the disciples because of this exchange.
As we journey toward holiness, our reaction may well resemble that of the disciples who accompanied Jesus on the way up to Jerusalem—overtaken by fear before the uncertainty of what is yet to come. They were dismayed by what Jesus foretold concerning all that He was about to suffer in Jerusalem. Like James and John, we too are tempted to seek from God a security rooted in this world, according to our own desires. The world in which we live is filled with many uncertainties, but also with certainties. The uncertain elements—such as the fame, wealth, and human affections we possess in this life—change with time. The frailty of human nature, wounded by original sin, entangles us in these uncertainties and leaves us deeply affected, so that we risk losing ourselves along the path to holiness. For then, what we pursue is not the Kingdom of God and its righteousness, but rather the kingdom of this world and all its possessions. Thus, when we pray to God, we act like the mother of the sons of Zebedee, presenting our petitions according to our own will.
Today, Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us: “The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”(cf. Mk 10:45) In this, He reveals to us that the God we follow is not the God of the Pharisees—whom they imagined as One who merely rewards the good and punishes the wicked—nor the God of the Sadducees, whom they conceived as delighting primarily in sacrifices. Rather, He is a humble God. He further proclaims this truth to us: if we wish to follow Him, we must no longer seek all that this passing world can offer, but instead strive for the Kingdom of God and the righteousness that leads to it.
Grant us, O Lord, we pray, that the course of our world may be directed by your peaceful rule and that your Church may rejoice, untroubled in her devotion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever
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