3 We Respond... 4 We Go Forth... 2 We Listen... 1 We Pray... May the Lord look upon us with kindness and give us peace. Alleluia! Alleluia! May God bless us in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let us pray that God’s Spirit will renew us. (pause) God our Father, keep before us the love you have shown us in Jesus. and help us to be like him in word and deed. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus was a wonderful teacher, and people loved listening to him. Watch this short retell of today’s story and reflect upon how powerful Jesus’ words could be, and how respected he was as a teacher. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (1:21-27) On the Sabbath Jesus went into the Jewish meeting place and started teaching. Everyone was amazed at his teaching. He taught with authority, and not like the teachers of the Law of Moses. Suddenly a man with an evil spirit in him entered the meeting place and yelled, “Jesus from Nazareth, what do you want with us? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are! You are God’s Holy One.” Jesus told the evil spirit, “Be quiet and come out of the man!” The spirit shook him. Then it gave a loud shout and left. Everyone was completely surprised and kept saying to each other, “What is this? It must be some new kind of powerful teaching! Even the evil spirits obey him.” The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ 11 September 2025 Thursday Week 23 Ordinary Time 162
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