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Ordinary Time · Corpus Christi: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ · Year B

Hebrews 9:11-15

The Blood of Christ

May 27, 2027

The Blood of the Redeemer, Giovanni Bellini
The Blood of the Redeemer, Giovanni Bellini, c. 1460–1465National Gallery, London
A small early Bellini. Christ stands holding the cross while an angel catches the blood from his side in a chalice, against a marble parapet carved with pagan sacrifices.Hebrews 9 sets the blood of Christ against the older sacrifices, and Bellini carved those older sacrifices into the stone behind him.Giovanni BelliniThe painter who taught Venice to use oil paint and light, and the teacher of both Giorgione and Titian.National Gallery, LondonFounded in 1824 by buying one banker's collection, and deliberately placed in Trafalgar Square so that people from every part of London could walk to it.National Gallery, London
Roman Lectionary
GospelMk. 14:12-16, 22-26Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
Second ReadingHeb. 9:11-15Heb 9:11-15Alt. 2nd ReadingOptional Sequence: Lauda Sion
First ReadingExod. 24:3-8Ex 24:3-8
Responsorial PsalmPs. 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 (13)Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 (13)

Overview & Insights

“He entered once for all into the holy places… by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.” (Hebrews 9:12)

The Definitive Nature of Christ’s Work We now come to the first detailed statement of the definitive nature of Christ’s work—an argument that will be restated in several forms before we reach the end of this major section of the epistle in 10:18. It is now convincingly shown that, although the work of Christ corresponds in considerable detail to that of the levitical priesthood, it stands in contrast to the work of the latter as its ultimate counterpart. It is what truth is to shadow, what pattern is to copy. The work of Christ is final, absolute, definitive, complete, and perfect. Only such words are appropriate to describe what the author expounds.

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Commentary

Enduring Word: Hebrews 9Enduring Word: Heb 9 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on Christ's once-for-all sacrifice.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Hebrews 9:11BibleHub: Commentaries on Heb 9:11 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the high-priest passage.

Precept Austin: Hebrews CommentariesPrecept Austin: Heb Commentaries Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse study library with word studies and cross-references on Hebrews.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year B Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Brant Pitre reads Hebrews on Christ the high priest who enters the sanctuary with his own blood.

Corpus Christi, Year B Sunday Readings Agape Bible Study

Catholic study of Hebrews as the second reading on Christ's eternal sacrifice.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Hebrews OverviewBibleProject: Heb Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the argument and themes of Hebrews.

BibleHub: Hebrews 9 InterlinearBibleHub: Heb 9 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Hebrews 9.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Hebrews 9Catena: Heb 9 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Hebrews 9.

Questions preachers ask

What does the blood of Christ accomplish?

As mediator of a new covenant Christ enters the true sanctuary with his own blood, cleansing the conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

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