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Ordinary Time · Year B

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 29, 2027

Christ among the Pharisees, Jacob Jordaens
Christ among the Pharisees, Jacob Jordaens, c. 1650The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp
Jordaens crowds the frame with heavy Flemish faces leaning in to argue, with Christ at the centre as the only still figure.You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition: the reading is this dispute about washing hands.Jacob JordaensThe leading painter in Antwerp after Rubens's death, a Protestant who went on painting Catholic altarpieces, with a taste for noisy crowds.The Phoebus Foundation, AntwerpA private Belgian foundation that collects and restores Flemish art and lends it widely rather than keeping a permanent museum.The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Second ReadingJas. 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
First ReadingDeut. 4:1-2, 6-8Dt 4:1-2, 6-8
Responsorial PsalmPs. 15:2-3a, 3b-4a, 4b-5 (1a)Ps 15:2-3a, 3b-4a, 4b-5 (1a)

Overview & Insights

"This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." (Mark 7:6)

When Pharisees fault the disciples for eating with unwashed hands, Jesus rebukes human traditions that displace God's commandment and teaches that defilement comes not from outside but from the evil that arises within the heart.

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Take it further: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Commentary on Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the dispute over tradition and the heart as the true source of defilement for this Sunday of the Year B track.

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 CommentaryMk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed, sermon shaped reading of human tradition set against the commandment of God and the defilement that rises from the heart.

Mark 7: The Tradition of the EldersMk 7: The Tradition of the Elders Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Mark 7 CommentaryMk 7 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.

Mark 7:1 CommentariesMk 7:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Ellicott on the passage in one place.

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Dr. Brant Pitre connects the day's readings from a Catholic scholar, opening the clash over human tradition and the commandments of God.

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.

Background & Word Study

Book of Mark OverviewBook of Mk Overview BibleProject

An animated walk through Mark's structure and themes to place chapter 7 in the whole Gospel.

Mark 7:1 Greek InterlinearMk 7:1 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the controversy.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Mark 7Catena on Mk 7 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on tradition and the defilement that comes from within.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for the readings of the day across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 17 B Textweek

A curated index of commentaries, art, and sermons for the day's Gospel across traditions (a few links may be dated).

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