October 31, 2021 – 23rd Day after Pentecost
† The Gospel Mark 12:28-34 — Today we are introduced to a scribe who really seeks to know the truth. Like the Pharisees and the Saducees of the past two days, he asks Jesus a question, but with a very different intention. The others had asked their questions in order to try to catch Jesus out, but this man’s question is one which genuinely seeks the truth. And Jesus, recognizing this, praises him – “you are not far from the Kingdom of God.”