• Sts. Timothy and Titus

• First Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-8

  1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life, which is in Christ Jesus.
  2 To Timothy my dearly beloved son, grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
  3 I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that without ceasing, I have a remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day.
  4 Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy,
  5 Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also.
  6 For which cause I admonish thee, that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee, by the imposition of my hands.
  7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of sobriety.
  8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God.

• Psalm: Psalms 96:1-3

  1 A canticle for David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth.
  2 Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: show forth his salvation from day to day.
  3 Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.

• Gospel: Mark 3:22-30

  22: And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Be-el'zebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."
  23: And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
  24: If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
  25: And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
  26: And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
  27: But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house.
  28: "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;
  29: but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin" --
  30: for they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."
  

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