Be slow to judge holiness, or the lack of it, by appearances

Gospel: Mark 12: 38–44
She, out of her poverty, gave everything she had

Do not obsess about rules; instead, act out of love

Gospel: Mark 12: 28–34
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength; You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Since early October the second reading has been from the letter to the Hebrews. Reginald Fuller says that the letter is addressed to Christians in Italy who have stagnated in their faith. It sounds less like a letter and more like a sermon, for it lacks the epistolary style of the other letters.

Who or what keeps me from loving God completely?

Gospel: Mark 10: 17–30
How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the Kingdom of God.

It’s all about relationships

Gospel: Mark 10: 2–16
Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it