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Gospel for Common of Holy Men and Women

Mark 9:34-37

Summary: Jesus teaches that true greatness comes from humble service, welcoming others as if welcoming him and the One who sent him.

The Greatest in God’s Kingdom

Jesus’ disciples had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.

Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”

Taking a child, he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.”

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