Pray, Serve, Evangelize - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, the Gospel of Mark is a fascinating literary work. St. Mark seems to write in a breathless, staccato, even primitive manner, but the deeper you look, the more his Gospel appears iconic. He presents scene after scene in a very concentrated way, telling us some rather deep truths about the faith. Our Gospel for today from the first chapter is a good example of this. We see on clear display here what Pope Benedict described as the three essential tasks of the Church: it worships God, it serves the poor, and it evangelizes. Mass Readings: Reading 1 - Jb 7:1-4, 6-7 Psalm - Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Reading 2 - 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 Gospel - Mk 1:29-39 ———VIDEO LINKS——— Word on Fire in Iraq: Live Interview with the Archbishop of Erbil: https://youtu.be/ftFc2F9xzNA Fr. Joseph Fessio: Balthasar, a Man Who Prays: https://youtu.be/tz66JL89w_c Journeying with Thomas Aquinas: https://youtu.be/lHmd81n6ZpMo ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@word-on-fire Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WOF-es ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Español: https://www.wordonfire.org/es/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: https://bit.ly/3QSvGpo Word on Fire Store: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/