Liturgy for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has a startling contrast of righteousness and wickedness from Proverbs 31 (virtuous woman) to Psalm 1 (wicked people). James and the Gospel passage in Mark 9 show the practical outworking of wise faith, there is greatness in humility.

Liturgy for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) has a startling contrast of righteousness and wickedness from Proverbs 31 (virtuous woman) to Psalm 1 (wicked people). James and the Gospel passage in Mark 9 show the practical outworking of wise faith, there is greatness in humility.

The Liturgy for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark), has themes that cover the role of divine wisdom, the challenges of following God's will, and the consequences of rejecting God's ways. Jesus, in Mark 8, encapsulates this with Jesus predicting his own suffering and death and calling his followers to take up their cross to follow him.