Liturgy for the 26th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) 1 Samuel 1:4–20; 1 Samuel 2:1–10; Hebrews 10:11–14 (15–18) 19–25 and Mark 13:1–8. Hannah gives praise for the birth of Eli, Jesus warns of false messiahs and the birth pains of the eschaton, and Jesus' sure sacrifice gives us confidence of God's mercy.

Liturgy for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Mark) includes Ruth 3:1–5, 4:13–17; Psalm 127; Hebrews 9:24–28; and Mark 12:38–44, with themes of sacrifice, devotion, and God's sovereignty.

The liturgy for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Year B has themes of human struggle, divine grace, and the cost of discipleship. Passages from Job, Psalms, Hebrews, and Mark show feelings of abandonment, the power of GOd's word, and the challenge of living faithfully in this world.