PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · May 29, 2026 · 7m

Original Post Date: June 2, 2023

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Gospel

Mark 11:11-26

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area.

He looked around at everything and, since it was already late,

went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

The next day as they were leaving Bethany he was hungry.

Seeing from a distance a fig tree in leaf,

he went over to see if he could find anything on it.

When he reached it he found nothing but leaves;

it was not the time for figs.

And he said to it in reply, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again!”

And his disciples heard it.

They came to Jerusalem,

and on entering the temple area…