PRI Reflections on Scripture | Friday of the 9th Week of Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Jun 5, 2026 · 5m

Original Post Date: June 9, 2023

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Gospel

Mark 12:35-37

As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said,

"How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?

David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said:

The Lord said to my lord,

'Sit at my right hand

until I place your enemies under your feet.'

David himself calls him 'lord';

so how is he his son?"

The great crowd heard this with delight.

Reflection

There's a stark contrast between the blindness of the Pharisees and the crowds. When they heard the truth they were filled with delight. The Pharisees heard a truth that they…