Readings from the Gospel of Mark

John’s disciples and the Pharisees fast, but Jesus says that His disciples will fast only after He is gone.

A leper begs Jesus for healing, who, touched by compassion, cures him but asks him not to tell anyone.

Jesus called his disciples by the sea and told religious leaders, "I came to call sinners, not the righteous."

Jesus rises early to pray. He invites his disciples to join him as he preaches, casting out demons.

Jesus attracted a large crowd in Capernaum. Jesus heals a paralyzed man, who was lowered through the roof.

Jesus heals Simon's mother-in-law, heals many sick and possessed, and casts out demons.