Sunday between 2 and 8 October
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
First Reading - Genesis 2.7-8,15,18-24
A reading from the book of Genesis. The Lord God formed Adam - the first human being - from the dust of the earth. And the Lord God breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden, in Eden, in the east; and the Lord God placed Adam in the garden, to tend it, and to keep it. Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for Adam to be alone. I will make a helper, to be alongside Adam.’ So the Lord God formed, from the dust of the earth, every animal of the field, and every bird of the air. And the Lord God brought them to Adam, and whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. And so Adam gave names to the cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field. But still, no suitable helper was found to be alongside Adam. So the Lord God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. And while Adam slept, the Lord God opened Adam’s side, and took one of Adam’s ribs; and closed up the place, where the rib had been taken, with flesh; and formed the rib into a woman. And the Lord God brought her to Adam. And Adam said, ‘This, at last, is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, formed from my very self. I name her “Woman”.’ And so it is that when two people marry, they become one body. This is the word of the Lord.Second Reading - Hebrews 2.6-11
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews. In the psalms, it says, ‘What are human beings, that you remember them, or mortals, that you care for them?’ And it continues, ‘You have made mortal human beings to be, for a little while, lower than the angels.And yet, you have crowned them
with glory and honour,
and you have set them
to rule
over all
that you have made.’
We certainly do not yet
see this
fully accomplished
for us all.
But we do see
Jesus, who,
for a little while,
was indeed
made lower
than the angels.
And, by the grace of God,
having tasted death
for everyone,
Jesus is indeed
now crowned
with glory and honour.
Having shared with us
in our sufferings,
Jesus has become
the pioneer of our salvation;
and he will lead us
to that same
glory and honour;
for Jesus is not ashamed
to call us
his brothers and sisters,
sharing the same Father,
the creator
of all that exists.
This is the word of the Lord.