A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 3:7-12
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.
When David and Saul approached (on David’s return after slaying the Philistine), women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing, with tambourines, joyful songs, and sistrums.
David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage.
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.
The Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel?
The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast.
