First Reading 2 Timothy 3:10-17

10Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at Ico'nium, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Responsorial Psalm Psalms 119:157, 160-161, 165-166, 168

157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from thy testimonies. 160The sum of thy word is truth; and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures for ever. 161Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words. 165Great peace have those who love thy law; nothing can make them stumble. 166I hope for thy salvation, O LORD, and I do thy commandments. 168I keep thy precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.

Gospel Mark 12:35-37

35And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, declared, `The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet.' 37David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly.