Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle B: First Reading Isaiah 35:4-7a Isaiah prophesies about God’s vindication. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 146:7,8-9,9-10 A song of praise to God Second Reading James 2:1-5 James teaches that there is to be no partiality within the Christian community. Gospel Reading Mark 7:31-37 Jesus restores a man’s hearing and speech.