Leviticus 23-24 ; Psalm 32 ; Mark 15:33-47 "Still Life With Straw Hat" © by Terri L. Stricker - Oil on Canvas Today’s readings focus on the topic of forgiveness .  We see this clearly in Leviticus 23-24 which emphasizes the different kinds of feasts, sacrifices, and offerings that – under the law – were necessary to bring Israel back into a right relationship with God.  “These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed time