READINGS IN THE MASS
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgical Colour: Green.
Pope Francis raise the Host at Transubstantiation
First reading Jonah
3:1-5,10
The word of the Lord was addressed to Jonah: ‘Up!’ he said
‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to them as I told you to.’ Jonah set
out and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was a
city great beyond compare: it took three days to cross it. Jonah went on into
the city, making a day’s journey. He preached in these words, ‘Only forty days
more and Nineveh is going to be destroyed.’ And the people of Nineveh believed in
God; they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the
least.
God saw their
efforts to renounce their evil behaviour. And God relented: he did not inflict
on them the disaster which he had threatened.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 24(25):4-6,7b-9
R/ Lord, make me know your ways.
Lord, make me know your ways.
Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me:
for you are God my saviour. R/
Remember your mercy, Lord,
and the love you have shown from of old.
In your love remember me.
because of your goodness, O Lord. R/
The Lord is good and upright.
He shows the path to those who stray,
He guides the humble in the right path,
He teaches his way to the poor. R/
Second reading
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Brothers: our time is growing short. Those who have wives
should live as though they had none, and those who mourn should live as though
they had nothing to mourn for; those who are enjoying life should live as
though there were nothing to laugh about; those whose life is buying things
should live as though they had nothing of their own; and those who have to deal
with the world should not become engrossed in it. I say this because the world
as we know it is passing away.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation Mark
1:15
Alleluia, alleluia!
The kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe the
Good News.
Alleluia!
Gospel Mark 1:14-20
I will make you into fishers of men
After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There
he proclaimed the Good News from God. ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the
kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.’
As he was walking
along by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net
in the lake – for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I
will make you into fishers of men.’ And at once they left their nets and
followed him.
Going on a little
further, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they too were in
their boat, mending their nets. He called them at once and, leaving their
father Zebedee in the boat with the men he employed, they went after him.
The Gospel of the Lord
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