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Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Tuesday of Seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
 Antiphons on p. 846 and Readings on p. 856 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Sirach 2:1-11

My child, if you come forward to serve the Lord, 
 remain in justice and in fear,
 prepare yourself for temptation. 
 Set your heart right and be steadfast, 
 incline your ear, and receive words of understanding, 
 and do not be hasty in time of calamity. 
 Await God’s patience, cling to him and do not depart, 
 that you may be wise in all your ways. 
 Accept whatever is brought upon you, 
 and endure it in sorrow;
 and changes that humble you be patient. 
 For gold and silver are tested in the fire, 
 and acceptable people in the furnace of humiliation. 
 Trust in God, and he will help you; 
 hope in him, and he will make your ways straight. 
 Stay in fear of him and grow old in him.

You who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; 
 and turn not aside, lest you fall. 
 You who fear the Lord, trust in him, 
 and your reward will not fail; 
 you who fear the Lord, hope for good things, 
 for everlasting joy and mercy. 
 You who fear the Lord, love him, 
 and your hearts will be made radiant.
 Consider the ancient generations and see: 
 who ever trusted in the Lord and was put to shame? 
 Or who ever persevered in hi commandments and was forsaken? 
 Or who ever called upon him and was overlooked? 
 For the Lord is compassionate and merciful; 
 he forgives sins and saves in time of affliction,
 and he is the shield of all who seek him in truth.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 37:3-4.18-19.27-28.39-40 (R. see 5)

R/. Commit your way to the Lord, and he will act.

Trust in the Lord and do good;
 then you will dwell in the land and safely pasture.
 Find your delight in the Lord,
 who grants your heart's desire.

The Lord takes note of the days of the blameless;
 their heritage will last forever.
 They shall not be put to shame in evil days;
 in time of famine, they shall have their fill.

Then turn away from evil and do good,
 and you may abide forever;
 for indeed, the Lord loves justice,
 and will never forsake his faithful.
 The unjust shall be wiped out forever,
 and the descendants of the wicked destroyed.

But from the Lord comes the salvation of the just,
 their stronghold in time of distress.
 The Lord helps them and rescues them,
 rescues and saves them from the wicked:
 because they take refuge in him.

R/. 

Gospel: Mark 9:30-37

At that time: 
 Jesus and his disciples went on from the mountain 
 and passed through Galilee. 
 And he would not have anyone know it; 
 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, 
 “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, 
 and they will kill him; 
 and when he is killed, 
 after three days he will rise.” 
 But they did not understand the saying, 
 and they were afraid to ask him. 

And they came to Capernaum; 
 and when he was in the house he asked them, 
 “What were you discussing on the way?” 
 But they were silent; 
 for on the way they had discussed with one another 
 who was the greatest. 
 And he sat down and called the Twelve; 
 and he said to them,

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Monday, 24 February 2025
Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
 Antiphons on p. 846 and Readings on p. 853 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Sirach 1:1-10

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 93:1abc.1d-2.5 (R. 1a)

R/. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.

The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.
 The Lord has robed himself with might;
 he has girded himself with power.

The world you made firm, not to be moved;
 your throne has stood firm from of old.
 From all eternity, O Lord, you are.

Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
 Holiness is fitting to your house,
 O Lord, until the end of time.

R/. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.

Gospel: Mark 9:14-29

At that time: 
 [When Jesus came down the mountain 
 with Peter and James and John] 
 and they came to the disciples, 
 they saw a great crowd about them, 
 and scribes arguing with them. 
 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, 
 were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him. 
 And he asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” 

And one of the crowd answered him, 
 “Teacher, I brought my son to you, 
 for he has a mute spirit; 
 and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; 
 and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; 
 and I asked your disciples to cast it out, 
 and they were not able.” 
 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, 
 how long am I to be with you? 
 How long am I to bear with you? 
 Bring him to me.” 

And they brought the boy to him; 
 and when the spirit saw him, 
 immediately it convulsed the boy, 
 and he fell on the ground and rolled about, 
 foaming at the mouth. 
 And Jesus asked his father, 
 “How long has he had this?” 

And he said, “From childhood. 
 And it has often cast him into the fire 
 and into the water, to destroy him; 
 but if you can do anything, 
 have pity on us and help us.” 

And Jesus said to him, “If you can! 
 All things are possible to him who believes.” 

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, 
 “I believe; help my unbelief!” 

And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, 
 he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, 
 “You mute and deaf spirit, 
 I command you, come out of him, 
 and never enter him again.” 

And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, 
 it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; 
 so that most of them said, “He is dead.” 

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, 
 and he arose. 

And when he had entered the house, 
 his disciples asked him privately, 
 “Why could we not cast it out?” 

And he said to them, 
 “This kind cannot be driven out 
 by anything but prayer and fasting.”

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Sunday, 23 February 2025
Sunday of  Seventh in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
 Antiphons on p. 846 and Readings on p. 850 and of the Daily Missal and p. 899 of the Sunday Missal.

First Reading: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23

In those days:
 Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph,
 with three thousand chosen men of Israel,
 to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 

So David and Abishai went to the army by night; 
 and there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, 
 with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; 
 and Abner and the army lay around him. 
 Then said Abishai to David, 
 “God has given your enemy into your hand this day; 
 now, therefore, let me pin him to the earth 
 with one stroke of the spear, 
 and I will not strike him twice.” 

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him;
 for who can put forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed,
 and be guiltless?” 

So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head,
 and they went away.
 No one saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake;
 for they were all asleep
 because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them. 

Then David went over to the other side, 
 and stood afar off on the top of the mountain, 
 with a great space between them. 

And David said, “Here is the spear, O king! 
 Let one of the young men come over and fetch it. 
 The Lord rewards every person 
 for his righteousness and his faithfulness; 
 for the Lord gave you into my hand today, 
 and I would not put forth my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103:1-2.3-4.8 & 10.12-13 (R. 8a)

R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
 and all within me, his holy name.
 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
 and never forget all his benefits.

It is the Lord who forgives all your sins,
 who heals every one of your ills,
 who redeems your life from the grave,
 who crowns you with mercy and compassion,

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
 slow to anger and rich in mercy.
 He does not treat us according to our sins,
 nor repay us according to our faults.

As far as the east is from the west,
 so far from us does he remove our transgressions.
 As a father has compassion on his children,
 the Lord’s compassion is on those who fear him.

R/. The Lord is compassionate and gracious.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49

Gospel: Luke 6:27-38

At that time:
 Jesus said to his disciples,
 “I say to you that hear,
 Love your enemies,
 do good to those who hate you,
 bless those who curse you,
 pray for those who abuse you.
 To the one who strikes you on the cheek,
 offer the other also;
 and from the one who takes away your cloak
 do not withhold your coat as well.
 Give to everyone who begs from you,
 and of the one who takes away your goods
 do not ask them again.
 And as you wish that others would do to you,
 do so to them. 

“If you love those who love you,
 what credit is that to you?
 For even sinners love those who love them.
 And if you do good to those who do good to you,
 what credit is that to you?
 For even sinners do the same.
 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive,
 what credit is that to yo

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Saturday, 22 February 2025
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle.
 Readings and Antiphons on p. 1573 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Beloved: 

I exhort the elders among you, 
 as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ 
 as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed. 
 Tend the flock of God that is your charge, 
 not by constraint but willingly, 
 not for shameful gain but eagerly, 
 not as domineering over those in your charge 
 but being examples to the flock. 
 And when the chief Shepherd is manifested 
 you will obtain the unfading crown of glory.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a.3b-4.5.6 (R. 1)

R/. The Lord is my shepherd;
 there is nothing I shall want.

The Lord is my shepherd;
 there is nothing I shall want.
 Fresh and green are the pastures
 where he gives me repose.
 Near restful waters he leads me;
 he revives my soul.

He guides me along the right path,
 for the sake of his name.
 Though I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death,
 no evil would I fear, for you are with me.
 Your crook and your staff will give me comfort.

You have prepared a table before me
 in the sight of my foes.
 My head you have anointed with oil;
 my cup is overflowing.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
 all the days of my life.
 In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
 for length of days unending.

R/. The Lord is my shepherd;
 there is nothing I shall want.

Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19

At that time: 
 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, 
 he asked his disciples, 
 “Who do people say that the Son of man is?” 
 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, 
 others say Elijah, 
 and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 

He said to them, 
 “But who do you say that I am?” 

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ,
 the Son of the living God.” 

And Jesus answered him,
 “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona!
 For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,
 but my Father who is in heaven.
 And I tell you, you are Peter,
 and on this rock, I will build my church,
 and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, 
 and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, 
 and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

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Friday, 21 February 2025
Friday of 6th Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
 Antiphons on p. 823 and Readings on p. 840 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Genesis 11:1-9

The whole earth had one language and few words. 
 And as people migrated from the east, 
 they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 
 And they said to one another, 
 “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” 
 And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 
 Then they said, “Come, 
 let us build ourselves a city, 
 and a tower with its top in the heavens, 
 and let us make a name for ourselves, 
 lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” 

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, 
 which the sons of men had built. 
 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, 
 and they have all one language; 
 and this is only the beginning of what they will do; 
 and nothing that they propose to do 
 will now be impossible for them. 
 Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, 
 that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 
 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there 
 over the face of all the earth, 
 and they left off building the city. 
 Therefore its name was called Babel 
 because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; 
 and from there the Lord scattered them abroad 
 over the face of all the earth.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:10-11.12-13.14-15 (R. 12b)

R/. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen as his heritage.

The Lord frustrates the designs of the nations;
 he defeats the plans of the peoples.
 The designs of the Lord stand forever,
 the plans of his heart from age to age.

Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord,
 the people he has chosen as his heritage.
 From the heavens the Lord looks forth;
 he sees all the children of men.

From the place where he dwells, he gazes
 on all the dwellers on the earth,
 he who shapes the hearts of them all,
 and considers all their deeds.

R/. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen as his heritage.

Gospel: Mark 8:34 - 9:1

At that time: 
 Jesus called to him the multitude with his disciples, 
 and said to them, 
 “If any man would come after me, 
 let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 
 For whoever would save his life will lose it; 
 and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s 
 will save it. 
 For what does it profit a man, 
 to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 
 For what can a man give in return for his life? 
 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words 
 in this adulterous and sinful generation, 
 of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, 
 when he comes in the glory of his Father 
 with the holy angels.” 
 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, 
 there are some standing here who will not taste death 
 before they see the kingdom of God come with power.”

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Thursday, 20 February 2025
Thursday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
 Antiphons on p. 823 and Readings on p. 837 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Genesis 9:1-13

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, 
 “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 
 The fear of you and the dread of you 
 shall be upon every beast of the earth, 
 and upon every bird of the air, 
 upon everything that creeps on the ground 
 and all the fish of the sea; 
 into your hand they are delivered. 
 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; 
 and as I gave you the green plants, 
 I give you everything. 
 Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, 
 that is, its blood. 
 For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning; 
 of every beast, I will require it and of man; 
 of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. 
 Whoever sheds the blood of man, 
 by man shall his blood be shed; 
 for God made man in his own image. 
 And you, be fruitful and multiply, 
 bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply in it.” 

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 
 “Behold, I establish my covenant 
 with you and your descendants after you, 
 and with every living creature that is with you, 
 the birds, the cattle, 
 and every beast of the earth with you, 
 as many as came out of the ark. 
 I establish my covenant with you, 
 that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, 
 and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 
 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant 
 which I make between me and you 
 and every living creature that is with you, 
 for all future generations: 
 I set my bow in the cloud, 
 and it shall be a sign of the covenant 
 between me and the earth.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 102:16-18.19-21.29 & 22-23 (R. 20b)

R/. The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.

The nations shall fear the name of the Lord,
 and all the earthʼs kings your glory.
 When the Lord shall build up Sion,
 he will appear in all his glory.
 Then he will turn to the prayers of the helpless;
 he will not despise their prayers.

Let this be written for ages to come,
 that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
 The Lord looked down from his holy place on high,
 looked down from heaven to the earth,
 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
 and free those condemned to die.

The children of your servants shall dwell untroubled,
 and their descendants established before you.
 May the name of the Lord be proclaimed in Sion,
 and his praise in Jerusalem,
 when peoples and kingdoms are gathered as one
 to offer their worship to the Lord.

R/. The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth.

Gospel: Mark 8:27-33

At that time: 
 Jesus went on with his disciples, 
 to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; 
 and on the way, he asked his disciples, 
 “Who do men say that I am?” 

And they told him, “John the Baptist; 
 and others say, Elijah; 
 and others one of the prophets.” 

And he asked them, 
 “But who do you say that I am?” 

Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” 

And he charged them to tell no one about him. 

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Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Wednesday of 6th Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
 Antiphons on p. 823 and Readings on p. 835 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Genesis 8:6-13.20-22

At the end of forty days, 
 Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made, 
 and sent forth a raven; 
 and it went to and fro 
 until the waters were dried up from the earth. 
 Then he sent forth a dove from him, 
 to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground; 
 but the dove found no place to set her foot, 
 and she returned to him to the ark, 
 for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. 
 So he put forth his hand and took her 
 and brought her into the ark with him. 
 He waited another seven days, 
 and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark, 
 and the dove came back to him in the evening, 
 and behold, in her mouth a freshly plucked olive leaf; 
 so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. 
 Then he waited another seven days 
 and sent forth the dove; 
 and she did not return to him anymore. 
 In the six hundred and first year, 
 in the first month, the first day of the month, 
 the waters were dried from off the earth; 
 and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, 
 and behold, the face of the ground was dry. 

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, 
 and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, 
 and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 
 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odour, 
 the Lord said in his heart, 
 “I will never again curse the ground because of man, 
 for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; 
 neither will I ever again 
 destroy every living creature as I have done. 
 While the earth remains, 
 seedtime and harvest, 
 cold and heat, 
 summer and winter, 
 day and night, shall not cease.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 116:12-15.18-19 (R. cf. 17a)

R/. A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord.

How can I repay the Lord
 for all his goodness to me?
 The cup of salvation I will raise;
 I will call on the name of the Lord.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfil
 before all his people.
 How precious in the eyes of the Lord
 is the death of his faithful.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfil
 before all his people,
 in the courts of the house of the Lord,
 in your midst, O Jerusalem.

R/. A thanksgiving sacrifice I make to you, O Lord.

Gospel: Mark 8:22-26

At that time: 
 Jesus and the disciples came to Bethsaida. 
 And some people brought to him a blind man 
 and begged him to touch him. 
 And he took the blind man by the hand, 
 and led him out of the village; 
 and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon him, 
 he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 

And he looked up and said, “I see men; 
 but they look like trees, walking.” 

Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes, 
 and he looked intently and was restored, 
 and saw everything clearly. 
 And he sent him away to his home, saying, 
 “Do not even enter the village.”

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Tuesday, 18 January 2025
 Tuesday, 6th week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Antiphons on page 823 and Readings on page 832 Daily Missal

First Reading: Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5.10

The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth 
 and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart 
 was only evil continually. 
 And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, 
 and it grieved him to his heart. 
 So the Lord said, 
 “I will blot out man 
 whom I have created from the face of the ground, 
 man and beast and creeping things and birds of the air, 
 for I am sorry that I have made them.” 
 But Noah found favour in the eyes of the Lord. 

Then the Lord said to Noah, 
 “Go into the ark, you and all your household, 
 for I have seen 
 that you are righteous before me in this generation. 
 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, 
 the male and his mate; 
 and a pair of the animals that are not clean, 
 the male and his mate; 
 and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, 
 male and female, 
 to keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth. 
 For in seven days I will send rain upon the earth 
 forty days and forty nights; 
 and every living thing that I have made 
 I will blot out from the face of the ground.” 
 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. 

And after seven days 
 the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 29:1a & 2.3ac-4.3b & 9c-10 (R. 11b )

R/.The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly powers,
 ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
 bow down before the Lord, majestic in holiness.

The voice of the Lord upon the waters,
 the Lord on the immensity of waters;
 the voice of the Lord full of power;
 the voice of the Lord full of splendour.

The God of glory thunders;
 in his temple they all cry, “Glory!”
 The Lord sat enthroned above the flood;
 the Lord sits as king forever.

R/.The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Gospel: Mark 8:14-21

At that time: 
 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, 
 and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 
 And Jesus cautioned them, saying, “Take heed, 
 beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 

And they discussed it with one another, saying, 
 “We have no bread.” 

And being aware of it, Jesus said to them, 
 “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? 
 Do you not yet perceive or understand? 
 Are your hearts hardened? 
 Having eyes do you not see, 
 and having ears do you not hear? 
 And do you not remember? 
 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, 
 how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” 

They said to him, “Twelve.” 

“And the seven for the four thousand, 
 how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” 

And they said to him, “Seven.” 

And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

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Monday, 17 February 2025
Monday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
 Antiphons on p. 823 and Readings on p. 830 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Genesis 4:1-15.25

Adam knew Eve his wife, 
 and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, 
 “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 
 And again, she bore his brother Abel. 
 Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, 
 and Cain a tiller of the ground. 

In the course of time, Cain brought to the Lord 
 an offering of the fruit of the ground, 
 and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock 
 and of their fat portions. 
 And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 
 but for Cain and his offering, he had no regard. 
 So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 
 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, 
 and why has your countenance fallen? 
 If you do well, will you not be accepted? 
 And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; 
 its desire is for you, 
 but you must master it.” 

Cain said to Abel his brother, 
 “Let us go out to the field.” 
 And when they were in the field, 
 Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 

Then the Lord said to Cain, 
 “Where is Abel your brother?” 

He said, “I do not know; 
 am I my brother’s keeper?” 
 And the Lord said, “What have you done? 
 The voice of your brother’s blood 
 is crying to me from the ground. 
 And now you are cursed from the ground, 
 which has opened its mouth 
 to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 
 When you till the ground, 
 it shall no longer yield to you its strength; 
 you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” 

Cain said to the Lord, 
 “My punishment is greater than I can bear. 
 Behold, thou have driven me this day away from the ground; 
 and from your face, I shall be hidden; 
 and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, 
 and whoever finds me will slay me.” 

Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! 
 If anyone slays Cain, 
 vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” 
 And the Lord put a mark on Cain, 
 lest any who came upon him should kill him. 

And Adam knew his wife again, 
 and she bore a son and called his name Seth, 
 for she said, 
 “God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, 
 for Cain slew him.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 50:1 & 8.16bc-17.20-21 (R. cf. 14a)

R/. Give your praise as a sacrifice to God.

“The God of gods, the Lord,
 has spoken and summoned the earth,
 from the rising of the sun to its setting.
 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices;
 your offerings are always before me.”

“How can you recite my commandments,
 and take my covenant on your lips,
 you who despise correction,
 and cast my words behind you?”

“You who sit and malign your own brother,
 and slander your own mother's son?
 You do this, and should I keep silence?
 Do you think that I am like you?
 I accuse you, lay the charge before you.”

R/. Give your praise as a sacrifice to God.

Gospel: Mark 8:11-13

At that time: 
 The Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, 
 seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him. 
 And he sighed deeply in

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Sunday, 16 February 2025
Sunday in 6th Week of Ordinary Time, Cycle C
 Antiphons on p. 823 and Readings on p. 827 of the Daily Missal and p. 895 of the Sunday Missal.

First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-8

Thus says the Lord:
 “Cursed is the one who trusts in man
 and makes flesh his arm,
 whose heart turns away from the Lord.
He is like a shrub in the desert,
 and shall not see any good come.
 He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness,
 in an uninhabited salt land.” 

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
 whose trust is the Lord.
He is like a tree planted by water, 
 that sends out its roots by the stream, 
 and does not fear when heat comes, 
 for its leaves remain green, 
 and is not anxious in the year of drought, 
 for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 1:1-2.3.4 & 6 (R. Psalm 40:4ab)

R/. Blessed the man who has placed his trust in the Lord.

Blessed indeed is the man
 who follows not the counsel of the wicked,
 nor stands in the path with sinners,
 nor abides in the company of scorners,
 but whose delight is the law of the Lord,
 and who ponders his law day and night.

He is like a tree that is planted
 beside the flowing waters,
 that yields its fruit in due season,
 and whose leaves shall never fade;
 and all that he does shall prosper.

Not so are the wicked, not so!
 For they, like winnowed chaff,
 shall be driven away by the wind.
 for the Lord knows the way of the just,
 but the way of the wicked will perish.

R/. Blessed the man who has placed his trust in the Lord.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12.16-20

Gospel: Luke 6:17.20-26

At that time: 
 Jesus came down with the Twelve and stood on a level place, 
 with a great crowd of his disciples 
 and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem 
 and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 
 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. 

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said: 
 “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 
 “Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. 
 “Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh. 

“Blessed are you when people hate you, 
 and when they exclude you and revile you, 
 and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! 
 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, 
 for behold, your reward is great in heaven; 
 for so their ancestors did to the prophets. 

“But woe to you that are rich, 
 for you have received your consolation. 
 “Woe to you that are full now, 
 for you shall hunger. 
 “Woe to you that laugh now, 
 for you shall mourn and weep. 
 “Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, 
 for so their ancestors did to the false prophets.