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Sunday, 26 January 2025
Sunday, third week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C.
Antiphons on p. 748 and Readings on p. 752 of the Daily Missal and p. 881 of the Sunday Missal

First Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4a.5-6.8-10

In those days: 
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, 
both men and women 
and all who could hear with understanding, 
on the first day of the seventh month. 
And he read from it facing the square 
before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, 
in the presence of the men and the women 
and those who could understand; 
and the ears of all the people were attentive 
to the book of the law. 
And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden pulpit 
which they had made for the purpose. 

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, 
for he was above all the people; 
and when he opened it all the people stood. 
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God; 
and all the people answered, 
“Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands; 
and they bowed their heads 
and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

And Ezra and the Levites read from the book, 
from the law of God, clearly; 
and they gave the sense 
so that the people understood the reading.

And Nehemiah, who was the governor, 
and Ezra the priest and scribe, 
and the Levites who taught the people 
said to all the people, 
“This day is holy to the Lord your God; 
do not mourn or weep.” 
For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. 
Then he said to them, 
“Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine 
and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; 
for this day is holy to our Lord, 
and do not be grieved, 
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:7.8.9.14 (R. see John 6.63c)

R/. Your words, O Lord, are Spirit and life.

The law of the Lord is perfect;
it revives the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are steadfast;
they give wisdom to the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right;
they gladden the heart.
The command of the Lord is clear;
it gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure,
abiding forever.
The judgments of the Lord are true;
they are, all of them, just.

May the spoken words of my mouth,
the thoughts of my heart,
win favour in your sight, O Lord,
my rock and my redeemer!

R/

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-30

Gospel: Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative
of the things which have been accomplished among us,
just as they were delivered to us
by those who from the beginning
were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,
it seemed good to me also,
having followed all things closely for some time past,
to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
that you may know the truth 
concerning the things of which you have been informed.

At that time: 
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, 
and a report concerning him 
went out through all the surrounding country. 
And he taught in their synagogues, 
being glorified by all.

And he came to Nazareth, 
where he had been brought up; 
and he went to the synagogue, 
as was custom his, on the sabbath day. 

And he stood up to read,
and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah.
He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me 
because he has anointed

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Saturday, 25 January 2025
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul
 Readings and Antiphons on p. 1550 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Acts 22:3-16

In those days: 
 Paul said to the people [in Jerusalem], 
 I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, 
 but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, 
 educated according to the strict manner 
 of the law of our fathers, 
 being zealous for God as you all are this day. 
 I persecuted this Way to the death, 
 binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
 as the high priest and the whole council of elders 
 bear me witness. 
 From them I received letters to the brothers and sisters, 
 and I journeyed to Damascus to take those also who were there 
 and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

“As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, 
 about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me. 
 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 
 ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ 

And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ 

And he said to me, 
 ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.’ 

Now those who were with me saw the light 
 but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 
 And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ 

And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, 
 and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ 
 And when I could not see because of the brightness of that light, 
 I was led by the hand by those who were with me, 
 and came into Damascus.

“And one Anani′as, a devout man according to the law, 
 well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 
 came to me, and standing by me said to me, 
 ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ 
 And in that very hour I received my sight and saw him. 
 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers 
 appointed you to know his will, 
 to see the Just One and to hear a voice from his mouth; 
 for you will be a witness for him to all people 
 of what you have seen and heard. 
 And now why do you wait? 
 Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, 
 calling on his name.’

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 117:1.2 (R. Mark 15:15)

R/. Go into all the world and preach the Gospel.

O praise the Lord, all you nations;
 acclaim him, all you peoples!

For his merciful love has prevailed over us;
 and the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.

R/. Go into all the world and preach the Gospel.

Gospel: Mark 16:15-18

At that time:
 [Appearing to the Eleven,] Jesus said the them,
 “Go into all the world 
 and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 
 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; 
 but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
 And these signs will accompany those who believe: 
 in my name they will cast out demons; 
 they will speak in new tongues; 
 they will pick up serpents, 
 and if they drink any deadly thing, 
 it will not hurt them; 
 they will lay their hands on the sick, 
 and they will recover.”

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Friday, 24 January 2025
Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time - Year I
 Memorial – St Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor
 Antiphons on page 1918 and Readings on page 742 Daily Missal

First Reading: Hebrews 8:6-13

Brothers and sisters: 

As it is, Christ has obtained a ministry 
 which is as much more excellent than the old 
 as the covenant he mediates is better 
 since it is enacted on better promises. 
 For if that first covenant had been faultless, 
 there would have been no occasion for a second. 

For he finds fault with them when he says: 
 “The days will come, says the Lord, 
 when I will establish a new covenant 
 with the house of Israel 
 and with the house of Judah; 
 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers 
 on the day when I took them by the hand 
 to lead them out of the land of Egypt; 
 for they did not continue in my covenant, 
 and so I paid no heed to them, says the Lord. 
 This is the covenant that I will make 
 with the house of Israel 
 after those days, says the Lord: 
 I will put my laws into their minds, 
 and write them on their hearts, 
 and I will be their God, 
 and they shall be my people. 
 And they shall not teach everyone his fellow 
 or everyone his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ 
 for all shall know me, 
 from the least of them to the greatest. 
 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, 
 and I will remember their sins no more.” 
 In speaking of a new covenant he treats the first as obsolete. 
 And what is becoming obsolete and growing old 
 is ready to vanish away.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85: 8 & 10.11-12.13-14 (R. 11a)

R/. Merciful love and faithfulness have met.

Let us see, O Lord, your mercy,
 and grant us your salvation.
 His salvation is near for those who fear him,
 and his glory will dwell in our land.

Merciful love and faithfulness have met;
 justice and peace have kissed.
 Faithfulness shall spring from the earth,
 and justice look down from heaven.

Also, the Lord will bestow his bounty,
 and our earth shall yield its increase.
 Justice will march before him,
 and guide his steps on the way.

R/. Merciful love and faithfulness have met.

Gospel: Mark 3:13-19

At that time: 
 Jesus went up on the mountain, 
 and called to him those whom he desired; 
 and they came to him. 
 And he appointed twelve, to be with him, 
 and to be sent out to preach 
 and have authority to cast out demons: 
 Simon whom he surnamed Peter; 
 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, 
 whom he surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; 
 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 
 and Matthew, and Thomas, 
 and James the son of Alphaeus, 
 and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, 
 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 

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Thursday, 23 January 2025
Thursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time - Year I
 Antiphons on p. 724 and Readings on p. 739 and of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Hebrews 7:25-8:6

Brothers and sisters:

Jesus is able for all time 
 to save those who draw near to God through him, 
 since he always lives to make intercession for them. 

For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, 
 holy, blameless, unstained, 
 separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 
 He has no need, like those high priests, 
 to offer sacrifices daily, 
 first for his own sins and then for those of the people; 
 he did this once for all when he offered up himself. 
 Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, 
 but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, 
 appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. 

Now the point in what we are saying is this: 
 we have such a high priest, 
 one who is seated at the right hand 
 of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 
 a minister in the sanctuary 
 and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. 
 For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; 
 hence it is necessary for this priest also 
 to have something to offer. 
 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, 
 since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 
 They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary; 
 for when Moses was about to erect the tent, 
 he was instructed by God, saying, 
 “See that you make everything according to the pattern 
 which was shown you on the mountain.” 
 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry 
 which is as much more excellent than the old 
 as the covenant he mediates is better 
 since it is enacted on better promises.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:7-8a.8b-9.10.17 (R. see 8a.9a)

R/. See, I have come, Lord, to do your will.

You delight not in sacrifice and offerings,
 but in an open ear.
 You do not ask for holocaust and victim.
 Then I said, “See, I have come.”

In the scroll of the book it stands written of me:
 “I delight to do your will, O my God;
 your instruction lies deep within me.”

Your justice I have proclaimed
 in the great assembly.
 My lips I have not sealed;
 you know it, O Lord.

O let there be rejoicing and gladness
 for all who seek you.
 Let them ever say, “The Lord is great,”
 who long for your salvation.

R/. See, I have come, Lord, to do your will.

Gospel: Mark 3:7-12

At that time: 
 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, 
 and a great multitude from Galilee followed; 
 also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea 
 and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon 
 a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him. 
 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him 
 because of the crowd, lest they should crush him; 
 for he had healed many, 
 so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. 
 And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, 
 they fell down before him and cried out, 
 “You are the Son of God.” 
 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

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Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Wednesday in the Second Week of Ordinary Time - Year I
 Antiphons on p. 724 and Readings on p. 736 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.

All the earth shall bow down before you, O God, and shall sing to you, shall sing your name, O Most High!

First Reading: Hebrews 7:1-3.15-17

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters: 

Melchizedek, king of Salem, 
 priest of the Most High God, 
 met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings 
 and blessed him; 
 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. 
 He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, 
 and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 
 He is without father or mother or genealogy 
 and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, 
 but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever. 

This becomes even more evident 
 when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 
 who has become a priest, 
 not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent 
 but by the power of an indestructible life. 
 For it is witnessed of him, 
 “You are a priest forever, 
 according to the order of Melchizedek.”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 110:1.2.3.4 (R. 4cd)

R/. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.

The Lord’s revelation to my lord:
 “Sit at my right hand,
 until I make your foes 
 your footstool.”

The Lord will send from Sion
 your sceptre of power:
 rule in the midst of your foes.

With you is princely rule
 on the day of your power.
 In holy splendour, from the womb before the dawn,
 I have begotten you.

The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change:
 “You are a priest forever,
 in the line of Melchizedek.”

R/. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Jesus was preaching the Gospel of the kingdom and healing every infirmity among the people.
 Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 3:1-6

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
 Jesus entered the synagogue, 
 and a man was there who had a withered hand. 
 And they watched him, 
 to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, 
 so that they might accuse him. 
 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, 
 “Come here.” 
 And he said to them, 
 “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, 
 to save life or to kill?” 
 But they were silent. 
 And he looked around at them with anger, 
 grieved at their hardness of heart, 
 and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” 
 He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 
 The Pharisees went out, 
 and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, 
 how to destroy him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Communion Antiphon.

You have prepared a table before me, and how precious is the chalice that quenches my thirst?

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Tuesday, 21 January 2025
The Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin & Martyr – Year I
 Antiphons on p. 1900 and Readings on p. 733 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Hebrews 6:10-20

Brothers and sisters: 

God is not so unjust as to overlook your work 
 and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, 
 as you still do. 
 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness 
 in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end, 
 so that you may not be sluggish, 
 but imitators of those who through faith and patience 
 inherit the promises. 

For when God made a promise to Abraham, 
 since he had no one greater by whom to swear, 
 he swore by himself, saying, 
 “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 
 And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, 
 obtained the promise. 
 People indeed swear by a greater than themselves, 
 and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. 
 So when God desired to show more convincingly 
 to the heirs of the promise 
 the unchangeable character of his purpose, 
 he interposed with an oath, 
 so that through two unchangeable things, 
 in which it is impossible that God should prove false, 
 we who have fled for refuge 
 might have strong encouragement 
 to seize the hope set before us. 
 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, 
 a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, 
 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, 
 having become a high priest forever 
 according to the order of Melchizedek.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 111:1bc-2.4-5.9 & 10c (R. 5b)

R/. The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.

I will praise the Lord with all my heart,
 in the meeting of the just and the assembly.
 Great are the works of the Lord,
 to be pondered by all who delight in them.

He has given us a memorial of his wonders.
 The Lord is gracious and merciful.
 He gives food to those who fear him;
 keeps his covenant ever in mind.

He has sent redemption to his people,
 and established his covenant forever.
 Holy his name, to be feared.
 His praise endures forever!

R/. The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.

Gospel: Mark 2:23-28

It happened that one sabbath 
 Jesus was going through the grainfields; 
 and as they made their way 
 his disciples began to pluck ears of grain. 
 And the Pharisees said to him, “Look, 
 why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” 

And he said to them, 
 “Have you never read what David did, 
 when he was in need and was hungry, 
 he and those who were with him: 
 how he entered the house of God, 
 when Abiathar was high priest, 

and ate the showbread, 
 which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, 
 and also gave it to those who were with him?” 
 And he said to them, “The sabbath was made for people, 
 not people for the sabbath; 
 so the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

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Monday, 20 January 2025
Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time – Year I
 Antiphons on p. 724 and Readings on p. 730 of the Daily Missal.

First Reading: Hebrews 5:1-10

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Every high priest chosen from among men 
 is appointed to act on behalf of people in relation to God, 
 to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 
 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward 
 since he himself is beset with weakness. 
 Because of this, he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins 
 as well as for those of the people. 
 And one does not take the honour upon himself, 
 but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. 

So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, 
 but was appointed by him who said to him, 
 “You are my Son, 
 today I have begotten you”; 
 as he says also in another place, 
 “You are a priest forever, 
 after the order of Melchizedek.” 

In the days of his flesh, 
 Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, 
 with loud cries and tears, 
 to him who was able to save him from death, 
 and he was heard for his godly fear. 
 Although he was a Son, 
 he learned obedience through what he suffered; 
 and being made perfect 
 he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 
 being designated by God a high priest 
 according to the order of Melchizedek.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 110:1.2.3.4 (R. 4cd)

R/. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.

The Lord’s revelation to my lord:
 “Sit at my right hand,
 until I make your foes your footstool.”

The Lord will send from Sion
 your sceptre of power:
 rule in the midst of your foes.

With you is princely rule
 on the day of your power.
 In holy splendour, from the womb before the dawn,
 I have begotten you.

The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change:
 “You are a priest forever,
 in the line of Melchizedek.”

R/. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.

Gospel: Mark 2:18-22

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
 John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; 
 and people came and said to him, 
 “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, 
 but your disciples do not fast?” 

And Jesus said to them, 
 “Can the wedding guests fast 
 while the bridegroom is with them? 
 As long as they have the bridegroom with them, 
 they cannot fast. 
 The days will come, 
 when the bridegroom is taken away from them, 
 and then they will fast in that day. 
 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; 
 if he does, the patch tears away from it, 
 the new from the old, 
 and a worse tear is made. 
 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; 
 if he does, the wine will burst the skins, 
 and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; 
 but new wine is for fresh skins.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

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Sunday, 19 January 2025
The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C.
 Antiphons on p. 724 and Readings on p. 728 and of the Daily Missal and p. 877 of the Sunday Missal

First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96:1-2a.2b-3.7-8.9-10a & c (R. cf. 3)

R/. Tell among all the peoples the wonders of the Lord.

O sing a new song to the Lord;
 sing to the Lord, all the earth.
 O sing to the Lord; bless his name.

Proclaim his salvation day by day.
 Tell among the nations his glory,
 and his wonders among all the peoples.

Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
 give the Lord glory and power;
 give the Lord the glory of his name.

Worship the Lord in holy splendour.
 O tremble before him, all the earth.
 Say to the nations, “The Lord is king.”
 he will judge the peoples in fairness.

R/. Tell among all the peoples the wonders of the Lord.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 
 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 
 and there are varieties of working, 
 but it is the same God who inspires them all in everyone. 
 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit 
 for the common good. 
 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, 
 to another the utterance of knowledge 
 according to the same Spirit, 
 to another faith by the same Spirit, 
 to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 
 to another the working of miracles, 
 to another prophecy, 
 to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, 
 to another various kinds of tongues, 
 to another the interpretation of tongues. 
 All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, 
 who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

Gospel: John 2:1-11

There was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, 
 and the mother of Jesus was there; 
 Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. 
 When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, 
 “They have no wine.” 

And Jesus said to her, 
 “O woman, what is that to you or to me? 
 My hour has not yet come.” 
 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 

Now six stone jars were standing there, 
 for the Jewish rites of purification, 
 each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 
 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” 
 And they filled them up to the brim. 
 He said to them, “Now draw some out, 
 and take it to the steward of the feast.” 
 So they took it. 

When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine 
 and did not know where it came from 
 (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), 
 the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, 
 “Every one serves the good wine first; 
 and when people have drunk freely, 
 then the poor wine; 
 but you have kept the good wine until now.” 

This, the first of his signs, 
 Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; 
 and his disciples believed in him.

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Saturday, 18 January 2025
Mass of Our Lady (Ordinary Time, Year I)
 Antiphons of the Common of BVM #1 on p 1862 and Readings on p. 721 and of the Daily Missal 

First Reading: Hebrews 4:12-16

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Brothers and sisters: 

The word of God is living and active, 
 sharper than any two-edged sword, 
 piercing to the division of soul and spirit, 
 of joints and marrow, 
 and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 
 And before him no creature is hidden, 
 but all are open and laid bare 
 to the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 

Since then we have a great high priest 
 who has passed through the heavens, 
 Jesus, the Son of God, 
 let us hold fast to our confession. 
 For we have not a high priest 
 who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, 
 but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, 
 yet without sinning. 
 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, 
 that we may receive mercy 
 and find grace to help in time of need.

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 (R. see John 6:63c)

R/. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

The law of the Lord is perfect;
 it revives the soul.
 The decrees of the Lord are steadfast;
 they give wisdom to the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right;
 they gladden the heart.
 The command of the Lord is clear;
 it gives light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is pure,
 abiding forever.
 The judgments of the Lord are true;
 they are, all of them, just.

May the spoken words of my mouth,
 the thoughts of my heart,
 win favour in your sight, O Lord,
 my rock and my redeemer!

R/. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

Please stand for the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
The Lord has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives.
 Alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 2:13-17

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.

At that time: 
 Jesus went out again beside the sea; 
 and all the crowd gathered about him, 
 and he taught them. 
 And as he passed on, 
 he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, 
 and he said to him, “Follow me.” 
 And he rose and followed him. 

And as he sat at table in his house, 
 many tax collectors and sinners were sitting 
 with Jesus and his disciples; 
 for there were many who followed him. 
 And the scribes of the Pharisees, 
 when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, 
 said to his disciples, 
 “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, 
 “Those who are well have no need of a physician, 
 but those who are sick; 
 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

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Friday, 17 January 2025
Friday of the First week in Ordinary Time – Year I
St Anthony of Egypt, Abbot, Memorial
Antiphons on page 1543 and readings on page 718 of the Daily Missal

First Reading: Hebrews 4:1-5, 11

Brothers and sisters: 

While the promise of entering his rest remains, 
 let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it. 
 For good news came to us just as to them; 
 but the message which they heard did not benefit them, 
 because it did not meet with faith in the hearers. 
 For we who have believed enter that rest, 
 as he has said, 
 “As I swore in my wrath, 
 ‘They shall never enter my rest,’” 
 although his works were finished 
 from the foundation of the world. 
 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way, 
 “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 
 And again in this place, he said, 
 “They shall never enter my rest.” 

Let us, therefore, strive to enter that rest, 
 that no one fall by the same sort of disobedience. 

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 78:3 & 4bc, 6c-7, 8 (R. see 7b)

R/. Never forget the deeds of the Lord!

The things we have heard and understood,
 the things our fathers have told us,
 but will tell them to the next generation:
 the glories of the Lord and his might,

They should arise and declare it to their children,
 that they should set their hope in God,
 and never forget God’s deeds,
 but keep every one of his commands.

So that they might not be like their fathers,
 a defiant and rebellious generation,
 a generation whose heart was fickle,
 whose spirit was not faithful to God.

R/. Never forget the deeds of the Lord!

Gospel: Mark 2:1-12

When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, 
 it was reported that he was at home. 
 And many were gathered together, 
 so that there was no longer room for them, 
 not even about the door; 
 and he was preaching the word to them. 
 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 
 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, 
 they removed the roof above him; 
 and when they had made an opening, 
 they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. 
 And when Jesus saw their faith, 
 he said to the paralytic, 
 “Child, your sins are forgiven.” 

Now some of the scribes were sitting there, 
 questioning in their hearts, 
 “Why does this man speak like this? 
 It is blasphemy! 
 Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 

And immediately Jesus, 
 perceiving in his spirit 
 that they thus questioned within themselves, 
 said to them, 
 “Why do you question thus in your hearts? 
 Which is easier, 
 to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ 
 or to say, ‘Rise, take up your pallet and walk’? 
 But that you may know 
 that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—
 he said to the paralytic—
 “I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home.” 

And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet 
 and went out before them all; 
 so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, 
 “We never saw anything like this!”

The Gospel of the Lord.