The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1-31-21

    The 4th Sunday

in Ordinary Time

1-31-21

Gathering Song:

Greeting

Penitential Act: Confiteor

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints; and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

-AND/OR-

Lord have Mercy,

Christ have Mercy,

Lord have Mercy

Gloria

Glory to God, Glory to God, 
Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace on earth, 
peace to people of good will.

We praise You, we bless You, 
we adore You, we glorify You,

we give You thanks for your great glory, 
Lord God, heavenly King, 
O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, 
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
 receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand, 
the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us.

For You alone are the Holy One, 
You alone are the Lord,

You alone are the Most High, 
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father.

Glory to God, Glory to God, 
Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace on earth,
 peace to people of good will.

~ Amen.

Liturgy of the Word

1st Reading Dt 18:15-20

Moses spoke to all the people, saying:

“A prophet like me will the LORD,

your God, raise up for you

from among your own kin;

to him you shall listen.

This is exactly what you requested of the LORD,

your God, at Horeb

on the day of the assembly, when you said,

‘Let us not again hear the voice of the LORD, our God,

nor see this great fire any more, lest we die.’

And the LORD said to me, ‘This was well said.

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin,

and will put my words into his mouth;

he shall tell them all that I command him.

Whoever will not listen to my words

which he speaks in my name,

I myself will make him answer for it.

But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name

an oracle that I have not commanded him to speak,

or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall die.’”

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm Ps 95

R. (8) If today you hear his voice, If today you hear his voice,

harden not your hearts, harden not your hearts

Sing joyful songs to the LORD;

    praise the rock of our salvation.

Come worship God with thanks in your heart, 

    With joyful songs of praise.

R. If today you hear his voice, If today you hear his voice,

harden not your hearts, harden not your hearts

How great, how great is our God

   Greatest God, the king o’er all others.

Earth’s deepest part and mountain peaks

    Are held in God’s own hand.

The oceans and dry lands were formed by the one

    Creator of them all.

If today you hear his voice, If today you hear his voice,

harden not your hearts, harden not your hearts

Come bow down and worship the Lord!

    Our God and our Creator!

We are the flock, the sheep in God’s care,

    Who hear and listen today!

R. If today you hear his voice, If today you hear his voice,

harden not your hearts, harden not your hearts

2nd Reading 1 Cor 7:32-35

Brothers and sisters:

I should like you to be free of anxieties.

An unmarried man is anxious

about the things of the Lord,

how he may please the Lord.

But a married man is anxious

about the things of the world,

how he may please his wife, and he is divided.

An unmarried woman or a virgin is

anxious about the things of the Lord,

so that she may be holy in both body and spirit.

A married woman, on the other hand,

is anxious about the things of the world,

how she may please her husband. 

I am telling you this for your own benefit,

not to impose a restraint upon you,

but for the sake of propriety

and adherence to the Lord without distraction.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Alleluia Mt 4:16

R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

The people who sit in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those dwelling in a land overshadowed

by death, light has arisen.

R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel Mk 1:21-28

Then they came to Capernaum,

and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue
and taught.

The people were astonished at his teaching,

for he taught them as one having authority
and not as the scribes.

In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit;

he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

Have you come to destroy us?

I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

Jesus rebuked him and said,

“Quiet!  Come out of him!”

The unclean spirit convulsed him
and with a loud cry came out of him.

All were amazed and asked one another,

“What is this? A new teaching with authority.

He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

His fame spread everywhere throughout
the whole region of Galilee.

                  The Gospel of the Lord,

                   ~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

 Homily

Profession of Faith:

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,

not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation He came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. 

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the

Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets. 

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition         

~ Come, Lord Jesus

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Acclamations:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

When we eat this bread and drink this cup,

we proclaim your death oh Lord, until you come again.

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Amen, Amen, A----men

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, Who art in heaven, 

Hallowed be Thy Name. 

Thy Kingdom come. 

Thy Will be done, 

on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those

who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

        For the kingdom, the power and glory are yours now and forever.~Amen

Communion Song:

Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things,

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

And unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Concluding Rite

Closing Song:

Vocations Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Bless our diocese with the grace of many vocations

to the priesthood, diaconate and to religious life.

Through the intercession of the Blessed Mother,

grant to those You have called

the willingness and the generosity of spirit

to give of themselves in devoting their lives and their talents

to the service of our Lord and to His Church.

Increase the faith of all within our diocese,

and especially the faith of those You are calling.

We ask this through Christ, Your Son our Lord. ~ Amen

The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 1-24-21

The 3rd Sunday

in Ordinary Time

1-24-21

Gathering Song:

Greeting

Penitential Act: Confiteor

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints; and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

-AND/OR-

Lord have Mercy,

Christ have Mercy,

Lord have Mercy

Gloria

Glory to God, Glory to God, 
Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace on earth, 
peace to people of good will.

We praise You, we bless You, 
we adore You, we glorify You,

we give You thanks for your great glory, 
Lord God, heavenly King, 
O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, 
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
 receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand, 
the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us.

For You alone are the Holy One, 
You alone are the Lord,

You alone are the Most High, 
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,

in the glory of God the Father.

Glory to God, Glory to God, 
Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace on earth,
 peace to people of good will.

~ Amen.

Liturgy of the Word

1st Reading Jon 3:1-5, 10

The word of the LORD came to Jonah, saying:

“Set out for the great city of Nineveh,

and announce to it the message that I will tell you.”

So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,

according to the LORD’S bidding.

Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;

it took three days to go through it.

Jonah began his journey through the city,

and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing,

“Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed, “

when the people of Nineveh believed God;

they proclaimed a fast

and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.

When God saw by their actions

how they turned from their evil way,

he repented of the evil

that he had threatened to do to them;

he did not carry it out.

The Word of the Lord,

        ~Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9

R. (4a) Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;

    teach me your paths,

Guide me in your truth and teach me,

    for you are God my savior.

R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Remember that your compassion, O LORD,

    and your love are from of old.

In your kindness remember me,

    because of your goodness, O LORD.

R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Good and upright is the LORD;

    thus he shows sinners the way.

He guides the humble to justice

    and teaches the humble his way.

R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

2nd Reading 1 Cor 7:29-31

I tell you, brothers and sisters,
From now on, let those having wives
act as not having them,
those weeping as not weeping,
those rejoicing as not rejoicing,
those buying as not owning, 
those using the world as not using it fully.
For the world in its present form is passing away.
The Word of the Lord,
        ~Thanks be to God
the time is running out.

Alleluia Mk 1:15

R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
The kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent and believe in the Gospel.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel Mk 1:14-20

After John had been arrested,

Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God:

“This is the time of fulfillment.

The kingdom of God is at hand.

Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

As he passed by the Sea of Galilee,

he saw Simon and his brother Andrew
casting their nets into the sea;

they were fishermen.

Jesus said to them,

“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Then they abandoned their nets and followed him.

He walked along a little farther

and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.

They too were in a boat mending their nets.

Then he called them.

So they left their father Zebedee in the boat

along with the hired men and followed him.

                              The Gospel of the Lord,

                                   ~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

 Homily

Profession of Faith:

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,

not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through Him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation He came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. 

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the

Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets. 

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition         

~ Come, Lord Jesus

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Acclamations:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

When we eat this bread and drink this cup,

we proclaim your death oh Lord, until you come again.

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Amen, Amen, A----men

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, Who art in heaven, 

Hallowed be Thy Name. 

Thy Kingdom come. 

Thy Will be done, 

on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those

who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

        For the kingdom, the power and glory are yours now and forever.~Amen

Communion Song:

Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present

in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things,

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there

And unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Concluding Rite Closing Song:

Vocations Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Bless our diocese with the grace of many vocations

to the priesthood, diaconate and to religious life.

Through the intercession of the Blessed Mother,

grant to those You have called

the willingness and the generosity of spirit

to give of themselves in devoting their lives and their talents

to the service of our Lord and to His Church.

Increase the faith of all within our diocese,

and especially the faith of those You are calling.

We ask this through Christ, Your Son our Lord. ~ Amen