The 4th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
1-31-21
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
Glory to God in the highest,
peace to people of good will.
we adore You, we glorify You,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
the right hand of the Father,
You alone are the Lord,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
Glory to God in the highest,
peace to people of good will.
~ Amen.
Liturgy of the Word
1st Reading Dt 18:15-20
Moses spoke to all the people, saying:
from among your own kin;
to him you shall listen.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
2nd Reading 1 Cor 7:32-35
Brothers and sisters:
I should like you to be free of anxieties.
how he may please the Lord.
how he may please his wife, and he is divided.
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
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
through Him all things were made.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Eucharistic Acclamations:
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Amen, Amen, A----men
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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,
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:
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
