Readings at Mass

Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).

First reading	1 Samuel 1:1-8

‘Her rival used to provoke Hannah, because the Lord had closed her womb.’

There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, ‘Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?’

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 116(115):12-13. 14-15. 16-17. 18-19. ℟17a

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice, O Lord.

or: Alleluia.

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.

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice, O Lord.

or: Alleluia.

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.

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice, O Lord.

or: Alleluia.

Your servant, Lord, your servant am I,

the son of your handmaid;

you have loosened my bonds.

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice;

I will call on the name of the Lord.

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice, O Lord.

or: Alleluia.

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.

I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice, O Lord.

or: Alleluia.

Gospel Acclamation	Mark 1:15

Alleluia, alleluia.

The kingdom of God is at hand;

repent and believe in the gospel.

Alleluia.

Gospel	Mark 1:14-20

‘Repent and believe in the gospel.’

After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’

Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.’ And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

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