Readings at Mass
Liturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).
| First reading | Isaiah 52:7-10 |
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‘All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.’
How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Sion, ‘Your God reigns.’
The voice of your watchmen — they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
for eye to eye they see
the return of the Lord to Sion.
Break forth together into singing,
you waste places of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people;
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has bared his holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Ps 96(95):1-2a. 2b-3. 7-8a. 10. ℟3 |
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Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.
or: Alleluia.
O sing a new song to the Lord;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord; bless his name.
Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.
or: Alleluia.
Proclaim his salvation day by day.
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the peoples.
Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.
or: Alleluia.
Ascribe to the Lord, you families of peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and power;
ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name.
Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.
or: Alleluia.
Say to the nations, ‘The Lord is king.’
The world he made firm in its place;
he will judge the peoples in fairness.
Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all the peoples.
or: Alleluia.
| Gospel Acclamation | Mark 1:17 |
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Alleluia, alleluia.
Follow me, says the Lord,
and I will make you become fishers of men.
Alleluia.
‘They left everything and followed him.’
At that time: The crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear the word of God. He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’ And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’ And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. They signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’ For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.’ And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
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