2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
First Reading – Is 49:3, 5-6
The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; and I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength! It is too little, the LORD says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 (R. 8a and 9a)
R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.
I have waited, waited for the LORD,
and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
And he put a new song into my mouth,
a hymn to our God. R.
Sacrifice or offering you wished not,
but ears open to obedience you gave me.
Holocausts or sin-offerings you sought not;
then said I, “Behold I come.” R.
“In the written scroll it is prescribed for me,
to do your will, O my God, is my delight,
and your law is within my heart!” R.
I announced your justice in the vast assembly;
I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know. R.
Second Reading – 1 Cor 1:1-3
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel – Jn 1:29-34
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”
Featured Saints
St. Margaret of Hungary, virgin (†1270). Daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary, she consecrated herself to the Lord as a Dominican religious from the age of 12.
St. Prisca, martyr (†499). To her name is dedicated the Roman titular church on Aventine Hill.
Blessed Beatrice d’Este, religious (†c. 1262). After her husband’s death, she withdrew to the Benedictine monastery of St. Stefano, in Ferrara, Italy, which she had founded.
Blessed Andrew of Peschiera Grego, priest (†1485). Dominican religious who travelled on foot throughout the entire Italian Alps, living with the poor and preaching Catholic doctrine.
Blessed Christina Ciccarelli, virgin (†1543). Abbess of the Augustinian convent of L’Aquila, Italy. Favoured with visions, ecstasies and the gift of miracles.
Blessed Regina Protmann, virgin (†1613). From a patrician Prussian family, she left home at 18 years to enter community life with two companions dedicated to the poor, sick, and the education of youth. This gave rise to the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Catherine.
Blessed Maria Teresa Fasce, virgin (†1947). Abbess of the Augustinian monastery of Cassia, Italy. She united asceticism and contemplation with works of charity for pilgrims and the indigent.
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