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Sunday, January 24, 2021
FIRST READING: Jonah 3:1-5, 10
The book of Jonah is a comedy starring a reluctant prophet who is given a one-sentence message: Nineveh will be destroyed in forty days. Much to Jonah’s dismay, the people of Nineveh repent. The point of the story is to get the reader to wrestle with the question “On whom should God have mercy?”
A reading from Jonah.
1The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2“Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 3So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across. 4Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. 10When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
PSALM: Psalm 62:5-12
5For God alone I wait in silence; truly, my hope is in God.
6God alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold, so that I shall never be shaken.
7In God is my deliverance and my honor; God is my strong rock and my refuge.
8Put your trust in God always, O people, pour out your hearts before the one who is our refuge.
9Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath; those of low estate cannot be trusted. Placed on the scales together they weigh even less than a breath.
10Put no trust in extortion; in robbery take no empty pride; though wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
1God has spoken once, twice have I heard it, that power belongs to God.
12Steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord, for you repay all according to their deeds.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Paul does not disapprove of marriage or other human social institutions. He does, however, want Christians to live in the present in fervent anticipation of God’s future, which even now has dawned through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A reading from 1 Corinthians.
29Brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, 30and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, 31and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
THE HOLY GOSPEL
Gospel: John 1:43-51
In John’s gospel, Jesus’ ministry begins with the call of disciples, who then bring others to Jesus. Philip’s friend Nathanael moves from skepticism to faith when he accepts the invitation to “Come and see.”
The holy gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
43The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” 46Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” 48Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” 49Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” 51And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
Readings for the week | |
Monday | Psalm 67; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 21:10-19 |
Tuesday | Psalm 45; Genesis 45:25-46:7; Acts 5:33-42 |
Wednesday | Psalm 46; Proverbs 8:1-21; Mark 3:13-19a |
Thursday | Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 3:23-29; Romans 9:6-18 |
Friday | Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 12:28-32; Revelation 2:12-17 |
Saturday | Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Matthew 8:28-91 |
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