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Sunday – 12 January 2014
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Verses:
Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Psalm 29:1-4, 3, 9-10
Acts 10:34-38
Matthew 3:13-17
FIRST READING: A Reading from the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah
42:1-4, 6-7)
The Servant of the Lord
42 “Here is my
servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
6 “I, the Lord, have called you in
righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles,
7 to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles,
7 to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalm 29:1-4,
9-10)
1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of
the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
SECOND READING: A Reading from the Book of Acts (Acts
10:34-38)
34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now
realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears
him and does what is right. 36 You know
the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace
through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37 You
know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee
after the baptism that John preached— 38 how
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went
around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil,
because God was with him.
GOSPEL: A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew
(Matthew 3:13-17)
The Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the
Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But
John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come
to me?”
15 Jesus replied, “Let
it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went
up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of
God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And
a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well
pleased.”
It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion and full of distraction.
-- St Edmund
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