DAILY MASS READING - 11th, 2017

Wednesday 11 January 2017

Wednesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time 

Liturgical Colour: Green.


Readings at Mass

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Entrance Antiphon

Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated,
whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison:
Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal.


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Collect

Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care,
O Lord, we pray,
that they may see what must be done
and gain strength to do what they have seen.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.


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First reading
Hebrews 2:14-18

Since all the children share the same blood and flesh, Christ too shared equally in it, so that by his death he could take away all the power of the devil, who had power over death, and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. For it was not the angels that he took to himself; he took to himself descent from Abraham. It was essential that he should in this way become completely like his brothers so that he could be a compassionate and trustworthy high priest of God’s religion, able to atone for human sins. That is, because he has himself been through temptation he is able to help others who are tempted.


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Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 104:1-4,6-9

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
or
Alleluia!

Give thanks to the Lord, tell his name,
    make known his deeds among the peoples.
O sing to him, sing his praise;
    tell all his wonderful works!

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
or
Alleluia!

Be proud of his holy name,
    let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice.
Consider the Lord and his strength;
    constantly seek his face.

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
or
Alleluia!

O children of Abraham, his servant,
    O sons of the Jacob he chose.
He, the Lord, is our God:
    his judgements prevail in all the earth.

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
or
Alleluia!

He remembers his covenant for ever,
    his promise for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham,
    the oath he swore to Isaac.

The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
or
Alleluia!


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Gospel Acclamation
cf.Col3:16a,17

Alleluia, alleluia!
Let the message of Christ, in all its richness,
find a home with you;
through him give thanks to God the Father.
Alleluia!


Or
Jn10:27

Alleluia, alleluia!
The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice,
says the Lord,
I know them and they follow me.
Alleluia!


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Gospel
Mark 1:29-39

On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went with James and John straight to the house of Simon and Andrew. Now Simon’s mother-in-law had gone to bed with fever, and they told him about her straightaway. He went to her, took her by the hand and helped her up. And the fever left her and she began to wait on them.
    That evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were possessed by devils. The whole town came crowding round the door, and he cured many who were suffering from diseases of one kind or another; he also cast out many devils, but he would not allow them to speak, because they knew who he was.
    In the morning, long before dawn, he got up and left the house, and went off to a lonely place and prayed there. Simon and his companions set out in search of him, and when they found him they said, ‘Everybody is looking for you.’ He answered, ‘Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns, so that I can preach there too, because that is why I came.’ And he went all through Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out devils.


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Prayer over the Offerings

May your people’s oblation, O Lord, find favour with you, we pray,
that it may restore them to holiness
and obtain what they devoutly entreat.
Through Christ our Lord.


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Communion Antiphon
Ps 35: 10

With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life,
and in your light we see light.


Or
Jn 10: 10

I have come that they may have life,
and have it more abundantly, says the Lord.


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Prayer after Communion

Humbly we ask you, almighty God,
be graciously pleased to grant
that those you renew with your Sacraments
may also serve with lives pleasing to you.
Through Christ our Lord.