1ST READING
There are many voices
claiming authority for what they say in the world. Which one should we listen
to? To those who speak the truth. How do we discern the truth? We need to
listen to the voice of God and His wisdom by soaking our minds and hearts in
the Word of God and the teachings of the Church.
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
15 Moses spoke to all the people saying: “A prophet
like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to
him you shall listen. 16 This is exactly what you requested of the Lord,
your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let us not again
hear the voice of the Lord, our God, nor see this great fire any more, lest we
die.’ 17 And the Lord said to me, ‘This was well said. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin,
and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command
him. 19 Whoever will not listen to my words, which he
speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it. 20 But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name an oracle that I
have not commanded him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall
die.’”
P S A L M
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9
R: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
1 Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us
acclaim the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come into his
presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalm to him. (R) 6 Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel
before the Lord who made us. 7 For he is our God, and we are the people he
shepherds, the flock he guides. (R) Oh, that today you would hear his voice: 8 “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in
the desert, 9 where your fathers tempted me; they tested me
though they had seen my works.” (R)
2ND READING
To be torn between two good things is a terrible thing. If one
thing is good and the other is bad, then the decision is easy. However, if the
options are all good, it can be very difficult to know what to do. It is
important that we reflect daily on our lives so that we will know our
priorities and not just chase after good things that are passing us by. We need
to know where the focus of our life is and fix our attention on that.
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
32 Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be
free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord,
how he mayplease the Lord. 33 But a married man is anxious about the things of
the world, how he may please his wife, 34 and he is divided. An
unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that
she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is
anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 35 I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a
restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord
without distraction.
GOSPEL
Jesus taught with authority because He always speaks the truth.
This is a challenge to us, as we are often tempted to water down the truth in
our discussions with others. We cannot afford to give in to this temptation or
else, we will divert from the true path that God wants us to walk in.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light; on those
dwelling in a land overshadowed by death, light has arisen.
Mark 1:21-28
21 Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath
Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. 22 The people were
astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not
as the scribes. 23 In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit;
24 he cried out, “What have you to do with us,
Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy
One of God!” 25 Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of
him!” 26 The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud
cry came out of him. 27 All were amazed and asked one another, “What is
this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and
they obey him.” 28 His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole
region of Galilee.
think: We need to listen to
the voice of God and His wisdom by soaking our minds and hearts in the Word of
God and the teachings of the Church.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING
LIST
Thank You Lord for: __________________
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God’s special
verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Romans 9-12
SABBATH PAUSE
My
weekly time with God
THANK YOU LIST
Things
to be grateful for from the past week
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