3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
New American Bible
First Reading: Jonah 3:1-5,10
The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you." So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD'S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day's walk announcing, "Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed," when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
Responsorial: Psalm 40:2,4.7-8.8-9.10
Response: Teach me your ways, O Lord.
Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me your paths, Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. (Response)
Remember that your compassion, O LORD, and your love are from of old. In your kindness remember me, because of your goodness, O LORD. (Response)
Good and upright is the LORD; thus he shows sinners the way. He guides the humble to justice and teaches the humble his way. (Response)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Response: Teach me your ways, O Lord.
Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me your paths, Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. (Response)
Remember that your compassion, O LORD, and your love are from of old. In your kindness remember me, because of your goodness, O LORD. (Response)
Good and upright is the LORD; thus he shows sinners the way. He guides the humble to justice and teaches the humble his way. (Response)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
I tell you, brothers and sisters, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away.
Alleluia: John 1:41,17
Alleluia, alleluia! The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel. Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia: John 1:41,17
Alleluia, alleluia! The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel. Alleluia, alleluia!
Gospel Reading: Mark 1:14-20
After John had been arrested, Jesus came
to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of
fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the
gospel." As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his
brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen.
Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. He walked along a
little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him.
Reflection: Vatican Radio
