Author: St. Mary's Catholic Church

17
Jan

Mass Readings for January 17, 2024

1 Samuel 17:32-33,37,40-51Psalms 144:1-2,9-10Mark 3:1-6 1 Samuel 17:32-33,37,40-51(32) David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” (33) Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he

16
Jan

Mass Readings for January 16, 2024

1 Samuel 16:1-13Psalms 89:20-22,27-28Mark 2:23-28 1 Samuel 16:1-13(1) Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”

15
Jan

Mass Readings for January 15, 2024

1 Samuel 15:16-23Psalms 50:8-9,16-17,21,23Mark 2:18-22 1 Samuel 15:16-23(16) Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” He said to him, “Say on.” (17) Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed

14
Jan

Mass Readings for January 14, 2024

1 Samuel 3:3-10,19Psalms 40:2,4,7-101 Corinthians 6:13-15,17-20John 1:35-42 1 Samuel 3:3-10,19(3) and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple, where God’s ark was; (4) Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.” (5) He ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said,

13
Jan

Mass Readings for January 13, 2024

1 Samuel 9:1-4,17-19,10:1Psalms 21:2-7Mark 2:13-17 1 Samuel 9:1-4,17-19,10:1(1) Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor. (2) He had a son, whose name was Saul, an

12
Jan

Mass Readings for January 12, 2024

1 Samuel 8:4-7,10-22Psalms 89:16-19Mark 2:1-12 1 Samuel 8:4-7,10-22(4) Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah. (5) They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.” (6) But the

11
Jan

Mass Readings for January 11, 2024

1 Samuel 4:1-11Psalms 44:10-11,14-15,24-25Mark 1:40-45 1 Samuel 4:1-11(1) The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. (2) The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. When they joined battle, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who

10
Jan

Mass Readings for January 10, 2024

1 Samuel 3:1-10,19-20Psalms 40:2,5,7-10Mark 1:29-39 1 Samuel 3:1-10,19-20(1) The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was precious in those days. There were not many visions, then. (2) At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

09
Jan

Mass Readings for January 9, 2024

1 Samuel 1:9-201 Samuel 2:1,4-8Mark 1:21-28 1 Samuel 1:9-20(9) So Hannah rose up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of Yahweh’s temple. (10) She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly. (11) She vowed a vow,

08
Jan

Mass Readings for January 8, 2024

Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7Psalms 29:1-4,3,9-10Mark 1:7-11 Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7(1) “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations. (2) He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. (3) He won’t break