Thursday 30 January 2025
Thursday 3rd week in Ordinary Time, Year I.
Antiphons on page 748 and Readings on page 764 of the Daily Missal
Entrance Antiphon:
O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.
First Reading: Hebrews 10:19-25
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters:
since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary
by the blood of Jesus,
by the new and living way
which he opened for us through the curtain,
that is, through his flesh,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith,
with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience
and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
for he who promised is faithful;
and let us consider
how to stir up one another to love and good works,
not neglecting to meet together,
as is the habit of some,
but encouraging one another,
and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 24: 1-2.3-4ab.5-6 (R. see 6)
R/. These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world, and those who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the rivers he made it firm.
Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
whose soul is not set on vain things,
Blessings from the Lord shall he receive,
and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the people who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
R/. These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path.
Alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 4:21-25
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark
At that time:
Jesus said to the crowd,
“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel,
or under a bed, and not on a stand?
For there is nothing hidden, except to be made manifest;
nor is anything secret, except to come to light.
If any one has ears to hear, let him hear.”
And he said to them, “Take heed what you hear;
the measure you give will be the measure you get,
and still more will be given you.
For to the one who has, will more be given;
and from the one who has not,
even what he has will be taken away.”
The Gospel of the Lord
Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 33:6
Look towards the Lord and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed.
