Newsletter February 4th 2024 (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B)
- First Reading – Job 7:1-4, 6-7: Job laments life’s hardships, comparing his suffering to a laborer’s toil and a slave’s longing for relief. His nights are restless, his days joyless, feeling his life fleeting like the wind.
- Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 147: Praise the Lord for His kindness and mercy. He restores and unites, heals the brokenhearted, and knows all creation intimately. He uplifts the humble, humbling the wicked.
- Second Reading –1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23: Preaching the gospel is my entrusted duty, not a ground for pride. My reward lies in sharing it freely, adapting to serve all, with the hope of sharing in its blessings.
- Gospel – Mark 1:29-39: Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law at her home. That evening, many sick and demon-possessed were brought to him; he healed them, not allowing demons to speak. Seeking solitude, Jesus prayed in the early morning. Urged by his followers, he continued his mission, preaching and exorcising demons throughout Galilee.
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