Sunday Readings
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Isaiah 43: 18-19. 21-22. 24-25
Isaiah reminds the people that God does not consider the past but instead seeks new ways and new deeds.
2 Corinthians 1: 18-22
Jesus is God’s ‘Yes’ to God’s promises and we carry God’s spirit in our hearts.
Mark 2: 1-12
The scribes cannot see new possibilities for God to intervene in people’s lives.
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Leviticus 13: 1-2. 44-46
Once a priest has diagnosed a person with leprosy, that person is resigned as unclean and must live apart from the community.
1 Corinthians 10: 31-11:1
Think about others, imitate Christ and glorify God in all that you do.
Mark 1: 40-45
Jesus touches and cures a leper – regarded as an unclean person – and so doing breaks a serious religious taboo.
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Deuteronomy 18: 15-20
God promises to raise up a new prophet from among the people, one who will speak words and commands of God with authority. They must listen to him.
1 Corinthians 7: 32-35
At a time of heightened expectation at the nearness of the coming of the Lord, Paul is anxious that people should remain free of new responsibilities and worries.
Mark 1: 21-28
The public ministry of Jesus begins with a demonstration of genuine authority and power, in both word and deed.
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Job 7: 1-4. 6-7
In his sorrows, Job finds his life a burden and a misery.
1 Corinthians 9: 16-19. 22-23
Paul, inspired by the Gospel, is impelled to preach it everywhere.
Mark 1: 29-39
Jesus in Galilee heals the sick and preaches in every place.
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Jonah 3: 1-5. 10
Jonah goes into the huge city of Nineveh to warn the people that God is going to destroy it. Because the people hear and respond, God spares the city.
1 Corinthians 7: 29-31
Paul warns his readers that the world as we know it is passing away.
Mark 1: 14-20
Jesus calls the first disciples – Simon Peter and Andrew, followed by James and John – from their jobs as fishermen, to follow him. And they do it at once.