Jeremiah 1: 4-5. 17-19
Jeremiah is consecrated and appointed as prophet 

1 Corinthians 12: 31- 13:13
Without love we are nothing; the greatest gift is love. 

Luke 4: 21-30
Jesus teaches in the synagogue, but his words are rejected and he has to escape through the crowd. 

Nehemiah 8: 2-6. 8-10
Ezra the Priest reads the law to the people, and declares a day of celebration and thanksgiving for great a gift. 

1 Corinthians 12: 12-30
St Paul teaches about the great diversity within the unity of the body, and sees in this an image for the Church. 

Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21
Jesus reads from the scriptures to indicate what his mission as the Messiah will involve, and then preaches on the text. 

Isaiah 62: 1-5
The Lord rejoices in Israel as his bride. 

1 Corinthians 12: 4-11
The one Spirit gives different gifts to different people. 

John 2: 1-11
The first of the signs given by Jesus, when he changed water into wine at Cana. 

Isaiah 40: 1-5. 9-11
The Lord is coming to lead his people home. 

Titus 2: 11-14. 3: 4-7
God’s kindness and love for humanity are revealed in Jesus Christ. 

Luke 3: 15-16. 21-22
Jesus is baptised – the new age dawns.

Isaiah 60: 1-6
Jerusalem shines out because the glory of the Lord appears above her. 

Ephesians 3:2-3. 5-6
The pagans now share through the Gospel in the  inheritance brought by Christ Jesus, and are parts of the same body. 

Matthew 2: 1-12
The wise men come to do homage to the infant King of the Jews and offer their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.