Sunday

22 Jan 2023

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Click here for all content for this cycle Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Isaiah 8:23-9:3  Where there has been only darkness a light comes to restore joy and dispel gloom.

Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14  We have nothing to fear: The Lord God is our light.

1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17  Do we follow God or merely an earthly messenger?

Matthew 4:12-23  The ministry of Jesus begins as he issues the call for others to follow him.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

How did you experience your own call to ministry? Did it feel as if it came out of the blue for you, as it surely did for Peter and Andrew?

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Exploring the word

Pledge allegiance with your feet

In these days of heightened political partisanship, our loyalties are always courted and often divided.

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Homily stories

Optimism attracts

Presbyterian scholar Michael J. Kruger likes to fish.

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Homily stories

Gone fishing

Fishermen figure prominently in today’s gospel, and the fisher motif has been a favorite with religious artists ever since. Art imitates life, the saying goes, but sometimes, it seems, life imitates art.

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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Quotes

You will know your vocation by the joy that it brings you.

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