Hebrews 1:1-6; Psalm 96; Mark 1:14-20
Our first reading comes from the letter to the Hebrews which is attributed to St Paul though not written by him. The letter is also written for an unidentified group. Nevertheless, the message of the letter is not to be ignored because of its authorship. In today’s text, the Hebrews are told how God spoke to the people in former times by means of the prophets who delivered his message for him. Now, however, he has spoken to the people through his own Son. The author emphasises the fact that Christ is the Son of God and is God and this highlights the importance of the message we have received. The beginning of Ordinary Time begins with Jesus starting out on his public ministry and calling the people to repentance. In today’s Gospel passage we also see him calling four fishermen (Simon, Andrew, James and John) to follow him and they do so without hesitation. Our readings today call us to repentance and to follow Christ with our whole heart acknowledging the importance of the message and the true identity of Christ.
Our first reading comes from the letter to the Hebrews which is attributed to St Paul though not written by him. The letter is also written for an unidentified group. Nevertheless, the message of the letter is not to be ignored because of its authorship. In today’s text, the Hebrews are told how God spoke to the people in former times by means of the prophets who delivered his message for him. Now, however, he has spoken to the people through his own Son. The author emphasises the fact that Christ is the Son of God and is God and this highlights the importance of the message we have received. The beginning of Ordinary Time begins with Jesus starting out on his public ministry and calling the people to repentance. In today’s Gospel passage we also see him calling four fishermen (Simon, Andrew, James and John) to follow him and they do so without hesitation. Our readings today call us to repentance and to follow Christ with our whole heart acknowledging the importance of the message and the true identity of Christ.