Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; Psalm 70; 1Corinthians 12:31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30
In our first reading today we read of the call of Jeremiah to be the Lord’s prophet. He calls him to speak his words to his people and tells him straight out that he will be rejected by the people but he is still to go and speak to them for the Lord himself will be with him. In our gospel passage we see Jesus preaching and at first the people marvel at what they hear. But as he speaks about the prophets Elijah and Elisha they become angry and drive him out of the synagogue, intending to kill him, because they do not want to hear his words. The readings remind us that we are called to proclaim the kingdom of God just as Jeremiah was called in his turn and that we will be rejected just as Christ was rejected. Just as God was with Jeremiah so too will he be with us in our mission.
In our second reading from the first letter to the Corinthians we have St Paul’s tremendous passage on love which is common at wedding ceremonies and becoming common at funeral liturgies. Unless we have love as the guiding principle of our lives then our work for the kingdom will not bear fruit.
In our first reading today we read of the call of Jeremiah to be the Lord’s prophet. He calls him to speak his words to his people and tells him straight out that he will be rejected by the people but he is still to go and speak to them for the Lord himself will be with him. In our gospel passage we see Jesus preaching and at first the people marvel at what they hear. But as he speaks about the prophets Elijah and Elisha they become angry and drive him out of the synagogue, intending to kill him, because they do not want to hear his words. The readings remind us that we are called to proclaim the kingdom of God just as Jeremiah was called in his turn and that we will be rejected just as Christ was rejected. Just as God was with Jeremiah so too will he be with us in our mission.
In our second reading from the first letter to the Corinthians we have St Paul’s tremendous passage on love which is common at wedding ceremonies and becoming common at funeral liturgies. Unless we have love as the guiding principle of our lives then our work for the kingdom will not bear fruit.
Introduction
God chooses the humble who are open to the Lord and his demands.
First Reading: Jeremiah 1: 4-5; 17-19
“Before I formed you in the womb”: Jeremiah was destined to be a prophet
from the first moment of his existence. God knew him, saw his future mission.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps: 70
R/. My lips will tell of your help.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 31; 13: 1-13.
Today we hear St Paul speak of the greatest gift of all---the divine virtue of
charity, that is, love of God above all things, and love of neighbour for God's
sake. “There are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.”
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-30.
In spite of all their opposition, however, Jesus spent his public life amongst
the people. He gave them the first offer of entering the new kingdom.
God chooses the humble who are open to the Lord and his demands.
First Reading: Jeremiah 1: 4-5; 17-19
“Before I formed you in the womb”: Jeremiah was destined to be a prophet
from the first moment of his existence. God knew him, saw his future mission.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps: 70
R/. My lips will tell of your help.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 31; 13: 1-13.
Today we hear St Paul speak of the greatest gift of all---the divine virtue of
charity, that is, love of God above all things, and love of neighbour for God's
sake. “There are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.”
Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-30.
In spite of all their opposition, however, Jesus spent his public life amongst
the people. He gave them the first offer of entering the new kingdom.