Mass Readings - Sunday, 09th February 2020

FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah    58:7-10
Then will your light shine like the dawn

Thus says the Lord:
Share your bread with the hungry,
and shelter the homeless poor,
clothe the man you see to be naked
and turn not from your own kin.
Then will your light shine like the dawn
and your wound be quickly healed over.

Your integrity will go before you
and the glory of the Lord behind you.
Cry, and the Lord will answer;
call, and he will say, ‘I am here’.
If you do away with the yoke,
the clenched fist, the wicked word,
if you give your bread to the hungry,
and relief to the oppressed,
your light will rise in the darkness,
and your shadows become like noon.

The Word of the Lord



Responsorial Psalm    Ps 111

Response:  The good man is a light in the darkness for the upright.

1. He is a light in the darkness for the upright:
he is generous, merciful and just.
The good man takes pity and lends,
he conducts his affairs with honour.

2. The just man will never waver:
he will be remembered for ever.
He has no fear of evil news;
with a firm heart he trusts in the Lord.

3. With a steadfast heart he will not fear;
open-handed, he gives to the poor;
his justice stands firm for ever.
His head will be raised in glory.



SECOND READING
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to Corinthians    2:1-5
During my stay with you, the only knowledge I claimed to have was
about Jesus, and only about him as the crucified Christ.

When I came to you, brothers, it was not with any show of oratory or
philosophy, but simply to tell you what God had guaranteed. During
my stay with you, the only knowledge I claimed to have was about
Jesus, and only about him as the crucified Christ. Far from relying on
any power of my own, I came among you in great ‘fear and
trembling’ and in my speeches and the sermons that I gave, there
were none of the arguments that belong to philosophy;  only a
demonstration of the power of the Spirit. And I did this so that your
faith should not depend on human philosophy but on the power of  God.

The Word of the Lord



Gospel Acclamation     Jn 8:12

Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the light of the world, says the Lord,
anyone who follows me will have the light of life.
Alleluia!



GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew    5: 13-16
You are the light of the world.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You are the salt of the earth. But if salt
becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again? It is good for
nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled underfoot by men.

‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be
hidden. No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the
lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house.

In the same way your light must shine in the sight of men, so that,
seeing your good works, they may give the praise to your Father in
heaven.’


The Gospel of the Lord