The First Reading is from Psalm 27:1-10 APBA
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom then shall I fear?:
the Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes,
come upon me to devour me:
they shall stumble and fall.
3 If an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not be afraid:
and if war should rise against me, yet will I trust.
4 One thing I have asked from the Lord,
which I will require:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
5 To see the fair beauty of the Lord:
and to seek his will in his temple.
6 For he will hide me under his shelter
in the day of trouble:
and conceal me in the shadow of his tent,
and set me high upon a rock.
7 And now he will lift up my head:
above my enemies round about me.
8 And I will offer sacrifices in his sanctuary
with exultation:
I will sing, I will sing praises to the Lord.
9 O Lord, hear my voice when I cry:
have mercy upon me and answer me.
10 My heart has said of you, ‘Seek his face’:
your face, Lord, I will seek.
Hear the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Gospel Reading is from Matthew 4:12-25
12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the lake, in the territory
of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 ‘Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.’ 17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
For the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
