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2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

January 19, 2025

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Prayer

Loving Father,

Open our hearts to Your Word. May your Son, the Word of Life, fill us with joy as we reflect on His life, death, and resurrection. May we rejoice in His presence among us as we break open Scripture and share our faith together. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

1st Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5

Commentary

Over the next four weeks, we will hold a “mini- series” on the Sacraments of vocations in the Church. Our readings will help us study the beauty of the Sacraments of Holy Matrimony and Holy Orders.

Question

How do you see the sacrament of marriage as a ministry in the Church?

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Commentary

A vocation in the Church is a response to the gifts of the Holy Spirit in each of us. Not everyone shares the same gifts, though we share “the same Spirit.” St. Paul says it well: “There are different forms of service but the same Lord.”

Question

All who are baptized have gifts. As you consider your vocation and ministry, what gifts do you bring to the Church?

Gospel: John 2:1-11

Commentary

The Wedding Feast at Cana serves as a beautiful reminder of the relationship between the Sacrament of Matrimony and God’s marriage to us. As Jesus and His Mother are present at the couple’s wedding, they are always with us.

Question

How do your requests of Mary help your vocation and ministry in the Church?

This Week’s Task

Many Catholics are convinced by non-Catholics that we make too much of Mary. However, as St. Maximilian Kolbe once said:

“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much.

You can never love her more than Jesus did.”

Take time to read what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches on Mary. Consider reading Articles 963- 975.

Group Prayer

All say the following:

  • Lord, Who at Cana’s wedding feast
  • Didst as a Guest appear,
  • Thou dearer far than earthly guest, Vouchsafe Thy presence here.
  • For holy Thou indeed dost prove The marriage vow to be, Proclaiming it a type of love Between the Church and Thee.
  • The prayer continues with Psalm 96.

Psalm

Response: Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Sing to the LORD a new song;

  • sing to the LORD, all you lands.<?
  • Sing to the LORD; bless his name.<?

R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Announce his salvation, day after day.

  • Tell his glory among the nations;
  • among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.

R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Announce his salvation, day after day.

  • give to the LORD glory and praise;
  • give to the LORD the glory due his name!

R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Announce his salvation, day after day.

  • Tremble before him, all the earth;
  • Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
  • He governs the peoples with equity.

R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Announce his salvation, day after day.

Conclude with the Our Father

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