Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time

Reading 1 and//www.usccb.org/bible/1samuel/3and1 1 SM 3and1-10, 19-20 During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli,a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent.One day Eli was asleep in his usual place.His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see.The lamp of God was not yet extinguished,and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORDwhere the ark of God was.The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, Here I am.”Samuel ran to Eli and said, Here I am. You called me.” I did not call you,” Eli said. Go back to sleep.”So he went back to sleep.Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. Here I am,” he said. You called me.”But Eli answered, I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.”At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD,because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time.Getting up and going to Eli, he said, Here I am.You called me.”Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth.So Eli said to Samuel, Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’”When Samuel went to sleep in his place,the LORD came and revealed his presence,calling out as before, Samuel, Samuel!”Samuel answered, Speak, for your servant is listening.”Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him,not permitting any word of his to be without effect.Thus all Israel from Dan to Beershebacame to know that Samuel was an accredited prophet of the LORD. Responsorial Psalm and//www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/40and2 PS 40and2 AND 5, 7-8A, 8B-9, 10 R.Here am I, Lord I come to do your will. I have waited, waited for the LORD,and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.Blessed the man who makes the LORD his trustwho turns not to idolatryor to those who stray after falsehood. R.Here am I, Lord I come to do your will. Sacrifice or oblation you wished not,but ears open to obedience you gave me.Burnt offerings or sin-offerings you sought notthen said I, Behold I come.” R.Here am I, Lord I come to do your will. In the written scroll it is prescribed for me.To do your will, O my God, is my delight,and your law is within my heart!” R.Here am I, Lord I come to do your will. I announced your justice in the vast assemblyI did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know. R.Here am I, Lord I come to do your will. Alleluia and//www.usccb.org/bible/john/10:27 JN 10:27 R.Alleluia, alleluia.My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord.I know them, and they follow me.R.Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel and//www.usccb.org/bible/mark/1:29 MK 1:29-39 On leaving the synagogueJesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.They immediately told him about her.He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up.Then the fever left her and she waited on them.When it was evening, after sunset,they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.The whole town was gathered at the door.He cured many who were sick with various diseases,and he drove out many demons,not permitting them to speak because they knew him.Rising very early before dawn,he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.Simon and those who were with him pursued himand on finding him said, Everyone is looking for you.”He told them, Let us go on to the nearby villagesthat I may preach there also.For this purpose have I come.”So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demonsthroughout the whole of Galilee.