Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1

Send us Fan MailMonday, 24 February 2025Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1 Antiphons on p. 846 and Readings on p. 853 of the Daily Missal.First Reading: Sirach 1:1-10Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 93:1abc.1d-2.5 (R. 1a)R/. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed. The Lord has robed himself with might; he has girded himself with power.The world you made firm, not to be moved; your throne has stood firm from of old. From all eternity, O Lord, you are.Truly your decrees are to be trusted. Holiness is fitting to your house, O Lord, until the end of time.R/. The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed.Gospel: Mark 9:14-29At that time:  [When Jesus came down the mountain  with Peter and James and John]  and they came to the disciples,  they saw a great crowd about them,  and scribes arguing with them.  And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him,  were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.  And he asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” And one of the crowd answered him,  “Teacher, I brought my son to you,  for he has a mute spirit;  and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down;  and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid;  and I asked your disciples to cast it out,  and they were not able.”  And he answered them, “O faithless generation,  how long am I to be with you?  How long am I to bear with you?  Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him;  and when the spirit saw him,  immediately it convulsed the boy,  and he fell on the ground and rolled about,  foaming at the mouth.  And Jesus asked his father,  “How long has he had this?” And he said, “From childhood.  And it has often cast him into the fire  and into the water, to destroy him;  but if you can do anything,  have pity on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “If you can!  All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said,  “I believe; help my unbelief!” And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together,  he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,  “You mute and deaf spirit,  I command you, come out of him,  and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly,  it came out, and the boy was like a corpse;  so that most of them said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up,  and he arose. And when he had entered the house,  his disciples asked him privately,  “Why could we not cast it out?” And he said to them,  “This kind cannot be driven out  by anything but prayer and fasting.”