Thursday after Epiphany. Cycle C

Send us Fan MailThursday, 9 January 2025Thursday after EpiphanyAntiphons on page 152 and readings on page 169 of the Daily MissalFirst Reading: 1 John 4:19 – 5:4A reading from the First Letter of Saint John.Beloved:  We love God, because he first loved us.  If any one says,  “I love God,” and hates his brother,  he is a liar;  for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen,  cannot love God whom he has not seen.  And this commandment we have from him,  that he who loves God should love his brother also.Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ  has been born of God,  and every one who loves the parent  loves the one begotten by him.  By this we know that we love the children of God,  when we love God and obey his commandments.  For this is the love of God,  that we keep his commandments.  And his commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world;  and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. The Word of the Lord.Responsorial psalm: Ps 72:1-2.14 and 15cd.17 (R. 11)R/. All nations on earth shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.O God give your judgement to the king,  to a king’s son of justice,  that he may judge your people in justice,  and your poor in right judgement. From oppression and violence, he redeems their souls;  to him their blood is dear.  They shall pray for him without ceasing,  and bless him all the day.May his name endure forever,  his name continue like the sun.  Every tribe shall be blest in him,  all nations shall call him blessed. R/. All nations on earth shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord. Alleluia, Alleluia. The Lord has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives. Alleluia.Gospel: Luke 4:14-22aA reading from the Holy Gospel according to LukeAt that time:  Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee,  and a report concerning him went out through  all the surrounding country.  And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.And he came to Nazareth,  where he had been brought up;  and he went to the synagogue, as was his custom,  on the sabbath day.  And he stood up to read;  and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah.  He opened the book and found the place where it was written,“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”And he closed the book,  and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down;  and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.  And he began to say to them,  “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”  And all spoke well of him,  and wondered at the gracious words  which proceeded out of his mouth. The Gospel of the Lord.