Daily Reading

Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time

READING OF THE DAY

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Hebrews
Heb 4:12-16

The word of God is living and effective,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and spirit,
joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
No creature is concealed from him,
but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him
to whom we must render an account.

Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus, the Son of God,
let us hold fast to our confession
.
For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but one who has similarly been tested in every way,
yet without sin.
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.

GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Mark
Mk 2:13-17

Jesus went out along the sea.
All the crowd came to him and he taught them.
As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus,
sitting at the customs post.
Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
And he got up and followed Jesus.
While he was at table in his house,

many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples;
for there were many who followed him.
Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners
and tax collectors and said to his disciples,
“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus heard this and said to them,
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.
I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”


Sabbath Day (Spanish Sábado) Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary ●

[Yoroba] OlĂșwa, wĂĄ rĂ n wĂĄ lĂłÌ©wĂłÌ©.

OlĂșwa, yĂĄra lĂĄti rĂ n wĂĄ lĂłÌ©wĂłÌ©.

Ògo ni fĂșn Baba Ă ti fĂșn OÌ©moÌ©

Ă ti fĂșn ĂˆÌ©mĂ­ MĂ­mĂłÌ©.

BĂ­ Ăł ti wĂ  lĂĄtĂštĂškĂłÌ©sÌ©e,

o Ƅ beÌ© nĂ­sinsĂŹnyĂ­,

bĂ©Ì©ĂšÌ© ni Ăł sĂŹ mĂĄa rĂ­ nĂ­gbĂ  gbogbo

ayĂ© Ă ĂŹnĂ­pĂšÌ©kun. ÀmĂ­n. AlelĂșyĂ .

God, come to my assistance.

Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

as it was in the beginning, is now,

and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

________

Hymn

It were my soul’s desire

To see the face of God;

It were my soul’s desire

To rest in his abode.

Grant, Lord, my soul’s desire,

Deep waves of cleansing sighs,

Grant, Lord, my soul’s desire,

From earthly cares to rise.

It were my soul’s desire

To imitate my King,

It were my soul’s desire

His endless praise to sing.

It were my soul’s desire,

When heaven’s gate is won,

To find my soul’s desire,

Clear shining like the sun.

This still my soul’s desire,

Whatever life afford,

To gain my soul’s desire

And see thy face, O Lord.

Hymn

It were my soul’s desire

To see the face of God;

It were my soul’s desire

To rest in his abode.

Grant, Lord, my soul’s desire,

Deep waves of cleansing sighs,

Clear shining like the sun.

This still my soul’s desire,

Whatever life afford,

To gain my soul’s desire

And see thy face, O Lord.

Psalm 118 (119): 145-152
SÌ©Ă­sÌ©e Ă sĂ rĂČ lĂłrĂ­ Ă woÌ©n ĂČÌ©rĂČÌ© OÌ©lĂłÌ©run nĂ­nĂș ĂČfin

“BĂ­ eÌ©nikĂ©Ì©ni ba pa Ă woÌ©n Ă soÌ©tĂ©Ì©lĂšÌ© mĂłÌ©, ĂŹfĂ©Ì© OÌ©lĂłÌ©run yĂłĂČ di pĂ­pĂ© nĂ­nĂș rĂšÌ©â€ (1 John 2:5)
My eyes watch for you before dawn.
Mo fi gbogbo oÌ©kĂ n mi pĂš Ă“Ì©,
OlĂșwa, gbĂłÌ© mi.
Mo kĂ© pĂš Ă“Ì©, kĂł mi yoÌ©,
Ăšmi yĂłĂČ sÌ©e ĂŹfĂ©Ì© ReÌ©.
Mo jĂ­ kĂ­ ojĂș tĂł mĂłÌ©
lĂĄti kĂ© fĂșn ĂŹrĂ nlĂłÌ©wĂłÌ© ĂČÌ© ReÌ©,
Mo gbĂ©Ì©kĂšÌ©lĂ© ĂČÌ©rĂČÌ© ReÌ©.
OjĂș mi sÌ©Ă ĂŹsĂčn ĂČru,
lĂĄti ronĂș sĂ­ ĂŹlĂ©rĂ­ ReÌ©.
GbĂłÌ© ohĂčn mi nĂ­nĂș ĂŹfĂ©Ì© ReÌ©, OlĂșwa,
Fi Ă sÌ©eÌ© ReÌ© fĂșn mi nĂ­ ĂŹyĂš.
ÀwoÌ©n tĂł Ƅ lĂ©pa mi lĂĄĂŹnĂ­dĂŹĂ­ sĂșnmĂłÌ© ĂŹtĂČsĂŹ,
wĂłÌ©n jĂŹnnĂ  sĂ­ ĂČfin ReÌ©.
SÌ©ĂčgbĂłÌ©n ÌwoÌ© wĂ  nĂ­tĂČsĂ­, OlĂșwa,
otĂ­tĂłÌ© ni gbogbo ĂŹlĂ nĂ  ReÌ©.
Ó pĂ©Ì© tĂ­ mo ti moÌ© ĂšÌ©rĂ­ ReÌ©,
tĂ­ O ti fi lĂ©lĂšÌ© lĂĄĂ©lĂĄĂ©.
Ògo ni fĂșn Baba Ă ti fĂșn OÌ©moÌ©
Ă ti fĂșn ĂˆÌ©mĂ­ MĂ­mĂłÌ©.
BĂ­ Ăł ti wĂ  lĂĄtĂštĂškĂłÌ©sÌ©e,
o Ƅ beÌ© nĂ­sinsĂŹnyĂ­,
bĂ©Ì©ĂšÌ© ni Ăł sĂŹ mĂĄa rĂ­ nĂ­gbĂ  gbogbo
ayĂ© Ă ĂŹnĂ­pĂšÌ©kun. ÀmĂ­n. AlelĂșyĂ .
Meditating the word of the Lord in the Law
“When anyone obeys what he has said, God’s love comes to perfection in him” (1 John 2:5)
Dawn finds me ready to welcome you, my God.
I call with all my heart; Lord, hear me,