Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 31, 2021 9:00am
Pre-Mass
Opening of Catholic Schools Week
Presented by Mr. John C. McGrath, M.Ed. - Principal at Our Lady of Mercy
Prayer Before Mass
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against
the wickedness and
snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him,
we humbly pray;
and do Thou,
O Prince of the Heavenly Hosts,
by the Power of God,
thrust into hell Satan
and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
Entrance Antiphon
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Refrain Save us, O Lord our God!
And gather us from the nations,
to give thanks to your holy name,
and make it our glory to praise you.
Psalm 160 (105):47 Chant settings by Fr. Samuel F. Weber, O.S.B.
Copyright 2017 Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN 47577-1010.
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Penitential Act
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
First Reading
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Moses spoke to all the people, saying:
“A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you
from among your own kin;
to him you shall listen.
This is exactly what you requested of the LORD, your God, at Horeb
on the day of the assembly, when you said,
‘Let us not again hear the voice of the LORD, our God,
nor see this great fire any more, lest we die.’
And the LORD said to me, ‘This was well said.
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin,
and will put my words into his mouth;
he shall tell them all that I command him.
Whoever will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name,
I myself will make him answer for it.
But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name
an oracle that I have not commanded him to speak,
or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall die.’”
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9
R/ If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;
let us acclaim the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.
R/ If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Come, let us bow down in worship;
let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
For he is our God,
and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.
R/ If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Oh, that today you would hear his voice:
“Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as in the day of Massah in the desert,
Where your fathers tempted me;
they tested me though they had seen my works.”
R/ If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Brothers and sisters:
I should like you to be free of anxieties.
An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord,
how he may please the Lord.
But a married man is anxious about the things of the world,
how he may please his wife, and he is divided.
An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord,
so that she may be holy in both body and spirit.
A married woman, on the other hand,
is anxious about the things of the world,
how she may please her husband.
I am telling you this for your own benefit,
not to impose a restraint upon you,
but for the sake of propriety
and adherence to the Lord without distraction.
Acclamation before the Gospel
Matthew 4:16
R/ Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light;
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death,
light has arisen.
R/ Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Gospel
Mark 1:21-28
Then they came to Capernaum,
and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught.
The people were astonished at his teaching,
for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.
In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit;
he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
Jesus rebuked him and said,
“Quiet! Come out of him!”
The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.
All were amazed and asked one another,
“What is this?
A new teaching with authority.
He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.”
His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.
Profession of Faith
Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Preparation of Gifts/Offertory
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
Instrumental
Text: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847
Music: John Goss, 1800-1880
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Memorial Acclamations
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
or:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
or:
Save us, Savior of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.
Amen
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
Communion Hymn
O Jesus, We Adore Thee
Refrain At the table of Jesus we are nourished and fed
By the blessing cup and heaven’s living bread.
At the table of Jesus earth and heaven are wed.
To a hungry world, by our God we are led.
Verse 1
Where love and charity are found
There God is among us; God’s goodness abounds.
As Christ gathers many as one,
Let our hearts be glad and reflect God’s love.
Verse 2
Now, as we gather all as one,
Division is ended, communion begun.
Let fear, anger, hatred now end.
Let us dwell in love as our God intends.
Verse 3
Joined with the angels and the saints,
Beholding God’s glory and tasting God’s grace,
And with heaven’s hosts we’ll come face to face.
We’ll sing praise in God’s holy place,
