THE WORD OF THE LORD

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Isaiah 8:23—9:3

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14

R. (1a) The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17

Gospel Reading: Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:

Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.

From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”