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Daily Readings - 12/01/2026
MONDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading : 1 Sm 1, 1-8
No se encontró el libro para la sigla: 1 Sm
Psalm : Ps 115
R. I will offer you, Lord, a sacrifice of praise.
The one true God
115:1 Not by us, Yahweh, not by us, by you alone is glory deserved, by your love and your faithfulness!
115:2 Do the pagans ask, ‘Where is their God?’
115:3 Ours is the God whose will is sovereign in the heavens and on earth,
115:4 whereas their idols, in silver and gold, products of human skill,
115:5 have mouths, but never speak, eyes, but never see,
115:6 ears, but never hear, noses, but never smell,
115:7 hands, but never touch, feet, but never walk, and not a sound from their throats.
115:8 their makers will end up like them, and so will anyone who relies on them.
115:9 House of Israel, rely on Yahweh, on him, our help and shield!
115:10 House of Aaron, rely on Yahweh, on him, our help and shield!
115:11 You who fear Yahweh, rely on Yahweh, on him, our help and shield!
115:12 Yahweh remembers us, he will bless, he will bless the House of Israel, he will bless the House of Aaron,
115:13 he will bless those who fear Yahweh, without distinction of rank.[*a]
115:14 May Yahweh add to your numbers, yours and your children’s too!
115:15 May you be blessed by Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth!
115:16 Heaven belongs to Yahweh, earth he bestows on man.
115:17 The dead cannot praise Yahweh, they have gone down to silence;
115:18 but we, the living, bless Yahweh henceforth and evermore.
Gospel : Mk 1, 14-20
Jesus begins to preach
1:14 After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the Good News from God.
1:15 ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.’
The first four disciples are called
1:16 As he was walking along by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the lake – for they were fishermen.
1:17 And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you into fishers of men’.
1:18 And at once they left their nets and followed him.
1:19 Going on a little further, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they too were in their boat, mending their nets. He called them at once
1:20 and, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the men he employed, they went after him.