First Reading

1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 (JB)

A reading from the first book of Samuel

Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening.

Samuel was lying in the sanctuary of the Lord where the ark of God was, when the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ He answered, ‘Here I am.’ Then he ran to Eli and said, ‘Here I am, since you called me’. Eli said, ‘I did not call. Go back and lie down.’ So he went and lay down. Once again the Lord called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Samuel got up and went to Eli and said. ‘Here I am, since you called me.’ He replied, ‘I did not call you, my son; go back and lie down.’ Samuel had as yet no knowledge of the Lord and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. Once again the Lord called, the third time. He got up and went to Eli and said, ‘Here I am, since you called me.’ Eli then understood that it was the Lord who was calling the boy, and he said to Samuel, ‘Go and lie down, and if someone calls say, “Speak Lord, your servant is listening”‘. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

The Lord then came and stood by, calling as he had done before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Samuel answered, ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’

Samuel grew up and the Lord was with him and let no word of his fall to the ground.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 (NRSV)

A reading from the first book of Samuel

Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord,

where the ark of God was.

Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!”

and he said, “Here I am!”

Samuel ran to Eli, and said,

“Here I am, for you called me.”

But Eli said, “I did not call; lie down again.”

So he went and lay down.

The Lord called again, “Samuel!”

Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said,

“Here I am, for you called me.”

But he said,

“I did not call, my son; lie down again.”

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,

and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

The Lord called Samuel again, a third time.

And he got up and went to Eli, and said,

“Here I am, for you called me.”

Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy.

Therefore Eli said to Samuel,

“Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say,

‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”‘

So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Now the Lord came and stood there,

calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!”

And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him

and let none of his words fall to the ground.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 39:2, 4, 7-10 (JB)

R. Here am I, Lord;

I come to do your will.

I waited, I waited for the Lord

and he stooped down to me;

he heard my cry.

He put a new song into my mouth,

praise of our God. R.

You do not ask for sacrifice and offerings,

but an open ear.

You do not ask for holocaust and victim.

Instead, here am I. R.

In the scroll of the book it stands written

that I should do your will.

My God, I delight in your law

in the depth of my heart. R.

Your justice I have proclaimed

in the great assembly.

My lips I have not sealed;

you know it, O Lord. R.

Second Reading

1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 (JB)

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians

Your bodies are members of the body of Christ.

The body is not meant for fornication; it is for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. God who raised the Lord from the dead, will by his power raise us up too.

You know, surely, that your bodies are members making up the body of Christ; anyone who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

Keep away from fornication. All the other sins are committed outside the body; but to fornicate is to sin against your own body. Your body, you know, is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you since you received him from God. You are not your own property; you have been bought and paid for. That is why you should use your body for the glory of God.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 (NRSV)

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians

The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord,

and the Lord for the body.

And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power.

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?

But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Shun fornication!

Every sin that a person commits is outside the body;

but the fornicator sins against the body itself.

Or do you not know

that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you,

which you have from God,

and that you are not your own?

For you were bought with a price;

therefore glorify God in your body.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

John 1:41, 17 (JB)

Alleluia, alleluia!

We have found the Messiah:

Jesus Christ, who brings us truth and grace.

Alleluia!

John 1:41, 17 (NRSV)

Alleluia, alleluia!

We have found the Messiah:

Jesus Christ, who brings us truth and grace.

Alleluia!

Gospel

John 1:35-42 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

They saw where Jesus lived and they stayed with him.

As John stood with two of his disciples, Jesus passed, and John stared hard at him and said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God.’ Hearing this, the two disciples followed Jesus. Jesus turned round, saw them following and said, ‘What do you want?’ They answered, ‘Rabbi,’- which means Teacher – ‘where do you live?’ ‘Come and see’ he replied; so they went and saw where he lived, and stayed with him the rest of that day. It was about the tenth hour.

One of these two who became followers of Jesus after hearing what John had said was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Early next morning, Andrew met his brother and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ – which means the Christ – and he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked hard at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John; you are to be called Cephas’ – meaning Rock.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

John 1:35-42 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to John

John was standing with two of his disciples,

and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed,

“Look, here is the Lamb of God!”

The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them,

“What are you looking for?”

They said to him, “Rabbi”

(which translated means Teacher),

“where are you staying?”

He said to them, “Come and see.”

They came and saw where he was staying,

and they remained with him that day.

It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.

One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew,

Simon Peter’s brother.

He first found his brother Simon and said to him,

“We have found the Messiah”

(which is translated Anointed).

He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said,

“You are Simon son of John.

You are to be called Cephas”

(which is translated Peter).

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.