First Reading

Job 38:1, 8-11 (JB)

A reading from the book of Job

Here I have set the boundaries of the sea.

From the heart of the tempest the Lord gave Job his answer. He said:

Who pent up the sea behind closed doors

when it leapt tumultuous out of the womb,

when I wrapped it in a robe of mist

and made black clouds its swaddling bands;

when I marked the bounds it was not to cross

and made it fast with a bolted gate?

Come thus far, I said, and no farther;

here your proud waves shall break.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Job 38:1-4, 8-11 (NRSV)

A reading from the book of Job

The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:

“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

Tell me if you have understanding.

“Who shut in the sea with doors

when it burst out from the womb?-

when I made the clouds its garment,

and prescribed bounds for it,

and set bars and doors,

and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,

and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?”

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 106:23-26, 28-31 (JB)

R. Give thanks to the Lord,

his love is everlasting.

or

R. Alleluia!

Some sailed to the sea in ships

to trade on the mighty waters.

These men have seen the Lord’s deeds,

the wonders he does in the deep. R.

For he spoke; he summoned the gale,

tossing the waves of the sea

up to heaven and back into the deep;

their soul melted away in their distress. R.

Then they cried to the Lord in their need

and he rescued them from their distress.

He stilled the storm to a whisper:

all the waves of the sea were hushed. R.

They rejoiced because of the calm

and he led them to the haven they desired.

Let them thank the Lord for his love,

the wonders he does for men. R.

Second Reading

2 Corinthians 5:14-17 (JB)

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

All things are made new.

The love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead; and the reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for them.

From now onwards, therefore, we do not judge anyone by the standards of the flesh. Even if we did once know Christ in the flesh, that is not how we know him now. And for anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old creation has gone, and now the new one is here.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

2 Corinthians 5:14-17 (NRSV)

A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians

The love of Christ urges us on,

because we are convinced that one has died for all;

therefore all have died.

And he died for all,

so that those who live might live no longer for themselves,

but for him who died and was raised for them.

From now on, therefore, we regard no one

from a human point of view.

Even though we once knew Christ

from a human point of view,

we know him no longer in that way.

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation:

everything old has passed away;

see, everything has become new!

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

Luke 7:16 (JB)

Alleluia, alleluia!

A great prophet has appeared among us;

God has visited his people.

Alleluia!

Luke 7:16 (NRSV)

Alleluia, alleluia!

A great prophet has appeared among us;

God has visited his people.

Alleluia!

Gospel

Mark 4:35-41 (JB)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him.

With the coming of evening, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let us cross over to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind they took him, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him. Then it began to blow a gale and the waves were breaking into the boat so that it was almost swamped. But he was in the stern, his head on the cushion, asleep. They woke him and said to him, ‘Master, do you not care? We are going down!’ And he woke up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Quiet now! Be calm!’ And the wind dropped, and all was calm again. Then he said to them, ‘Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?’ They were filled with awe and said to one another, ‘Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey him.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 4:35-41 (NRSV)

A reading from the holy gospel according to Mark

When evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples,

“Let us go across to the other side.”

And leaving the crowd behind,

they took Jesus with them in the boat, just as he was.

Other boats were with him.

A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat,

so that the boat was already being swamped.

But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on the cushion;

and they woke him up and said to him,

“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,

“Peace! Be still!”

Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.

Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid?

Have you still no faith?”

And they were filled with great awe

and said to one another,

“Who then is this,

that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Ordo

12th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME (green)

Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed

Sunday preface

Readings:     Job 38:1, 8-11;  2 Cor 5:14-17;  Mk 4:35-41

Hours of the Sunday, Te Deum

PSALTER WEEK 4

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