{"id":721,"date":"2015-01-29T21:45:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T02:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/?p=721"},"modified":"2015-02-02T23:26:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T04:26:42","slug":"catholic-mass-thursday-of-the-3rd-week-in-ordinary-time-1-29-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/catholic-mass-thursday-of-the-3rd-week-in-ordinary-time-1-29-14\/","title":{"rendered":"CATHOLIC MASS: Thursday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time &#8211; 1.29.15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-126 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200.jpg\" alt=\"Bible-200\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/faith-central\/catholic-faith-central-christian-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Bible-200-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>&#8230; We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.\u00a0We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/012915.cfm\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/012915.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Mass Readings 1.29.15<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/hebrews\/10:19\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/hebrews\/10:19\" target=\"_blank\">FIRST READING: Hebrews 10:19-25<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/24:1\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/24:1\" target=\"_blank\">PSALM 24:1-2, 3-4AB, 5-6<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/mark\/4:21\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/mark\/4:21\" target=\"_blank\">GOSPEL: Mark 4:21-25<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.masstimes.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.masstimes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FIND A MASS: MassTimes.org<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"http:\/\/www.thecatholicdirectory.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecatholicdirectory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FIND A MASS: TheCatholicDirectory.com<\/a>\u00a0<em>&#8211; Readings excerpts and\u00a0brief annotations follow below.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- faith-wp-respons-2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3210937145558786\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5586646142\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0mCtW391XU?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>FIRST READING<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/hebrews\/10:19\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/hebrews\/10:19\" target=\"_blank\">FIRST READING: Hebrews 10:19-25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unknown author of the Letter to the Hebrews\u00a0exhorts us to pursue purity and persevere in embracing the Gospel.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230; let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.\u00a0Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, \u00a0for He who made the promise is trustworthy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We also should rouse one another to love and good works:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.\u00a0We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The reference to the day drawing near perhaps refers to the return of Christ. At the same time, recall that for each of us, there also is the day that we meet God face-to-face\u00a0individually.<\/p>\n<h3>RESPONSORIAL PSALM<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/24:1\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/24:1\" target=\"_blank\">PSALM 24:1-2, 3-4AB, 5-6<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lord, this is the people that longs to see Your Face.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- faith-wp-respons-2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3210937145558786\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5586646142\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:10px;\">\r\n<div style=\"float:left;\">\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"float:right;padding-right:75px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/58116uoxuowBJFKCLHGBDCJHDFHF\" target=\"_blank\" onmouseover=\"window.status='http:\/\/www.TrinityRoad.com';return true;\" onmouseout=\"window.status=' ';return true;\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/gg77nswkqo9HDIAJFE9BAHFBDFD\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h3>GOSPEL<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/mark\/4:21\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/mark\/4:21\" target=\"_blank\">GOSPEL: Mark 4:21-25<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;padding-left:10px;padding-top:10px;\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7380954-10751356\" target=\"_top\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-7380954-10751356\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Jesus cautions that all that is hidden and secret will be made visible.<\/p>\n<p>He also cautions that the measure with which we measure will be measured out to us, such that those who have will receive more.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jesus said to His Disciples, &#8216;Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket\u00a0or under a bed,\u00a0and not to be placed on a lampstand?&#8217;\u00a0For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light.\u00a0Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.&#8217;\u00a0He also told them, &#8216;Take care what you hear.\u00a0The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you.\u00a0To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.&#8217;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps one way to accept Jesus&#8217; exhortation is that we are to Bear Fruit for the Kingdom of God, applying the opportunities and capacities with which God Blesses.<\/p>\n<p>To strengthen our ability to do this, one foundation is to reject sin and embrace a live of Holiness.<\/p>\n<p>Another is to seek out God&#8217;s Will, with our striving for holiness helping to prepare our capacity for discernment.<\/p>\n<p>With foundations in Holiness, we are to take action in obedience to God&#8217;s Will to help Proclaim the Gospel by word and deed and carry out the Divine Will in our particular lives with our plans and deeds.<\/p>\n<p>Our relationship with Holy Mother Church also is important. For example, the Church can\u00a0help us pursue a life of Holiness through\u00a0the Sacraments, Preaching and Instruction in the Faith. It can assist us with our discernment of God&#8217;s Will and, in some cases, can provide\u00a0organized frameworks for action, such as charitable endeavors or even careers in service to the Gospel.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:50%; float:right;padding-left:15px;\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7380954-5434248-1440532932000\" target=\"_top\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/image-7380954-5434248-1440532932000\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\r\n<\/div>\n<h3>LINKS &amp; RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.masstimes.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.masstimes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find a Mass: MassTimes.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.thecatholicdirectory.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecatholicdirectory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find a Mass: TheCatholicDirectory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dailymass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dailymass\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Daily Mass &#8211; Toronto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.catholictv.com\/shows\/daily-mass\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholictv.com\/shows\/daily-mass\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Daily Mass \u2013 Boston\/Catholic TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.catholictv.com\/shows\/national-shrine-mass\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholictv.com\/shows\/national-shrine-mass\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Sunday Mass &#8211; Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/thesundaymass.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/thesundaymass.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Sunday Mass &#8212; Passionists (New York)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.catholictv.com\/shows\/notre-dame-mass\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholictv.com\/shows\/notre-dame-mass\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Sunday Mass &#8211; University of Notre Dame<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SiouxFallsDiocese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SiouxFallsDiocese\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Diocese of Sioux Falls (includes Sunday Mass)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230; 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