September 2
Mercredi, 22ème Semaine du Temps Ordinaire
Wednesday, week 22 in Ordinary Time
Today is a ferial day in the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time. In the liturgical calendar, a ferial day (or simply 'feria') refers to a weekday on which no obligatory feast, memorial, or solemnity is celebrated, allowing the Church to focus more directly on the readings and prayers assigned for that particular season.
During Ordinary Time, the focus is on the daily journey of faith, growth in discipleship, and meditating on the mystery of Christ in all its aspects. The Scripture readings for ferial days typically follow a continuous pattern, enabling Catholics to hear and reflect on large sections of the Bible, especially the Gospels and Epistles, over weeks and months.
While the liturgy may appear 'ordinary' by name, it is rich in spiritual opportunity. The green vestments symbolize the hope and vitality of Christian life. These days encourage personal prayer, diligent living of the Christian virtues, and attentive listening to God's word in the midst of everyday routines. They remind us that holiness is not confined to exceptional events or grand feasts; it is found in faithful, steady following of Christ in the understated, daily moments of life.
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Reading1 Co 3, 1-9
Brothers,
when I addressed you,
I could not speak to you as spiritual people,
but as people who are merely carnal,
like infants in Christ.
I gave you milk,
and not solid food;
you would not have been able to eat it,
and even now you are not able,
because you are still of the flesh.
For as long as there is jealousy and rivalry among you,
are you not still living in the flesh,
and behaving in an entirely human way?
When one of you says:
"I belong to Paul,"
and another:
"I belong to Apollos,"
is that not an entirely human way to act?
For who is Apollos? Who is Paul?
Servants through whom you have come to believe,
and who have acted according to the gifts the Lord gave each.
I planted, Apollos watered;
but God gave the growth.
Therefore the one who plants is not important,
nor is the one who waters;
only the one who gives the growth matters: God.
The one who plants and the one who waters
are one,
but each will receive his own wages
according to the labor he has done.
We are God’s co-workers,
and you are a field God is cultivating,
a house God is building.
– The word of the Lord.
PsalmPs 32 (33), 12-13, 14-15, 20-21
Blessed is the people whose Lord is their God,
blessed the nation he has chosen for his own!
From the heavens, the Lord looks down:
he sees the whole human race.
From where he dwells, he observes
all the inhabitants of the earth,
he who fashions the heart of each,
who understands all their deeds.
We await our life from the Lord:
he is for us our help and our shield.
The joy of our hearts comes from him,
our trust is in his most holy name.
GospelLc 4, 38-44
At that time,
Jesus left the synagogue at Capernaum
and entered Simon’s house.
Now Simon’s mother-in-law
was afflicted with a high fever,
and they asked Jesus to do something for her.
He leaned over her,
rebuked the fever, and it left her.
At that very moment, the woman got up
and began to serve them.
At sunset,
all those who had people sick with a variety of ailments
brought them to him.
And Jesus, laying hands on each one,
healed them.
Even demons came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!"
But Jesus rebuked them and forbade them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ.
At daybreak Jesus left
and went off to a deserted place.
The crowds were searching for him;
they came to him,
and tried to keep him from leaving them.
But he said to them:
“To the other towns also,
I must proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God,
for this is why I was sent.”
And he went on proclaiming the Gospel
in the synagogues of the Jewish lands.
– Let us acclaim the word of God.
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