Catholic Mass Readings for February 4 2024, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Catholic Mass Readings for February 4 2024, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
First Reading	Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm	Psalms 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Second Reading	1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23
Gospel Acclamation	Matthew 8:17
Gospel	Mark 1:29-39

You have here Catholic Daily Mass Readings for February 4 2024, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B.

First Reading – Job 7:1-4, 6-7

Job spoke, saying:

¹ Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery? Are not his days those of hirelings?

² He is a slave who longs for the shade, a hireling who waits for his wages.

³ So I have been assigned months of misery, and troubled nights have been allotted to me.

⁴ If in bed I say, “When shall I arise?” then the night drags on; I am filled with restlessness until the dawn.

⁶ My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.

⁷ Remember that my life is like the wind; I shall not see happiness again.

Responsorial Psalm – Ps. 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

R. ^{(cf. 3a)} Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.

or:

R. Alleluia.

¹ Praise the LORD, for he is good;

sing praise to our God, for he is gracious;

it is fitting to praise him.

² The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;

the dispersed of Israel he gathers.

R. Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.

or:

R. Alleluia.

³ He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

⁴ He tells the number of the stars;

he calls each by name.

R. Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.

or:

R. Alleluia.

⁵ Great is our Lord and mighty in power;

to his wisdom there is no limit.

⁶ The LORD sustains the lowly;

the wicked he casts to the ground.

R. Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted.

or:

R. Alleluia.

Second Reading – 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23

Brothers and sisters:

¹⁶ If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!

¹⁷ If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

¹⁸ What then is my recompense? That, when I preach, I offer the gospel free of charge so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

¹⁹ Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible.

²² To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some.

²³ All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.

Alleluia – Matthew 8:17

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

¹⁷ Christ took away our infirmities

and bore our diseases.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

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Gospel Reading for February 4 2024 – Mark 1:29-39

²⁹ On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

³⁰ Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her.

³¹ He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.

³² When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.

³³ The whole town was gathered at the door.

³⁴ He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, not permitting them to speak because they knew him.

³⁵ Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.

³⁶ Simon and those who were with him pursued him

³⁷ and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.”

³⁸ He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.”

³⁹ So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.

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