Third Sunday of Ordinary Time January 24, 2021

OPENING SONG: AMAZING GRACE The Word of the Lord Thanks be to Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me Alleluia I once was lost, but now I am found Was blind, but now I see Alleluia, alleluia.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear Mk 1:14-20 And grace my fears relieved After John had been arrested, came to Galilee How precious did that grace appear proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The hour I first believed The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Through many dangers, toils and snares As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his We have already come brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; 'Twas grace has brought us safe thus far they were fishermen. And grace will lead us home Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” When we've been there ten thousand years Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. Bright, shining as the sun He walked along a little farther We've no less days to sing God's praise and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. Than when we've first begun They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. Reading I Jon 3:1-5, 10 So they left their father Zebedee in the boat The word of the LORD came to , saying: along with the hired men and followed him. “Set out for the great city of , and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” The Gospel of the Lord. So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, Praise to You, Lord, Jesus Christ. according to the LORD’S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; OFFERTORY SONG: SING A NEW SONG it took three days to go through it. Jonah began his journey through the city, Sing a new song unto the Lord and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, Let your song be sung from mountains high “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed, “ Sing a new song unto the Lord when the people of Nineveh believed God; Singing 'alleluia they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. 's people dance for joy When God saw by their actions how they turned from O' come before the Lord their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had And play for Him on glad tambourines threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out. And let your trumpet sound. [Refrain]

The Word of the Lord Rise, o' children, from your sleep Thanks be to God Your Savior now has come He has turned your sorrow to joy And filled your soul with song. [Refrain] Responsorial Psalm Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Teach me your ways, O Lord. Teach me your ways. Glad my soul for I have seen The glory of the Lord Reading II 1 Cor 7:29-31 The trumpet sounds, the dead shall be raised I tell you, brothers and sisters, the time is running out. I know my Savior lives. [Refrain] From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away. ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION Final Blessing My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I Go in Peace desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this Thanks be to God moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never RECESSIONAL: YOU WALK ALONG OUR SHORELINE permit me to be separated from You. Amen. You walk along our shoreline COMMUNION SONG: SOLO Where land meets unknown sea. We hear your voice of power,

“Now come and follow me. BE NOT AFRAID And if you still will follow Through storm and wave and shoal, You shall cross the barren desert Then I will make you fishers But you shall not die of thirst But of the human soul.” You shall wander far in safety Though you do not know the way You call us, Christ, to gather You shall speak your words to foreign lands The people of the earth. And all will understand We cannot for only You shall see the face of God and live. Those lives we think have worth. We spread your net of gospel

Across the water’s face, Be not afraid Our boat a common shelter I go before you always For all found by your grace. Come, follow me and I will give you rest. We cast our net, O Jesus; If you pass through raging waters in the sea We cry the kingdom’s name; You shall not drown We work for love and justice; If you walk amid the burning flames We learn to hope through pain. You shall not be harmed You call us, Lord, to gather If you stand before the power of God’s daughters and God’s sons, And death is at your side To let your judgment heal us Know that I am with you through it all. [Refrain] So that all may be one.

Blessed are your poor For the kingdom shall be theirs Blest are you that weep and mourn For one day you shall laugh And if wicked tongues insult and hate you All because of me Blessed, blessed are you. [Refrain]

Saint the , defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the . May God rebuke him we humbly pray.

And do thou oh prince of heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell and all the evil spirits prowling about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen To contribute to our parish online go to https://stjohn-catholic.org/online-giving The Lord be with you. And with your Spirit Words & Music: All rights reserved. Reprinted under ONE LICENSE #705347-A.