Daily Readings - February 17, 2012 - Friday
First Reading: James 2: 14-24, 26
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 112: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Holy Gospel: Mark 8: 34-9:1
Holy Gospel:
34 Then Jesus called the people and his disciples and said, “If you want to follow me, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me. 35 For if you choose to save your life, you will lose it; and if you lose your life for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel, you will save it.
36 What good is it to gain the whole world but destroy yourself? 37 There is nothing you can give to recover your life. 38 I tell you: If anyone is ashamed of me and of my words among this adulterous and sinful people, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the Glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
9.1 And he went on to say, “Truly I tell you, there are some here who will not die before they see the kingdom of God coming with power.”
First Reading:
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, to profess faith without showing works? Such faith has no power to save you. 15 If a brother or sister is in need of clothes or food 16 and one of you says, “May things go well for you; be warm and satisfied,” without attending to their material needs, what good is that? 17 So it is for faith without deeds: it is totally dead.
18 Say to whoever challenges you, “You have faith and I have good deeds; show me your faith apart from actions and I, for my part, will show you my faith in the way I act.” 19 Do you believe there is one God? Well enough, but do not forget that the demons also believe and tremble with fear!
20 You foolish one, do you have to be convinced that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Think of our father Abraham. Was he not justified by the act of offering his son Isaac on the altar? 22 So you see, his faith was active along with his deeds and became perfect by what he did. 23 The word of Scripture was thus fulfilled, Abraham believed in God so he was considered a righteous person and he was called the friend of God.
24 So you see, a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 26 So, just as the body is dead without its spirit, so faith without deeds is also dead.
Responsorial Psalm:
1 Alleluia!
Blessed is the one who fears the Lord,
who greatly delights in his commands.
2 His children will be powerful on earth;
the upright’s offspring will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are for his family,
there his integrity will remain.
4 He is for the righteous a light in darkness,
he is kind, merciful and upright.
5 It will be well with him who lends freely,
who leads a life of justice and honesty.
6 For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered and loved forever.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 112: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Holy Gospel: Mark 8: 34-9:1
Holy Gospel:
34 Then Jesus called the people and his disciples and said, “If you want to follow me, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me. 35 For if you choose to save your life, you will lose it; and if you lose your life for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel, you will save it.
36 What good is it to gain the whole world but destroy yourself? 37 There is nothing you can give to recover your life. 38 I tell you: If anyone is ashamed of me and of my words among this adulterous and sinful people, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the Glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
9.1 And he went on to say, “Truly I tell you, there are some here who will not die before they see the kingdom of God coming with power.”
First Reading:
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, to profess faith without showing works? Such faith has no power to save you. 15 If a brother or sister is in need of clothes or food 16 and one of you says, “May things go well for you; be warm and satisfied,” without attending to their material needs, what good is that? 17 So it is for faith without deeds: it is totally dead.
18 Say to whoever challenges you, “You have faith and I have good deeds; show me your faith apart from actions and I, for my part, will show you my faith in the way I act.” 19 Do you believe there is one God? Well enough, but do not forget that the demons also believe and tremble with fear!
20 You foolish one, do you have to be convinced that faith without deeds is useless? 21 Think of our father Abraham. Was he not justified by the act of offering his son Isaac on the altar? 22 So you see, his faith was active along with his deeds and became perfect by what he did. 23 The word of Scripture was thus fulfilled, Abraham believed in God so he was considered a righteous person and he was called the friend of God.
24 So you see, a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 26 So, just as the body is dead without its spirit, so faith without deeds is also dead.
Responsorial Psalm:
1 Alleluia!
Blessed is the one who fears the Lord,
who greatly delights in his commands.
2 His children will be powerful on earth;
the upright’s offspring will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are for his family,
there his integrity will remain.
4 He is for the righteous a light in darkness,
he is kind, merciful and upright.
5 It will be well with him who lends freely,
who leads a life of justice and honesty.
6 For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered and loved forever.
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