Sunday between 14 and 20 January    

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

First Reading - 1 Samuel 3.1-10

A reading from the first book of Samuel. The boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the temple, under the guidance of Eli, the high priest. The word of the Lord was rare in those days, and visions from the Lord were few. Eli’s eyesight was failing. And Samuel did not yet know the Lord, for the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. One evening, before the lamp of God had gone out, Eli was lying down in his room, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, near the ark of God. And the Lord called out: ‘Samuel!’ Samuel said, ‘Here I am!’ and ran to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But Eli said, ‘I did not call; go and lie down.’ Samuel went, and lay down; and the Lord called out a second time, ‘Samuel!’ Again, Samuel went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But Eli said, ‘My son, I did not call; go and lie down.’ And the Lord called Samuel a third time. And again, Samuel went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ And now Eli understood that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, and lie down, and if you hear the call again, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”’ So Samuel went and lay down again, and the Lord came, and stood there, calling as before, ‘Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ This is the word of the Lord.

Second Reading - 1 Corinthians 6.12,19-20

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians. All things may be lawful, in Christ - but not all things are beneficial. All things may be lawful - but you should take care not to become a slave to anything. You are no longer your own, for you were bought, at a price, to be a servant of God. Your body is now a temple of the Holy Spirit, given by God, and dwelling within you. Therefore glorify God in your body. This is the word of the Lord.

Gospel - John 1.35-42

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. The next day, John the Baptist was standing with two of his disciples when Jesus passed by. John said to them, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ And the two disciples followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following him, he said to them, ‘What is it that you are looking for?’ They asked Jesus, ‘Teacher, where are you staying?’ Jesus replied, ‘Come and see.’ And they spent the rest of that day with Jesus. One of the two was Andrew. Andrew went to find his brother Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah, the Christ’. And Simon went with Andrew to the place where Jesus was staying. Jesus looked at Simon, and said, ‘You are Simon, son of John, but you will be called Peter, the Rock.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord.