Sunday between 21 and 27 January    

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

First Reading - Isaiah 62.1-4

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. For your sake, O Zion, I will not keep silent; and for your sake, O Jerusalem, I will not rest, says the Lord, until your righteousness shines out like the dawn, and your salvation like a beacon in the night. All kings, all nations, will see your glory. You will be a royal crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord your God. And the Lord will give you a new name. You will no longer be called “forsaken”. And your land will no longer be called “desolate”. You will be called “the delight of the Lord”. And your land will be called “the bride of the Lord”. For the Lord delights in you. This is the word of the Lord.

Second Reading - 1 Corinthians 9.19-23

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians. I am free, subject only to the law of Christ. But I have made myself a servant to everyone, that I might lead as many as possible to salvation. To those who live under the law, I became like one who lives under the law, so that I might win those who live under the law. To those who live outside the law, I became like one who lives outside the law, so that I might win those who live outside the law. To the weak, I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, all for the sake of the gospel, that by all possible means I might lead some to salvation. This is the word of the Lord.

Gospel - John 2.1-11

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. There was a wedding, at Cana, in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also guests at the wedding. The wine ran out, and Jesus’ mother came to Jesus, and said, ‘They have no wine.’ Jesus said to his mother, ‘What is that to you, or to me? My time has not yet come.’ But his mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ Jesus pointed to the stone water-jars, used for ceremonial washing. There were six, holding about six hundred litres in all. Jesus told the servants to fill the jars with water. And they filled them to the brim. Jesus said, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ They took some to the chief steward, and he tasted it. And the water had become wine. The servants who had taken it to the chief steward knew where it had come from, but the chief steward did not know. When the chief steward tasted it, he called the bridegroom, and said, ‘Everyone serves the best wine first, and the cheaper wine later, when the guests have had plenty to drink. But you have kept the best wine until now.’ This was the first of the signs by which Jesus revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. This is the Gospel of the Lord.