May 01, 2021, Saturday
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter (White)
FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH, THE WORKER (White)
(Labor Day)
CYCLE B - YEAR I
Lectionary: 559
The Gospel for this memorial is proper.
Reading 1
Gn 1:26B-2:3
"Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
the birds of the air, and the cattle,
and over all the wild animals
and all the creatures that crawl on the ground."
God created man in his image;
in the divine image he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them, saying:
"Be fertile and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air,
and all the living things that move on the earth."
God also said:
"See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth
and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;
and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air,
and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground,
I give all the green plants for food."
And so it happened.
God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.
Evening came, and morning followed–the sixth day.
Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.
Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing,
God rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.
So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,
because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.
Or
Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24
Over all these things put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,
the peace into which you were also called in one Body.
And be thankful.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed,
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Whatever you do, do from the heart,
as for the Lord and not for men,
knowing that you will receive from the Lord
the due payment of the inheritance;
be slaves of the Lord Christ.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14 and 16
R. (see 17b) Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
or:
R. Alleluia.
and the earth and the world were brought forth,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
or:
R. Alleluia.
saying, "Return, O children of men."
For a thousand years in your sight
are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
or:
R. Alleluia.
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
or:
R. Alleluia.
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
Let your work be seen by your servants
and your glory by their children.
R. Lord, give success to the work of our hands.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Alleluia
Ps 68:20
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
God, our salvation, who bears our burdens.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL
Mt 13:54-58
They were astonished and said,
"Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?
Is he not the carpenter's son?
Is not his mother named Mary
and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Are not his sisters all with us?
Where did this man get all this?"
And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them,
"A prophet is not without honor except in his native place
and in his own house."
And he did not work many mighty deeds there
because of their lack of faith.
REFLECTION:
It seems there was a moment when the light broke through when the people realized the power of Jesus’ wisdom and actions. Then the clouds came over and they thought, ‘If he were so special we would not have missed it.’ It sometimes happens in our lives too, that we have moments of recognition when we see how blessed we are, how fortunate – perhaps compared to others. All too quickly, we may find ourselves returning to our usual complaints. The people of Jesus’ town were in the presence of Jesus but did not recognise him for who he was. I take this time of prayer to be in the presence of Jesus, to recognise who he is and to ask him to help me to see my life as he does.
Ask Jesus for the grace to realize that every time you meet him in your prayer you are meeting God. Allow his disturbing freshness to captivate you. Like Mary, allow Jesus to do ‘deeds of power’ through you for the good of the world.
PRAYER:
I pray for wisdom and enlightenment so that I may listen to and reflect on the teachings of Jesus with renewed insight and wisdom, seeing their relevance to my walk of faith with Him.
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