Readings for
January 28, 2027
Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Religious, Doctor Obligatory Memorial
Mass of the Day
First Reading
Hebrews 10: 19-25
19Therefore, brothers, since through the blood of Jesus we have confidence of entrance into the sanctuary
20by the new and living way he opened for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,
21and since we have “a great priest over the house of God,”
22let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
23Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy.
24We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.
25We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 24: 1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
1Psalm 24 The Glory of God in Procession to Zion - A psalm of David. I - The earth is the LORD’s and all it holds, the world and those who dwell in it.
2For he founded it on the seas, established it over the rivers.
3II - Who may go up the mountain of the LORD? Who can stand in his holy place?
4“The clean of hand and pure of heart, who has not given his soul to useless things, what is vain.
5He will receive blessings from the LORD, and justice from his saving God.
6Such is the generation that seeks him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.” Selah
Alleluia
Psalms 119: 105
105Nun - Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path.
Gospel
Mark 4: 21-25
21Parable of the Lamp. He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?
22For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light.
23Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.”
24He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you.
25To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”