February 11, 2018 – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Readings
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Leviticus 13:1-2,44-46
The unclean man must live outside the camp
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
‘If a swelling or scab or shiny spot appears on a man’s skin, a case of leprosy of the skin is to be suspected.
The man must be taken to Aaron, the priest, or to one of the priests who are his sons.
‘The man is leprous: he is unclean. The priest must declare him unclean;
he is suffering from leprosy of the head.
A man infected with leprosy must wear his clothing torn and his hair disordered;
he must shield his upper lip and cry, “Unclean, unclean.”
As long as the disease lasts he must be unclean; and therefore he must live apart: he must live outside the camp.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 31(32):1-2,5,11
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
whose sin is remitted.
O happy the man to whom the Lord
imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
my guilt I did not hide.
I said: ‘I will confess
my offence to the Lord.’
And you, Lord, have forgiven
the guilt of my sin.
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
exult, you just!
O come, ring out your joy,
all you upright of heart.
You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy of salvation.
Second Reading
A Reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Take me for your model, as I take Christ
Whatever you eat, whatever you drink, whatever you do at all, do it for the glory of God.
Never do anything offensive to anyone – to Jews or Greeks or to the Church of God;
just as I try to be helpful to everyone at all times,
not anxious for my own advantage but for the advantage of everybody else,
so that they may be saved. Take me for your model, as I take Christ.
The Word of the Lord
Gospel Acclamation cf.Ep1:17,18
Alleluia, alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our mind,
so that we can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark 1:40-45
The leprosy left the man at once, and he was cured
A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees: ‘If you want to’ he said ‘you can cure me.’
Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him.
‘Of course I want to!’ he said. ‘Be cured!’ And the leprosy left him at once and he was cured.
‘Mind you say nothing to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest,
and make the offering for your healing prescribed by Moses as evidence of your recovery.’
The man went away, but then started talking about it freely and telling the story everywhere,
so that Jesus could no longer go openly into any town,
but had to stay outside in places where nobody lived. Even so, people from all around would come to him.
The Gospel of the Lord
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