Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Almighty ever-living God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the name of your beloved Son we may abound in good works.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

1 Corinthians 7 : 29 - 31

I tell you, brothers and sisters, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away.

Mark 1 : 14 - 20

After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."

As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him.

For the world in its present form is passing away.
- 1 Cor 7:31

For the world in its present form is passing away. In the second reading today, St. Paul is not offering the Corinthians a doomsday prophecy. Rather, he is stating that if we follow Christ, the world in its present form will pass away. We see evidence of this from the first reading where the people of Nineveh changed their ways to turn away from evil. God also relented from the punishment He had intended to place upon them. The world in its present form passed away. In the Gospel, Jesus calls Simon and Andrew, James and John, to come follow Him so that he might make them ‘fishers of men’. These men followed Jesus, and through God, the world in its present form passed away. This is our baptismal call; to build the Kingdom of God on earth through our faith. The world in its present form will pass away. As we pick up the Cross, we will find that creating change is not easy. In all, the journey will be fulfilled through, with, in God’s love. “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."

O Lord, make known Your ways to me;
and teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior.
In your kindness remember me,
and guide me to justice.
Fill me with courage to
follow You.
O Lord, make known Your ways to me;
and teach me your paths.
Amen.

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