The 28th of January, 2021, Thursday is the Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church. The Holy Bible verses for the mass readings for this day came from the Liturgical Calendar of the Year 2021.
Reading 1: HEB 10:19-25
The first reading from The Letter to the Hebrews.
Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh, and having a great priest over God’s house, let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our body washed with pure water, let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Responsorial Psalm: PS 24:1-2, 3-4AB, 5-6
Response: This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face-even Jacob.
The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.
For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.
R: This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face-even Jacob.
Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill? Who may stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood.
R: This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face-even Jacob.
He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face-even Jacob.
R: This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face-even Jacob.
Gospel of the Day: MK 4:21-25
From the gospel scripture according to Mark.
Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
