The 8th of February, 2021 is Monday in the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time. The Bible scriptures for the holy mass readings for this day came from the Year 2021 of Liturgical Calendar.
Reading 1: GN 1:1-19
The first reading from the Book of Genesis.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.
God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.
God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.
The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.
God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Responsorial Psalm: PS 104:1-2A, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35C
Response: Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
He covers himself with light as with a garment.
R: Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
R: Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.
R: Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
R: Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
Gospel of the Day: MK 6:53-56
From the gospel verse according to Mark.
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him, and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick on their mats to where they heard he was.
Wherever he entered-into villages, or into cities, or into the country-they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.
Other Celebration
An optional celebration on this day is the Memorial of Saint Jerome Emiliani, Priest as well as Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin.
