Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; and Luke 4:21-30. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 71 (Psalm 71:1-6, 15-17).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 71 Sing of Your salvation and I will sing Your glory

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus began speaking in the synagogue, saying: "Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing."

And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, "Isn't this the son of Joseph?"

He said to them, "Surely you will quote me this proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself,' and say, 'Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.'"

And he said, "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."

When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (January 31, 2016)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (January 31, 2016)

Community in Mission: A "Rule of Life" for Prophets - A Homily for the 4th Sunday of the Year (30 JAN 16)

The Sacred Page: Why the "Good Person" is Rejected: 4th Sunday in OT (28 JAN 16) 

Word on Fire: The Primacy of Love (Cycle C * Ordinary Time * Week 4)

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Prophet to the Nations: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (25 JAN 16)

The Dispatch: The motive and mission of the true prophet (30 JAN 16)

Spirituality of the Readings: The Carpenter's Son? (4th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Who's a Prophet? (4th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

The Word Embodied: Justice Done in Love (4th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Historical Cultural Context: Jesus the Prophet (4th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Cyril of Alexandria (4th Sunday of Ordinary Time C)