Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Deuteronomy 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, and Mark 1:21-28. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 95 (Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9).

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

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 95 "If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts"

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.

In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are - the Holy One of God!"

Jesus rebuked him and said, "Quiet! Come out of him!" The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.

All were amazed and asked one another, "What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him." His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 28, 2018)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 28, 2018)

Community in Mission: A Portrait of Jesus the Preacher - A Homily for the 4th Sunday of the Year (27 JAN 18)

Aleteia: Deacon Greg Kandra: Hearing the voice that matters: Homily for January 28, 2018, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Tim (27 JAN 18)

The Sacred Page: Listen to the Ultimate Prophet: 4th Sunday in OT (25 JAN 18)

The Sacred Page: Jesus the Exorcist (The Mass Readings Explained) (22 JAN 18)

St. Paul Center: The King’s Authority: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: A Prophet Like Moses (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 4)

Spirituality of the Readings: Listen (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: Five People Who Helped Give Me Some Self-Understanding (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Teaching With Authority (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: Expressions of the Call (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time B
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Historical Cultural Context: Authority and Honor (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by John Henry Newman (The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time B)