Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19; 1 Corinthians :13-15, 17-20; and John 1:35-42. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 40 (Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10).

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

YouTube: Psalm 40 - Here I am, O Lord: I come to do your will

The Gospel reading is as follows:

John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God." The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus.

Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What are you looking for?"

They said to him, "Rabbi" -  which translated means Teacher - , "where are you staying?"

He said to them, "Come, and you will see."

So they went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah" - which is translated Christ - . Then he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas" - which is translated Peter.

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 14, 2018)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 14, 2018)

Community in Mission: A Picture of a Prophet - A Homily for the Second Sunday of the Year (13 JAN 18)

The Sacred Page: The Personal God who Calls Us By Name: 2nd Sunday in OT (11 JAN 18)

The Sacred Page: Peter and Andrew First Meet Jesus (The Mass Readings Explained) (8 JAN 18)

St. Paul Center: Hearing the Call: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: The Call of Samuel (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 2)

Spirituality of the Readings: Called by Name (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: The Christ-Child of the Year (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: A Paradigm From John (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: The Body Sacred (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B
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Historical Cultural Context: How to Evangelize (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Basil of Seleucia (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B)