Let’s explore some of the themes that are present in the Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday of the Year.

1st Reading – 1st Samuel 3:3b-10,19

• The Lord repeatedly calls Samuel in the night by name.
• Eli, a priest of the Lord, teaches Samuel that when he hears the Lord call, he is to say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”

Psalm 40:2,4,7-10

• “Here am I, Lord, I come to do your will.”
• While praising God’s justice, we wait for the Lord and obey his commandments.

2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 6:13c-15a,17-20

• The body is made for the Lord, and so we avoid immorality.
• Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit; therefore, we glorify God in our bodies.

Gospel – John 1:35-42

• John the Baptist sees Jesus walking by and he tells two of his disciples, “Behold, the Lamb of God.”
• These disciples follow Jesus, who invites them to “come, and see” where he is staying.
• One of these disciples, Andrew, brings his brother Simon to Jesus, who gives him a new name: Peter.

Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of the Year (B, #65)

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