{"id":4061,"date":"2018-01-13T01:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2018-01-12T17:29:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T22:29:11","slug":"mass-readings-january-13th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/mass-readings-january-13th-2018","title":{"rendered":"Mass Readings for January 13th, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">First Reading &#8211;\u00a01 Sm 9<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There was a stalwart man from Benjamin named Kish,<br \/>\nwho was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror,<br \/>\nson of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite.<br \/>\nHe had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man.<br \/>\nThere was no other child of Israel more handsome than Saul;<br \/>\nhe stood head and shoulders above the people.<\/p>\n<p>Now the asses of Saul&#8217;s father, Kish, had wandered off.<br \/>\nKish said to his son Saul, &#8220;Take one of the servants with you<br \/>\nand go out and hunt for the asses.&#8221;<br \/>\nAccordingly they went through the hill country of Ephraim,<br \/>\nand through the land of Shalishah.<br \/>\nNot finding them there,<br \/>\nthey continued through the land of Shaalim without success.<br \/>\nThey also went through the land of Benjamin,<br \/>\nbut they failed to find the animals.<\/p>\n<p>When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the LORD assured him,<br \/>\n&#8220;This is the man of whom I told you; he is to govern my people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saul met Samuel in the gateway and said,<br \/>\n&#8220;Please tell me where the seer lives.&#8221;<br \/>\nSamuel answered Saul: &#8220;I am the seer.<br \/>\nGo up ahead of me to the high place and eat with me today.<br \/>\nIn the morning, before dismissing you,<br \/>\nI will tell you whatever you wish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then, from a flask he had with him, Samuel poured oil on Saul&#8217;s head;<br \/>\nhe also kissed him, saying:<br \/>\n&#8220;The LORD anoints you commander over his heritage.<br \/>\nYou are to govern the LORD&#8217;s people Israel,<br \/>\nand to save them from the grasp of their enemies roundabout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be the sign for you<br \/>\nthat the LORD has anointed you commander over his heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Gospel &#8211;\u00a0Mark 2<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Jesus went out along the sea.<br \/>\nAll the crowd came to him and he taught them.<br \/>\nAs he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus,<br \/>\nsitting at the customs post.<br \/>\nJesus said to him, &#8220;Follow me.&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd he got up and followed Jesus.<br \/>\nWhile he was at table in his house,<br \/>\nmany tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples;<br \/>\nfor there were many who followed him.<br \/>\nSome scribes who were Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners<br \/>\nand tax collectors and said to his disciples,<br \/>\n&#8220;Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?&#8221;<br \/>\nJesus heard this and said to them,<br \/>\n&#8220;Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.<br \/>\nI did not come to call the righteous but sinners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">This is the\u00a0Word of the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Reading &#8211;\u00a01 Sm 9 There was a stalwart man from Benjamin named Kish, who was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite. 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