{"id":4248,"date":"2018-02-03T01:38:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T06:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4248"},"modified":"2018-02-02T12:39:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T17:39:45","slug":"mass-readings-february-3rd-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/mass-readings-february-3rd-2018","title":{"rendered":"Mass Readings for February 3rd, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #993300;\">First Reading &#8211;\u00a01 Kings 3<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #333333;\">Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there,<br \/>\nbecause that was the most renowned high place.<br \/>\nUpon its altar Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings.<br \/>\nIn Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night.<br \/>\nGod said, &#8220;Ask something of me and I will give it to you.&#8221;<br \/>\nSolomon answered:<br \/>\n&#8220;You have shown great favor to your servant, my father David,<br \/>\nbecause he behaved faithfully toward you,<br \/>\nwith justice and an upright heart;<br \/>\nand you have continued this great favor toward him, even today,<br \/>\nseating a son of his on his throne.<br \/>\nO LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant,<br \/>\nking to succeed my father David;<br \/>\nbut I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.<br \/>\nI serve you in the midst of the people whom you have chosen,<br \/>\na people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.<br \/>\nGive your servant, therefore, an understanding heart<br \/>\nto judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong.<br \/>\nFor who is able to govern this vast people of yours?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The LORD was pleased that Solomon made this request.<br \/>\nSo God said to him: &#8220;Because you have asked for this\u2013<br \/>\nnot for a long life for yourself,<br \/>\nnor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies,<br \/>\nbut for understanding so that you may know what is right\u2013<br \/>\nI do as you requested.<br \/>\nI give you a heart so wise and understanding<br \/>\nthat there has never been anyone like you up to now,<br \/>\nand after you there will come no one to equal you.<br \/>\nIn addition, I give you what you have not asked for,<br \/>\nsuch riches and glory that among kings there is not your like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #993300;\">Gospel &#8211; Mark 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The Apostles gathered together with Jesus<br \/>\nand reported all they had done and taught.<br \/>\nHe said to them,<br \/>\n\u201cCome away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.\u201d<br \/>\nPeople were coming and going in great numbers,<br \/>\nand they had no opportunity even to eat.<br \/>\nSo they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.<br \/>\nPeople saw them leaving and many came to know about it.<br \/>\nThey hastened there on foot from all the towns<br \/>\nand arrived at the place before them.<\/p>\n<p>When Jesus disembarked and saw the vast crowd,<br \/>\nhis heart was moved with pity for them,<br \/>\nfor they were like sheep without a shepherd;<br \/>\nand he began to teach them many things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #993300;\">This is the\u00a0Word of the Lord.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Reading &#8211;\u00a01 Kings 3 Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, because that was the most renowned high place. 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