12 - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings and Gospel

Lectionary for this day - This has all the readings and Gospel

Job 7:1-4,6-7 - 

1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 - Reason for Not Using His Rights

• This is the first letter of St Paul to the Christians in Corinth. More information about this letter.

Mark 1:29-39 - The Cure of Simon’s Mother-in-Law

Who / What / Where is...?

Job

• A prophet

• More information here.

hireling 

• a person employed to undertake menial work.

weaver's shuttle

• A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store a holder that carries the thread of the weft yarn while weaving with a loom.

Paul

• A Jew and a pharisee. He was educated by Gamaliel, a notable teacher of Jewish law.

• A Roman citizen.

• He first persecuted Christians. After Jesus appeared to him, he became a Christian and was responsible for the conversion of many Gentiles. More information.

Mark

• He was the travel companion and interpreter of Peter. He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

  • • 12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.

Synagogue

• A place for prayer and study of scripture. In the time of Jesus, this is open to all Jews where one (who is not a priest) can read the scripture to the assembly. This is different from the temple (where the Jews offered sacrifices).

Andrew

• Brother of Peter

• A follower of John the Baptist

• He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

  • 12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.

Simon Peter, Cephas 

• Apostles of Jesus

• Also known as Peter the Apostle, Peter the Rock, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas

• He was later given by Jesus the name Cephas, from the Aramaic כֵּיפָא, Kepha, 'rock/stone'.

• He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

  • 12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.

• Considered as the first Pope of the Catholic Church.

James

• St James ("James the Great"), brother of John the Apostle

  • • He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

John

• Means "Yahweh has been Gracious"

• Brother of James the Great, another apostle

• "John the Apostle", "John the Evangelist", "John the Beloved"

  • • He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

    • 12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.

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