Readings: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

First Reading: Isaiah        58:7-10

Thus says the LORD:
          Share your bread with the hungry,
                   shelter the oppressed and the homeless;
          clothe the naked when you see them,
                   and do not turn your back on your own.
          Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
                   and your wound shall quickly be healed;
          your vindication shall go before you,
                   and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
          Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,
                   you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
          If you remove from your midst
                   oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
          if you bestow your bread on the hungry
                   and satisfy the afflicted;
          then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
                   and the gloom shall become for you like midday

Responsorial Psalm:  Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9

R./ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.  or: Alleluia.

Light shines through the darkness for the upright;
          he is gracious and merciful and just.
Well for the man who is gracious and lends,
          who conducts his affairs with justice.
R./ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.  or: Alleluia.

He shall never be moved;
          the just one shall be in everlasting remembrance.
An evil report he shall not fear;
          his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
R./ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.  or: Alleluia.

His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear.
          Lavishly he gives to the poor;
His justice shall endure forever;
          his horn shall be exalted in glory.
R./ The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.  or: Alleluia.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
          proclaiming the mystery of God,
          I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom.
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you
          except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling,
          and my message and my proclamation
          were not with persuasive words of wisdom,
          but with a demonstration of Spirit and power,
          so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom
          but on the power of God.