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Readings for Sunday, January 25 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 25: 4-9; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

Suggested Reflection Questions:

  • The first disciples left behind their fishing nets and the world they had known in order to follow Jesus. What have you had to leave behind in order to live out your faith?

  • How can you be more aware that “the kingdom of God is at hand,” to notice the ways that God is really present in your everyday life?

  • Think about the moments in your life when everything changed. Where was God in the middle of it all?

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