Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Official Translation

Reading 1 - Isaiah 58.7-10

Thus says the LORD:
Distribute your bread to the hungry,
and bring the poor who are cast out into your house.
When you see the naked, cover them;
and do not hide yourself from your own flesh.
Then your light shall break out as the dawn,
and your healing shall spring out speedily;
and your righteousness shall go before you;
the Lord’s glory shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you take away from your midst the yoke,
the finger-pointing and wicked speech,
and if you pour out your soul to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted soul:
then your light shall rise in darkness,
and your gloom be as the midday;

Responsorial – Psalm 112.4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Resp. 4a

R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright,
gracious, merciful, and righteous.
It goes well for the man who deals graciously and lends.
He will maintain his cause in judgment.

R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!

For he will never be shaken.
The righteous will be remembered forever.
He will not be afraid of evil news.
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!

His heart is established; he will not be afraid.
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor.
His righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted with honor.

R. The just man is a light in the darkness for the upright.
or
R. Alleluia!

Reading 2 – 1 Corinthians 2.1-5

When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
proclaiming to you the mystery of God,
I did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom,
For I determined not to know anything among you,
except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
My speech and my preaching were not
in persuasive words of human wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
that your faith would not rely on the wisdom of humans,
but on the power of God.

Gospel – Matthew 5.13-16

Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted?
It is then good for nothing but to be cast out
and trodden under the feet of humans.

You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do you light a lamp, and put it under a bushel basket,
but rather on a stand, and it shines to all who are in the house.
Even so, let your light shine before humans;
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.