Responsorial Psalm

R. (2a) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear
   and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O LORD, you brought me up from the netherworld;
   you preserved me from among those going down into the pit.

R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones,
   and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger lasts but a moment;
   a lifetime, his good will.
At nightfall, weeping enters in,
   but with the dawn, rejoicing.

R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me;
   O LORD, be my helper.
You changed my mourning into dancing;
   O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.

R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

2nd Reading

2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

Brothers and sisters:
As you excel in every respect, in faith, discourse,
   knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love we have for you,
   may you excel in this gracious act also.

For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ,
   that though he was rich, for your sake he became poor,
   so that by his poverty you might become rich.
Not that others should have relief while you are burdened,
   but that as a matter of equality
   your abundance at the present time should supply their needs,
   so that their abundance may also supply your needs,
   that there may be equality.
As it is written:
   Whoever had much did not have more,
      and whoever had little did not have less.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed death
and brought life to light through the Gospel.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel

Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43

✠ A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

When Jesus had crossed again in the boat
   to the other side,
   a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.
One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward.
Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying,
   “My daughter is at the point of death.
Please, come lay your hands on her
   that she may get well and live.”
He went off with him,
   and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him.

There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years.
She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors
   and had spent all that she had.
Yet she was not helped but only grew worse.
She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd
   and touched his cloak.
She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.”
Immediately her flow of blood dried up.
She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him,
   turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?”
But his disciples said to Jesus,
   “You see how the crowd is pressing upon you,
   and yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”
And he looked around to see who had done it.
The woman, realizing what had happened to her,
   approached in fear and trembling.
She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth.
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you.
Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”

While he was still speaking,
   people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said,
   “Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?”
Disregarding the message that was reported,
   Jesus said to the synagogue official,
   “Do not be afraid; just have faith.”
He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside
   except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official,
   he caught sight of a commotion,
   people weeping and wailing loudly.
So he went in and said to them,
   “Why this commotion and weeping?
The child is not dead but asleep.”
And they ridiculed him.
Then he put them all out.
He took along the child’s father and mother
   and those who were with him
   and entered the room where the child was.
He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,”
   which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!”
The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around.
At that they were utterly astounded.
He gave strict orders that no one should know this
   and said that she should be given something to eat.

Or: [Short Form]

When Jesus had crossed again in the boat
   to the other side,
   a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.
One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward.
Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying,
   “My daughter is at the point of death.
Please, come lay your hands on her
   that she may get well and live.”
He went off with him,
   and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him.

While he was still speaking,
   people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said,
   “Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?”
Disregarding the message that was reported,
   Jesus said to the synagogue official,
   “Do not be afraid; just have faith.”
He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside
   except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official,
   he caught sight of a commotion,
   people weeping and wailing loudly.
So he went in and said to them,
   “Why this commotion and weeping?
The child is not dead but asleep.”
And they ridiculed him.
Then he put them all out.
He took along the child’s father and mother
   and those who were with him
   and entered the room where the child was.
He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,”
   which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!”
The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around.
At that they were utterly astounded.
He gave strict orders that no one should know this
   and said that she should be given something to eat.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Nicene Creed

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of
the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right
hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the
Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in One, Holy,
Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism
for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to
the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Gospel Canticle

Ant. Jesus, turning, saw the woman and said: Take courage, daughter; your faith has saved you, alleluia.

Canticle of Zechariah
Luke 1:68-79
The Messiah and his forerunner

Blessed + be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old †
  that he would save us from our enemies, *
  from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: *
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear, *
holy and righteous in his sight
   all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; *
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation *
by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God *
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.


Ant. Jesus, turning, saw the woman and said: Take courage, daughter; your faith has saved you, alleluia.