Lectio Divina: For Third Week in January - Cycle C

Please read slowly and reflectively.

Slowly count to five at the end of each line.

A READING FROM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS ACCORDING TO LUKE (FIRST READER ONLY)

JESUS CAME TO NAZARETH WHERE HE HAD GROWN UP./

HE WENT, ACCORDING TO HIS CUSTOM, INTO THE SYNAGOGUE ON THE SABBATH DAY./

HE STOOD UP TO READ FROM THE PROPHET ISAIAH./

“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME:/

BECAUSE HE HAS ANOINTED ME TO BRING GOOD TIDINGS TO THE POOR,./

HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO CAPTIVES/

AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND./

TO LET THE OPPRESSED GO FREE,/

AND TO PROCLAIM A YEAR ACCEPTABLE TO THE LORD./

HE SAT DOWN AND THE EYES OF ALL IN THE SYNAGOGUE LOOKED INTENTLY AT HIM./