{"id":10139,"date":"2026-01-24T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/?p=10139"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:53:04","slug":"third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/en\/2026\/01\/24\/third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Sunday in Ordinary Time\/A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Massimo Palombella<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2284\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1280px-Jacopo_siciliano_cappella_dellassunta_di_spoleto_1500-50_ca._chiamata_degli_apostoli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2284\" src=\"https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1280px-Jacopo_siciliano_cappella_dellassunta_di_spoleto_1500-50_ca._chiamata_degli_apostoli-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1280px-Jacopo_siciliano_cappella_dellassunta_di_spoleto_1500-50_ca._chiamata_degli_apostoli-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1280px-Jacopo_siciliano_cappella_dellassunta_di_spoleto_1500-50_ca._chiamata_degli_apostoli-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1280px-Jacopo_siciliano_cappella_dellassunta_di_spoleto_1500-50_ca._chiamata_degli_apostoli-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1280px-Jacopo_siciliano_cappella_dellassunta_di_spoleto_1500-50_ca._chiamata_degli_apostoli.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Giacomo Santoro also known as Jacopo siculo (1490ca-1544), The Calling of the Apostles (Cappella dell&#8217;Assunta, Duomo di Spoleto)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Gospel (Mt 4:12-23) describes the calling of Simon, Andrew, James, and John, all fishermen.<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting to note that when Jesus invites Simon and Andrew to follow him, he tells them, \u201cI will make you fishers of men\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Truly following the Lord is not a denial of our identity, a radical and uncritical change of everything, but fundamentally a broadening of our horizons: from fishers of fish to fishers of men.<\/p>\n<p>Truly following the Lord means beginning a slow process of unifying our lives, where everything, absolutely everything, even what we avoid because it destabilises us, finds its place, becomes a resource, and fits into that broad architecture given to us by the Lord, which alone allows our existence to become increasingly authentic and human.<\/p>\n<p>The Gradual for today&#8217;s celebration is taken from Psalm 101 (Ps 101:16-17) with the following text:<br \/>\n<em>Timebunt gentes nomen tuum, Domine, et omnes reges terrae gloriam tuam.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Quoniam aedificavit Dominus Sion, et videbitur in gloria sua<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(The nations shall fear your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory.<br \/>\nFor the Lord has built up Zion, and he shall appear in his majesty).<\/p>\n<p>The attached music, in Gregorian chant, is taken from the <em>Graduale Triplex<\/em> published in Solesmes in 1979. The interpretation is by the Choeur Gr\u00e9gorien De Paris. The music track can be found on the CD M\u00e9ditation gr\u00e9gorienne published by Editions Jade in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>A blessed Sunday and heartfelt greetings.<\/p>\n<div class='w3eden'><!-- WPDM Link Template: Default Template -->\n\n<div class=\"link-template-default card mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <div class=\"mr-3 img-48\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpdm_icon\" alt=\"Icona\"   src=\"http:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-manager\/assets\/file-type-icons\/pdf.svg\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"package-title\"><a href='https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/download\/timebunt-gentes-graduale-graduale-triplex\/'>TIMEBUNT GENTES, (graduale, Graduale Triplex)<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text-muted text-small\"><i class=\"fas fa-copy\"><\/i> 1 file <i class=\"fas fa-hdd ml-3\"><\/i> 1 MB<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ml-3\">\n                <a class='wpdm-download-link download-on-click btn btn-primary ' rel='nofollow' href='#' data-downloadurl=\"https:\/\/psallite.net\/wp\/download\/timebunt-gentes-graduale-graduale-triplex\/?wpdmdl=5505&refresh=69f30a9937c981777535641\">Download<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Responsorium : Timebunt gentes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3IAHBToMJ3M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massimo Palombella Today&#8217;s Gospel (Mt 4:12-23) describes the calling of Simon, Andrew, James, and John, all fishermen. 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