Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time – Mk 5:21-43 Today’s Gospel presents us a very interesting series of events: we have a miracle on the way to a miracle, a sort of story within a story, all of which casts light on the nature of suffering and the importance of faith. There are …
Monday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time – Option 1 – Mk 1:1-20 Today’s Gospel presents us with the Gerasene demoniac. While there is a lot we could say about the episode, two elements stand out: first, Jesus’ interaction with the demons, and, second, the response of the townspeople. Regarding the first, Christ’s interaction …
Sunday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Today the Church presents us with some readings and the words of Our Lord regarding the importance of humility, in particular its intimate connection with holiness. In the first reading we hear God’s words exhorting us to be humble: “Seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on …
Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time – Mk 4:35-41 In today’s Gospel, Mark gives us two small details, and yet they help us to understand the big picture of the importance of trusting in Jesus and His love for us. So, today, let’s look at these two details, and then how they relate …
Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time – Odd years – Mk 4:26-34 Today’s well-known Gospel passage continues the series of parables about faith. However, if we look closely, there are four short words that Jesus uses that give us a profound insight into the way God works. When describing the man who sows, …
Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus – January 26th – Mk 4:26-34 Yesterday we celebrated the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul, and today, we celebrate some of the fruits of that conversion, as it were, by celebrating the memory of two of Paul’s disciples: Timothy and Titus. Today’s first reading, taken from the …
Conversion of Saint Paul – January 25th – Mk 16:15-18 Today we celebrate the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul. It’s the only liturgical celebration of a conversion that we have in the calendar, and so it’s worth considering first, our own conversions, and, second, our prayers for the conversions of others. Again, since …
Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time – Mk 3:31-35Today’s Gospel from Mark presents us with a compelling scene: as Christ is preaching, His Mother, sisters, and brothers show up and ask to see Him. Christ responds by asking who His relatives truly are, and giving the strong line, “Whoever does the will of …
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time – Mk 3:22-30Today’s Gospel from Mark presents us with the complaining of the scribes who came up from Jerusalem, who claim that Jesus was able to drive out demons by the power of the prince of demons, and Jesus’ response. There are two things that really call …
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Is 8:23-9:3, Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14, 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17, Mt 4:12-23 Today we continue our journey through the beginning of ordinary time; the green color of the vestments symbolizes growth and development, so ordinary time is far from boring time, even though it’s not perhaps as exciting as …
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