Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Mk 3:1-6 Today’s Gospel highlights the humanitarian emergency with which Jesus approaches the problem of the man with a withered hand. For the Pharisees, who were closely observing Jesus, there were two problems with the miracle that Jesus performed. They are the timing (the Sabbath) and the nature […]
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Heb 6:10-20; Mk 2:23-28 Today’s Gospel favors mercy over rule-keeping. The controversy in the Gospel text is regarding Jesus’ disciples plucking the heads of grain, which is an infringement of the law about doing work on the Sabbath. While the Pharisees take a legalistic approach, Jesus favors a humanitarian approach. Jesus
Monday, January 20, 2025 Heb 5:1-10; Mk 2:18-22 Today’s Gospel highlights Jesus establishing his identity as the Messiah. The controversy occurs over the disciples of Jesus not fasting like the ones of the Pharisees or John the Baptist. In a way, Jesus turns their very question into an answer, thus cementing his identity as the
