Friday, January 12, 2024 1 Sam 8:4-7,10-22; Mk 1:1-12 Today’s Gospel invites us to reflect on the charity of the ‘fabulous four’! I am fascinated by those four nameless men who are remembered thanks to their charity toward the needy neighbor. If we descend to the details, we understand that their charity is not an […]
Thursday, January 11, 2024 1 Sam 4:1-11; Mk 1:40-45 Today’s Gospel helps us reflect on the faith of the leper and Jesus’ initiative to heal him. The faith of the leper: The leper’s attitude demonstrates his faith in Jesus. He submits to the power of the Son of God by imploring and kneeling before Jesus for
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 1 Sam 3:1-10,19-20; Mk 1:29-39 Today’s Gospel can be understood through four different themes. 1.Healed to Serve: Jesus heals the mother-in-law of Peter in the first part of the Gospel. We read that Simon Peter’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a fever. Jesus ‘came and took her by the hand and lifted her
