Saturday, January 18, 2025 Heb 4:12-16; Mk 2:13-17 Today’s Gospel highlights the call of Levi, who becomes Matthew later. In calling Levi, Jesus already proclaims the nature and content of God’s inclusive Kingdom. By what Jesus chose to overlook regarding those who bore the label of ‘sinners,’ he represents a God who is loving, merciful, […]
Friday, January 17, 2025 Heb 4:1-5, 11; Mk 2:1-12 Today’s Gospel highlights the faith of the paralytic man and his friends. Though the healing narrative is of the paralytic man, he would not have reached the presence of Jesus if not for the help of his friends. Hence, the expression ‘their faith’ in v.5 would
Thursday, Jan 16, 2025 Heb 3:7-14; Mk 1:40-45 Today’s Gospel highlights the goodness of the leper healed by Jesus. One of the distinctive features of Mark’s Gospel is the Messianic Secret. It is characteristic of Markan Jesus to purposefully hide his identity as the Messiah during his lifetime. Today’s Gospel is an example of it.
