Jan 31, 2024
(1Kgs.2:1-4,10-12; 1Chr.29:10-12; Mk.6:7-13)
“Yours, O Lord, is the sovereignty;
you are exalted as head over all.”
Solomon begins his reign, and the apostles begin their mission. But how different is their manner of rule. Solomon sits in sovereignty upon a throne, while the apostles are sent in poverty to...
Jan 30, 2024
(2Sm.24:2,9-17; Ps.32:1-2,5-7, Mk.6:1-6)
“I acknowledged my sin to you;
my guilt I covered not.”
The Lord can heal only those who believe in Him, who turn to Him in their guilt to be saved.
David has sinned against the Lord once again. His kingdom had been blessed by the Lord and was flourishing in His sight. ...
Jan 29, 2024
(2Sm.18:9-10,14,24-25,30-19:3; Ps.86:1-6; Mk.5:21-43)
“Hearken, O Lord, to my prayer,
and attend to the sound of my pleading.”
Today in our readings we hear of desperate pleas made to the Lord. In our gospel there are at least two “earnest appeal[s]”: Jairus “fell at [the] feet” of Jesus and begged Him...
Jan 28, 2024
(2Sm.15:13-14,30,16:5-13; Ps.3:2-7; Mk.5:1-20)
“Many are saying of me,
‘There is no salvation for him in God.’”
Today David’s sins rise to his neck, and he is persecuted for them. But in accepting the persecution as chastisement from the hand of God, David regains his kingly stature, becoming once again...
Jan 27, 2024
(Dt.18:15-20; Ps.95:1-2,6-9; 1Cor.7:32-35; Mk.1:21-28)
“A prophet like me will the Lord, your God,
raise up for you from among your own kin.”
Thus does Moses speak to the people as he prepares to leave them, and they prepare to enter the Promised Land. He prophesies most immediately the anointing of Joshua,...