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The BreadCast


Daily Exposition of the Readings for Catholic Mass...

as well as Prayers to the Saints on the General Roman Calendar (for the U.S.).  

From the books Our Daily Bread and Prayers to the Saints by James H. Kurt - both with imprimatur.

Jan 10, 2021

(Heb.1:1-6;   Ps.97:1-2,6-7,9;   Mk.1:14-20)

 

“This is the time of fulfillment.”

 

Brothers and sisters, no longer does God speak to us “in fragmentary and varied ways”; this is “the final age,” in which “He has spoken to us through His Son, whom He has made heir of all things and through whom He first created the universe.”  With full voice does He make Himself known now, for “this Son is the reflection of the Father’s being, and He sustains all things by His powerful word.”  Jesus is the Christ, and in Him the will of God is fulfilled.

And is it any wonder the disciples “immediately abandoned their nets and became His followers,” that at once they joined Him in “proclaiming the good news of God”?  For here is the One they have been waiting for, the voice they have been longing to hear, and what can they do but heed His call to join in speaking the very Word of God?  James and John even “abandoned their father Zebedee,” a good man, for the greatest of men, the Son of Man, God Himself, had come to them: their hearts could not resist for here indeed was the pure reflection of their Father in heaven, whom even Zebedee desired above all.  (With his blessing we can presume they go, the “nets in order” they leave behind.)

O brothers and sisters, do you know who this is has come into your midst?  Do you realize who has joined your race?  This Jesus whom the Father deems His Son sits at “the right hand of the Majesty in heaven,” “far superior to the angels,” far superior to all creation, for indeed all creation has come to be through Him, who is one in being with the Father.  Here is the heart of our creed, this Jesus, this Christ, who is God Himself, and yet also Man with us.  Of His Son the Father says, “Let all the angels of God worship Him,” and indeed “all gods are prostrate before Him.”  He is “the Most High over all the earth, exalted far above all gods,” who are no gods at all, unable to stand before the glory of His majesty.

And so should we not bow down to Him?  Should we not follow when He calls, “Come after me”?  Do we not wish to join with Him who is our salvation, who has “cleansed us from our sins,” on the way that leads to “the reign of God”?  Yes, the kingdom of God has come to us in the Person of Jesus the Son; there is nothing more to wait upon.  The time has come.  Let us now follow Him. 

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O LORD, let us worship your Son in His glory;

let us follow Him unreservedly this day. 

YHWH, let us abandon all things to follow your Son; with the angels let us bow down and worship Him.  For He is the pure reflection of your Being all our hearts have been hoping to see, and so let us answer His call for our lives.

O LORD, you are the Most High over all the earth and your Son has joined you at your right hand.  His glory is far above anything of Heaven or earth, for His glory is your own – and that glory He would bring to each of us, if we would but turn from our sins and set our hearts on His reign.  O let us worship Him!

Speak to us this day, O LORD, through your only Son; call us to His side that we might do your will and rejoice in your glory.  Let us not be deaf to His powerful Word but be transformed by its proclamation and find the time of fulfillment at hand.  Alleluia!