Monthly Archives: January 2021

Hebrews 4:1-5, 11; Psalm 77; Mark 2:1-12 In the Gospel the authorities confronted Jesus because they misunderstood his actions. They took him to be a man like them and concluded that he has no power to forgive sins. Today many people still oppose and question the graces from the sacraments; especially the sacrament of penance […]

HEBREWS 3:7-14; PSALM 94; MARK 1:40-45 Jesus cures a leper in today’s Gospel passage. In the Biblical sense, leprosy was described as a swelling of the skin, with crust and whitish patch, which severity might have been evaluated by the depth of the affected skin. It leaves the leper horrible, disfigured and mutilated. Leprosy is a type of sin […]

Hebrews 2:14-18; Psalm 104; Mark 1:29-39 The Gospel presents us with the theme of healing. Jesus cured many who were sick and delivered many possessed people. Healing ministry was at the heart of Jesus’ saving mission. Today, healing ministry is one of the most vital apostolates of the Church. Beyond the prayers for healing, this […]

Hebrews 2:5-12; Psalm 8; Mark 1:21-28   Jesus’ teaching ministry starts in Capernaum, on the Sabbath day, in the synagogue, the very center of the dominant system of Galilee. Right in the synagogue, the gospel says: “He taught them as one who had authority.” Authority is the power or right to give orders, make decisions, […]

Hebrews 1:1-6; Psalm 96; Mark 1:14-20 After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.” Ordinary Time begins with the message of Jesus calling the people to repentance. Repentance fundamentally means the […]

  1 John 5:14-21/ Psalms 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/ John 3:22-30 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Humility stems from understanding who God is and who we are. John the Baptist clearly understood God’s sovereignty, who Jesus is, and who he (John) was. Thus, he was humble. The clearer our vision of His majesty and greatness […]

1 John 5:5-13/Psalms 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20/Luke 5:12-16   Both readings today present us with the theme “testimony”. Christians in general, use the term “to testify” or “to give one’s testimony” as we have it in the first reading to mean “to tell the story of how one became a Christian”. Commonly it may refer to a specific event in […]

1 John 4:19–5:4/ Psalms 72:1-2, 14 /Luke 4:14-22 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me  to bring good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives  and recovery of sight to the blind,  to let the oppressed go free,  to proclaim the year of […]