DAILY- HOMILY

JANUARY 10, 2012
TUESDAY 1ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

1 Sm 1:9-20 / Mk 1:21-28 or 1Sm 1:1-8 and 1:9-20 / Mk 1:14-20 and
1:21-28

1 SAMUEL 1:9-20
After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah stood up not far from
Eli, the priest: his seat was beside the doorpost of Yahweh's house.
Deeply distressed she wept and prayed to Yahweh and made this vow, "O
Yahweh of hosts, if only you will have compassion on your maidservant
and give me a son, I will put him in your service for as long as he
lives and no razor shall touch his head." As she prayed before Yahweh,
Eli observed the movement of her lips. Hannah was praying silently;
she moved her lips but uttered no sound and Eli thought Hannah was
drunk. He, therefore, said to her: "For how long will you be drunk?
Let your drunkenness pass." But Hannah answered: "No, my lord, I am a
woman in great distress, not drunk. I have not drunk wine or strong
drink, but I am pouring out my soul before Yahweh. Do not take me for
a bad woman. I was so afflicted that my prayer flowed continuously."
Then Eli said, "Go in peace and may the God of Israel grant you what
you asked for." Hannah answered, "Let your maidservant deserve your
kindness." Then she left the temple and when she was at table, she
seemed a different woman. Elkanah rose early in the morning and
worshiped before Yahweh with his wives. Then they went back home to
Ramah. When Elkanah slept with his wife, Hannah, Yahweh took
compassion on her, and she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son
and called him Samuel because she said: "I have asked Yahweh to give
him to me."

MARK 1:21-28
They went into the town of Capernaum and Jesus taught in the synagogue
on the sabbath day. The people were astonished at the way he taught,
for he spoke as one having authority and not like the teachers of the
Law. It happened that a man with an evil spirit was in their
synagogue, and he shouted, "What do you want with us, Jesus of
Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: you are the
Holy One of God." Then Jesus faced him and said with authority, "Be
silent, and come out of this man!" The evil spirit shook the man
violently and, with a loud shriek, came out of him. All the people
were astonished, and they wondered, "What is this? With what authority
he preaches! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him!"
And Jesus' fame spread throughout all the country of Galilee.

REFLECTION
In today's Gospel, Jesus shows his power over unclean spirits or the
devil. Men by themselves cannot overcome the devil, who is a fallen
angel. Jesus came to redeem men and liberate them from the power of
the devil.

By his expulsion of devils or unclean spirits when he was on earth,
Jesus teaches us that he has power over devils and can free us from
slavery to Satan. He can give us confidence to fight and conquer the
temptations of the devil. Jesus is also ready to help us in our
struggle against men who are agents and instruments of the devil, who
want us to fall into sin.

We must do our part to cooperate with grace, which is the help we
receive from Jesus. An important way to cooperate with the help of
Jesus is to avoid occasions of sin, meaning those persons, places, or
things that lead us to sin.

There is an expression: "Do not tempt God." This means we should not
expose ourselves to unnecessary danger while expecting God to save us
from that danger. It is like forcing God to work a miracle to save us.
This is "to tempt God."

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Mon Torres
- Luis Torres
- Rakkie Villa
- John White
- Don Vickaryous
- Tung-Jou Sheh
- Cecilia Yu
… for the personal intentions of
- Raymund, Cris, Nedda Marjorie, Allan, Parke, Kaye, EJ, Arron,
Janine
- men and women of Solar News
- Marquez family
- Cherie Torres
- Pauline
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Epifania
- Adelina Rogando de Banate
Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them.
May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Sheree Rose N. Sumabat
… for families who are in need of healing
… for world peace and reconciliation.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers
and for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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