Monday, January 20, 2014

 

Continued Daily-Homily Service - Feast, St. Fabian; St. Sebastian

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January 20, 2014 Monday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Green/Red

1 Sm 15: 16-23/ Ps 50: 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23/ Mk 2:18-22

[St. Fabian; St. Sebastian]

 

1 Sm 15:16-23

Samuel then told Saul, "Enough! Let me tell you what Yahweh said to me last night." Saul replied, "Please tell me." So Samuel went on and said, "Though you had no confidence in yourself, you became chief of the tribes of Israel, for Yahweh wanted to anoint you king over IsraelThen he sent you with this command, 'Go. Completely crush the Amalekite offenders, engaging them in battle until they are destroyed.'  Why then did you not obey the voice of Yahweh but instead swooped down on the spoil, doing what was evil in his sight?" To this, Saul replied, "I have obeyed the voice of Yahweh and have carried out the mission for which he sent me. I have captured Agag, king of Amalek and completely destroyed the Amalekites. If my men spared the best sheep and oxen from among those to be destroyed, it was in order to sacrifice them to Yahweh, your God, in Gilgal." Samuel then said, "Does Yahweh take as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obedience to his command? Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission better than the fat of rams. Rebellion is like the sin of divination, and stubbornness like holding onto idols. Since you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he too has rejected you as king."           

 

Mark 2:18-22

One day, when the disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees were fasting, some people asked Jesus, "Why is it that both the disciples of John and of the Pha­risees fast, but yours do not?" Jesus answered, "How can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bride­groom with them, they cannot fast. But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them and on that day they will fast. No one sews a piece of new cloth on an old coat, because the new patch will shrink and tear away from the old cloth, making a worse tear. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, for the wine would burst the skins and then both the wine and the skins would be lost. But new wine, new skins!"

 

Reflection

In the first reading and the responsorial psalm, God tells us that our material sacrifices and offerings are not that important. It is what is inside our hearts that is more important for him.  In the gospel, Christ tries to tell us what God truly wants from each of us. Jesus reiterates that offering sacrifices is not the only way to please God. God appreciates more a change of heart. God is not after our burnt offerings; he is waiting for each one of us to love him completely just like he loves us. Jesus also tells us that it is in letting go of the old habits and beliefs that we can learn and understand the Truth. Let us change our old notion of offering sacrifices. Let us instead change it to the belief of offering our sincere hearts to God.

Prayer Requests

We pray …

… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.

… for families who are in need of healing

-        for the special intentions of M. Montemayor

… 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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