DAILY- HOMILY

January 1 1. 2017 – WEDNESDAY, 1st Week in Ordinary Time

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Heb 2: 14- 18 / Mk 1: 29 - 39

FROM THE 1ST READING:     Heb 2:16-18

     Jesus came to take by the hand not the angels but the human race. So he had to be like his brothers and sisters in every respect, in order to be the High Priest faithful to God and merciful to them, a priest able to ask pardon and atone for their sins. Having been tested through suffering, he is able to help those who are tested.

FROM THE GOSPEL READING:      Mk 1: 29- 38

     On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the home of Simon and Andrew with James and John. As Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever, they immediately told him about her. Jesus went to her and taking her by the hand raised her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

     That evening at sundown, people brought to Jesus all the sick and those who had evil spirits; the whole town was pressing around the door. Jesus healed many who had various diseases, and drove out many demons; but he did not let them speak, for they knew who he was.

     Very early in the morning, before daylight, Jesus went off to a lonely place where he prayed. Simon and the others went out, too, searching for him, and when they found him they said, "Everyone is looking for you."  Then Jesus answered, "Let's go to the nearby villages so that I may preach there too; for that is why I came."

REFLECTION

     In many instances during his public ministry, the Gospels tell us that Jesus went off to a quiet place to pray, to commune with his heavenly Father. At the night before his arrest, trial, condemnation and death on the cross, "filled with anguish and distress," Jesus prayed to his Father at Gethsemane, "Father, if it is your will, remove this cup from me; still not my will but yours be done."  (Lk 22:42) In prayer he was in complete union with his Father.

     The Church offers the Eucharistic sacrifice as our great prayer to the Father; participation at Sunday Mass is very important in the life of all members of the Church. The Church stresses the importance of prayer: ordained ministers and religious are required daily prayer. We are all urged to pray and to pray unceasingly.

     St. Augustine of Hippo is quoted as saying, "Every Christian must spend an hour daily in prayer; but, if he is too busy, then he should spend at least three hours."

     Are we too busy to spend time with God in daily prayer?

WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER INTENTIONS:

BIRTHDAY

     LILIA MARQUEZ

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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