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Sixth Week in Ordinary Time “Be alert.” Mk, 8:14-21 The disciples go in a boat with Jesus, worried and arguing about having forgotten to bring bread for the journey. They are so upset that they don’t even pay attention to what Jesus asks of them: to be vigilant and avoid the leaven of the Pharisees […]

The Holy Seven Founders of the Order of the Servites “They ask for a sign.” Mk. 8:11-13 Mark tells us about an event in which the unbelieving Pharisees continue to harass Jesus. They want to tempt him, and they ask him for a sign from heaven, something that confirms to them that He is the

Saints Valentine and Cyril “He has done everything well.” Mk. 7:31-37 Mark presents the healing that Jesus does to a deaf-mute, with an unusual gesture: He separates him from the people and alone touches his ears, his tongue, and with a groan He orders them to open. Today the Lord invites us to review our

Fifth Week in Ordinary Time “… he went to look for it.” Mk. 7:24-30 It is in the region of Tyre, recognized as a land of pagans, that Jesus surprisingly performs a miracle moved by the faith of a woman of Syro-Phoenician nationality, that is, not born in Israel. As a mother, she tirelessly seeks

Our Lady of Lourdes “First the precepts of God.” Mk. 7:1-13 The Pharisees and scribes question Jesus because his disciples do not keep their precepts, as was the case with eating with unclean hands, to which Jesus responds with the text of Isaiah when in his time he prophesied, calling them hypocrites, because they do

Saint Scholastica, Virgin “They touched him and were healed.” Mk. 6:53-56 Mark’s gospel shows us an itinerant Jesus; He travels through towns, cities, regions and villages, where his inhabitants see him, recognizing him, because his fame for doing good, for curing diseases, spread rapidly from one place to another. Jesus never had any qualms about

Saints Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs “They went out to preach…” Mk. 6:7-13 Jesus sends his disciples on mission, prepares them and gives them the necessary instructions, thus marking an itinerary and a style of his own for every apostolic mission. All of us from baptism are called to follow Jesus and to live that

Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr “No one is a prophet in his own land” Mk. 6:1-6 This is what happens with Jesus, when He discusses the Scriptures in the synagogue of Nazareth, where He had grown up. His countrymen initially admired him for his words, but then they get angry and try to execute him.

Fourth Week in Ordinary Time “Do not be afraid; only believe.” Mk. 5:21-43 Mark brings us on this day, the experience of faith lived by a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, who prostrating himself at his feet begs Jesus so that his daughter does not die and that of a woman who

Saints Blaise and Ansgar, Bishops “They were all amazed.” Mk. 5:1-20 Mark makes us understand through the story of the deliverance of a man who was possessed by a legion of demons, everything that the force of evil can do, the consequences of oppression, social injustice, the mistreatment of women, children, human trafficking, drug addiction,