Gospel: February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025 (Monday)
5th Week in Ordinary Time
Psalter: Week 1 / (White)
St. Scholastica, virgin
Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 & 12, 24 & 35c
May the Lord be glad in his works.
1st Reading: Genesis 1:1-19
Gospel: Mark 6:53-56
Having crossed the lake, they came ashore at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat. As soon as they landed, people recognized Jesus, and ran to spread the news throughout the countryside. Wherever he was, they brought to him the sick lying on their mats; and wherever he went, to villages, towns or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplace, and begged him to let them touch
just the fringe of his cloak. And all who touched him were cured.
Reflection:
“Am I eager to hear the truth?”
People are running to spread the news about Jesus. They want everyone to hear as soon as possible. And the crowds flock to see him, eager to touch him. Modern media present us with so much information that we are in danger of being overwhelmed. Our curiosity can be swept away by the flood of trivia, gossip and scandal, distracting us from what is really important, both in temporal and spiritual matters. So, do I reject fake news, sleaze and gossip, or have I become an avid consumer of this kind of material? Am I eager to hear the truth? Am I eager to spread the truth and the Good News of Jesus Christ, or do I get caught up in gossip? Saint Scholastica was so eager to keep talking about the things of God with her twin brother Saint Benedict, that she prayed for torrential rain to fall all night, so that he wouldn’t be able to return to his monastery. May our use of the media serve the truth and serve the Lord. May it increase our solidarity with our neighbor, and may it be for us another means to reach out to Jesus in prayer and reflection.
