Gospel: January 22, 2026
January 22, 2026 (Thursday)
2nd Week in Ordinary Time
Psalter: Week 2 (Green/White)
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
Ps 56:2-3, 9-10a, 10b-11, 12-13
In God I trust; I shall not fear.
1st Reading: 1 Samuel 18:6-9;19:1-7
Gospel: Mark 3:7-12
Jesus and his disciples withdrew to the lakeside, and a large crowd from Galilee followed him. A great number of people also came from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, Transjordan, and from the region of Tyre and Sidon, for they had heard of all that he was doing.
Because of the crowd, Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready for him, to prevent the people from crushing him. He healed so many, that all who had diseases kept pressing toward him to touch him. Even the people who had evil spirits, whenever they saw him, they would fall down before him and cry out, “You are the Son of God.” But he warned them sternly not to tell anyone who he was.
Reflection:
Not everyone who knows Jesus is a believer.
In the Gospel, we observe an increasing number of people following Jesus. Some are curious, others are amazed, and others need healing and miracles. Not everyone who follows Jesus has pure motives. This reminds us that not everyone who knows Jesus is a believer; some may also be devils. Let us allow God to transform our curiosity into fidelity and our knowledge of Christ into a deeper trust in Him. Let us pray for God’s grace to help us purify our motives for coming to Him. May this renewed faith make us relentlessly pursue Christ and His kingdom.
