Gospel: January 24, 2026

January 24, 2026 (Saturday)

2nd Week in Ordinary Time

Psalter: Week 2 (White)

St. Francis de Sales, bishop & doctor

Ps 80:2-3, 5-7

Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.

1st Reading: 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27

Gospel: Mark 3:20-21

They went home. The crowd began to gather again and they couldn’t even have a meal. Knowing what was happening,

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his relatives came to take charge of him. “He is out of his mind,” they said.

Reflection:

Learn from the patience of Jesus.

There were many things that Jesus did that didn’t make sense to his fellow Jews. Even his family found it hard to understand and accept. Indeed, our faith requires us to embrace things that may conflict with the practices or values of the world. Let us learn from the patience of Jesus and the ancestors of our faith—the saints—who faced challenges in being countercultural. In our struggles with being misunderstood, let us pray that the Spirit of God grants us the grace to endure and remain steadfast in living a lifestyle aligned with God.