Jan 27, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel - Mark 1:21-28
“And his teaching made a deep impression on them because, unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority”. Jesus has authority because He is God. The authority of Jesus is His love for us. He wants to save us. He loves us. That is His authority. He wants to get the unclean spirit out of us. He saves us. It’s important to note that the people are speaking about his teaching. His teaching is His mission. His mission of saving the man from the unclean spirit is His teaching. The teaching of Jesus is not different His action of saving. He saves by making each one of us His own. We belong to Him. The unclean spirit leaves the man because it understood that the man belongs to Jesus Christ. This is what happens with the word of Jesus. We belong to Jesus and when we submit ourselves to His Word, every evil in us disappears. Let’s reflect: When we submit ourselves to the authority of Jesus, we will be cleaned off by His word.
Jan 26, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Saturday of week 3 in Ordinary Time
Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gospel – Mark 4:35-41
“Master, do you not care? We are going down!” This is a question we often ask with recognizing the power of the presence of Jesus in our boat. We see more the waves, the problems, the questions. Not the power of Jesus. With the sound and appearance of the waves, the silent presence of Jesus is forgotten. We see the magnitude of the problems in our life which makes lots of noise and commotion which often frightens us. In this fear, we forget the silent presence of Jesus in our life. The clamour of the problems shuts our hearts to the sweet presence of Jesus in our life. The question here is, ‘to what you give importance, to the fears caused by the screams or to the faith caused by the recognition of Jesus in our boat’? This is what Jesus is also saying to the disciples, “Why are you so frightened? How is it that you have no faith?”. Let’s reflect. Faith overcomes the clamours of fears with the certainty of the presence of Jesus in our life.
Jan 25, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops
Friday of week 3 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 10:1-9
“Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals”. In the missionary journey there is no need of any physical necessities. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals, so what is there to carry? There is nothing to carry but the faith in the Lord who is assisting us. This statement is always undermined. The missionary spirit rests in completely giving up everything and in completely depending on providence for everything. This is what is important. Completely giving up and completely depending on. This is where we often make conditions for our missionary activities. We are not ready to completely give up and we are not ready to completely depend on the providence of God. But that is where the Grace of God works. But that seems not realistic, but our work is not in the realm of realistic but it’s in the divine realm. Let’s reflect: The more you can give up your earthly assurances, the more you can be sure of divine assistance in your mission of evangelization.
Jan 25, 2024 | POSITIVE IMPULSES
In each startling experience weaves a new thread, revealing a different dimension of the eternal truth. The truth does not change. It remains an unchanging beacon amidst the tempests of our lives. But the truth is more than our first impression. But in new experiences, as startling as they may be, offer us a unique perspective, allowing us to see and understand the world in a new light. In this pilgrimage, we are reborn, not just as mere spectators but as empathetic sojourners, resilient warriors, and wise seekers of the hidden crevices of knowledge. They challenge our preconceived notions and push us to expand our understanding, making us more empathetic, resilient, and wise. So, when faced with the shock of the new or the unknown, remember that it’s an opportunity to deepen your grasp of the many facets of truth and life.
Don Giorgio
Jan 24, 2024 | DAILY BREAD
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle
Gospel - Mark 16:15-18
“Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation”. Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. This feast is a great feast of hope for each one of us. That it’s possible for us to convert cooperating to the grace of God which comes in different ways in our life. This conversion is vital to follow what Jesus commands. We need this conversion to go out to the whole world. We need this conversion to go out of ourselves to the whole world around. We need this conversion to proclaim the Good News. We need this conversion to proclaim the Good News and not the news which we like to proclaim. To have this conversion we must respond to the grace which comes to our life with the question, “What am I to do, Lord?”. Let’s reflect: We must convert by responding to the grace of God so that we can go out of ourselves to preach the Good News.
