January 28, 2021, Thursday
Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Doctor of the Church (White)
CYCLE B - YEAR I
RDGS: HEB 10:19-25/ PS 24:1-2. 3-4. 5-6
GOSPEL: MK 4:21-25
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket
or under a bed,
and not to be placed on a lampstand?
For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible;
nothing is secret except to come to light.
Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.”
He also told them, “Take care what you hear.
The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you,
and still, more will be given to you.
To the one who has, more will be given;
from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
GOSPEL REFLECTION:
The lamp to be placed on the lampstand is Jesus. He is the new revelation of God, replacing the lampstands of traditional religion. The prophet is a lamp to the people. In our words and actions, the lamp of Jesus is still alight.
Do I allow the light of Christ to shine out before others?
PRAYER:
We offer to God in prayer the light of our minds and the love of our hearts. We acknowledge all the complexities that go with being human - the light and the dark.
