Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)
Saint Jerome Emiliani, Priest - Opt. Mem. (White)
Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin - Opt. Mem. (White)
CYCLE B - YEAR I
RDGS: GN 1:1-19/ PS 104:1-2. 5-6. 10. 12. 24. 35
GOSPEL: MK 6:53-56
Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret
and tied up there.
As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.
They scurried about the surrounding country
and began to bring in the sick on mats
to wherever they heard he was.
Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered,
they laid the sick in the marketplaces
and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak;
and as many as touched it were healed.
GOSPEL REFLECTION:
They came to him in their numbers because they wanted something from him, a cure for themselves or they're sick. We come to prayer often with our needs. We can come to prayer also to know what we might do for Jesus, or what he might do through us. Discipleship brings us into both friendship and partnership. We are grateful for both these callings, knowing that every time we meet the Lord, we are healed and strengthened.
The magnetism of Jesus is extraordinary. Do I share the enthusiasm of the crowds or do I miss the action? What difficulties do I overcome to get to him – like rising earlier to pray, or going to visit the sick, or taking quality time in a busy day to sit with him?
PRAYER:
Jesus, you loved to cure people. You taught the disciples to show compassion to the needy. I am your disciple now. May I spread your love and compassion to the needy around me today. May I be a healing presence for those I meet.
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