Tuesday February 13, 2024
Weekday (6)
Office – Psalter Week 2
Mass of the Day
Vestment: Green
Today’s Rosary: Sorrowful Mystery
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TOMORROW ASHES ARE BLESSED AND DISTRIBUTED AT THE PRINCIPAL MASSFIRST READING
God himself tempts no one.
A reading from the letter of Saint James (James 1:12-18)
Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one; but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
The word of the Lord
RESPONSORIAL PSALM PsALM94:12-13a.14-15.18-19 (R. 12a)
R/. Blessed the man whom you discipline, O Lord.
Blessed the man whom you discipline, O Lord,
Whom you train by means of your law;
To whom you give peace in evil days. R/.
The Lord will not abandon his people,
Nor forsake those who are his heritage;
For judgement shall again be just,
And all true hearts shall uphold it. R/.
R/. Blessed the man whom you discipline, O Lord.
When I think, “I have lost my foothold,”
Your mercy, O Lord, holds me up.
When cares increase in my heart,
Your consolation calms my soul. R/.
ALLELUIA
Alleluia. If a man loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord; and my father will love him, and we will come to him. Alleluia.
Also Read: Daily Reading for Monday, February 12th, 2024
GOSPEL
“Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (Mark 8:14-21)
At that time: The disciples had forgotten to bring bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And Jesus cautioned them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” And they discussed it with one another, saying, “We have no bread.” And being aware of it, Jesus said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
The Gospel of the Lord.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
A parable is a figure of speech often used to express deeper meaning with simple words. Sometimes it could be presentation of graphic mental images through stories in order to illustrate and imprint deep into the mind of the listener. Parables come in ‘coded’ language. A word used could represent another thing. Jesus today uses the word ‘yeast’. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” The disciples who took it simply thought that he was referring to their lack of bread. Jokingly, Jesus reminded them of his multiplication of bread to let them have a mental stretch that he was not talking of ordinary leaven, but about the attitude of the Pharisees and the Herodians: hypocrisy. Avoid hypocrisy!
PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL
“When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem…. and to the ends of the earth” Acts 1:6
– Pray that the glory of the Lord should overshadow you and your household.
– Pray that all your actions and deeds should be influenced by God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
Let Us Pray,
Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I may always be holy.
Memory verse: John 1:1
