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A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark 8:34 - 9:1 34 And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.  35 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.  36 For what does it...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 8:27-33 Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply, “You are the Christ.” Then he warned them not to...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 8,22-26. When Jesus and his disciples arrived at Bethsaida, people brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Putting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on him and asked, "Do you see anything?" Looking up he replied, "I see people looking like trees and walking." Then he laid han...

Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 8:14-21 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, "Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread. When he became aware of this he said...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 8:11-13 The Pharisees came up and started a discussion with him; they demanded of him a sign from heaven, to put him to the test. And with a profound sigh he said, 'Why does this generation demand a sign? In truth I tell you, no sign shall be given to this generation.' And, leaving them again, he re-embarked and went away to the othe...

GA #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 5,17-37. Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least...

A #DEEP Dive on the Today's Psalm 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13 In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! -------------------------------------------------- Pray Every Day with Hallow, the #1 Catholic App in the World. Download Hallow for FREE via https://hallow.com/praymide...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark 7:31-37 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis.  32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand upon him.  33 And taking him aside from the multitude privatel...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 7,24-30. Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, "Let the c...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 7,14-23. Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile." When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable. He said to them, "Are even you likewise without understanding? D...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 7:1-13 When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. (For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders. And on coming from the marketplace they do...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 6,53-56. After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, 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 enter...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 5:13-16 13 'You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled under people's feet. 14 'You are light for the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for e...

A #DEEP Dive on Psalm 23 R. (1)  The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose. Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark 6:14-29 The Death of John the Baptist 14  King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” 15  But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets...

Presentation of the Lord - Feast A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 2,22-40. When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord," and to offer the sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves or...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 6,1-6. Jesus departed from there and came to his native place,  accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son o...

 A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 5:21-43 21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered round him and he stayed by the lake. 22 Then the president of the synagogue came up, named Jairus, and seeing him, fell at his feet 23 and begged him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter is desperately sick. Do come and lay your...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 5:1-20 1 They reached the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the lake, 2 and when he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him. 3 The man lived in the tombs and no one could secure him any more, even with a chain, 4 because he had often been secured with fet...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12a When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thir...

Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 4:35-41 On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: "Let us cross to the other side." Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already fill...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark 4:26-34 The Parable of the Growing Seed 26  He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 27  and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28  The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full gr...

Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops - Memorial A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 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 w...

Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle - Feast A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 3:31-35 The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, "Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you." But he said to them in reply, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" And looking around...

Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Mark 3:31-35 The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, "Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you." But he said to them in reply, "Who are my mother and my bro...