Gospel Reflection

July 08, 2012

Sunday
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by Rev. Fr. Chris Habal

Edsa Shrine

First Reading:               Ezekiel 2:2-5   

Psalm:                         Psalm 123:1-4   

Second Reading:          2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Gospel:                        Mark 6:1-6

1 He went away from there and came to his own country; and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get all this? What is the wisdom given to him? What mighty works are wrought by his hands! 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. 4 And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house." 5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick people and healed them. 6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.

HOMILY

Father Chris said that knowing Jesus is not just knowing His story, but knowing Him deeper by following His good example and having a close relationship with Him. Only then can we truly proclaim and share God’s word and presence to others.