January 24, 2026 -- Saturday of the 2^nd Week "B"

2 Samuel 1,1-4. 11-12. 17. 19. 23-27; Mk 3,20-21

H O M I L Y

          This very short Gospel is certainly not easy to understand and to comment. We have to remember that, after his Baptism, in Judea, and his 40-day fast, Jesus decided to return to Galilee, where he had grown up, and were he had lived with his family up to that time. The beginning of his ministry there were quite successful. Of course, everyone knew him in Nazareth; and when he began to preach in the Synagogue, people sai: "Is this not the carpenter, Joseph's son?" In Capharnaüm also, crowds of people came to listen to him and brought their sick, whom he cured. The crowds of ordinary, simple people, followed him. But the scribes and the Pharisees had already begun to voice their criticism. Now it is his own family that says : "enough is enough!".

23 janvier 2026 -- Vendredi de la 2ème semaine paire

1 Samuel 24, 3-21 ; Mc 3, 13-19

Homélie

Dans la première lecture d'aujourd'hui, nous avons la fin de l'histoire du roi Saül, tirée du Premier livre de Samuel. Demain, nous commencerons l'histoire du roi David, avec le Deuxième livre de Samuel. Les deux hommes ont quelque chose de pathétique. Aucun des deux ne voulait être roi. Tous deux ont été choisis par Dieu pour diriger son peuple. Tous deux ont commis des erreurs et tous deux ont fait preuve d'humilité. En fait, les péchés de David étaient bien plus importants que ceux de Saül, mais il y avait en lui une magnanimité, une compassion, qui le rendait cher à Dieu.

January 23, 2026 -- Friday of the 2^nd Week par

1 Samuel 24, 3-21; Mk 3,13-19

H O M I L Y

In the first reading of today we have the end of the story of King Saul, from the First Book of Samuel. Tomorrow, we will begin the story of king David, with the Second book of Samuel. There is something pathetic about both. Neither of them wanted to be king. Both were chosen by God to lead his people. Both made mistakes and both manifested humility. In fact, the sins of David were much greater than those of Saul, but there was in him a magnanimity, a compassion, that made him dear to God.

19 January 2026 – Monday of the 2^nd week of Ordinary Time

1 Samuel 15:16-23; Mark 2:18-22.

HOMILY

The Gospels of recent Sundays have described the beginnings of Jesus' missionary activity. Already, the young rabbi and his disciples are beginning to amaze everyone. Of course, people began to realize that Jesus had come to bring something new. His miracles, his teaching, the power he claimed to have to forgive sins, all this caused a great stir throughout Galilee. Everyone wanted to see and hear him.