Saturday, February 08, 2014.
Today's Liturgical Reading by Daily Flash, Goa.
Feast of Saint Jerome Emiliani, Saint Josephine Bakhita.
First Reading : 1 Kings 3:4-13
The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the principal high place; Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I should give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great and steadfast love, and have given him a son to sit on his throne today. And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?”
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches, or for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, I now do according to your word. Indeed I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you. I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor all your life; no other king shall compare with you.
Second Reading : Psalms 119:9-14
How can
young people keep their way pure?
By
guarding it according to your word.
With my
whole heart I seek you;
do not
let me stray from your commandments.
I
treasure your word in my heart,
so that
I may not sin against you.
Blessed
are you, O Lord;
teach
me your statutes.
With my
lips I declare
all the
ordinances of your mouth.
I
delight in the way of your decrees
as much
as in all riches.
Gospel : Mark 6:30-34
Feeding the Five Thousand
The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
Focus: 'They hurried there on foot…' (Mark 6:33).
Fruit: We already have the word of God that the mutlitudes yearn to hear.
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