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1) Gospel – 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 of Mary, and the Brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” So He was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying His Hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
Saint Agatha, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Archbishop Viganò: An Open Letter to American Catholics, part two https://www.complicitclergy.com/2025/02/02/archbishop-vigano-an-open-letter-to-american-catholics/ 3, 4) USCCB, US Bishops and federal funding: An Open Letter to US Bishops from Bishop Strickland https://cforc.com/2025/01/usccb-the-bishops-and-federal-funding/

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1) Gospel – Mark 5:21-43 – When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him, and He stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing Him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with Him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay Your Hands on her that she may get well and live.” He went off with him and a large crowd followed Him.

There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. She had heard about Jesus and came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak. She said, “If I but touch His clothes, I shall be cured.” Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from Him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched My clothes?” But His disciples said to Him, “You see how the crowd is pressing upon You, and yet You ask, Who touched Me?” And He looked around to see who had done it. The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told Him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”

While He was still speaking, people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher any longer?” Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” He did not allow anyone to accompany Him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, He caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. So He went in and said to them, “Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.” And they ridiculed Him. Then He put them all out. He took along the child’s father and mother and those who were with Him and entered the room where the child was. He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. At that they were utterly astounded. He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.

Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Where do our Catholic leaders stand? Here are both the heroes who are standing up for the truth and the zeros, who cause grave scandal for January 2025 https://catholicvote.org/heroes_zeroes/january-2025/ 3, 4) Archbishop Vigano: An Open Letter to American Catholics https://www.complicitclergy.com/2025/02/02/archbishop-vigano-an-open-letter-to-american-catholics/

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1, 2, 3, 4) Father Charles Murr joins Terry

Gospel – Mark 5:1-20 – Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. When He got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met Him. The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain. In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before Him, crying out in a loud voice, “What have You to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me!” (He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”) He asked him, “What is your name?” He  replied, “Legion is my name.  There are many of us.” And he pleaded earnestly with him not to drive them away from that territory.

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside. And they pleaded with Him, “Send us into the swine.  Let us enter them.” And He let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town and throughout the countryside. And people came out to see what had happened. As they approached Jesus, they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear. Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine. Then they began to beg Him to leave their district. As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with Him. But Jesus would not permit him but told him instead, “Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in His pity has done for you.” Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.

Memorial of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr
Memorial of Saint Ansgar, Bishop
Saints Blaise and Ansgar, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

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1) Gospel – Mark 4:26-34 – Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.”

He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables He did not speak to them, but to His own disciples He explained everything in private.

Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest
Saint John, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) 2025 March for Life: Thanking God for the victories won and preparing for the battles to come https://www.tfp.org/the-2025-march-for-life-thanking-god-for-the-victories-won-and-preparing-for-the-battles-to-come/ 3) “Evil presence”: Ex-abortionist Dr. Catherine Wheeler told pro-lifers at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., how Jesus saved her from the abortion industry after she felt an “evil presence in the room” before committing her last abortion https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/evil-presence-ex-abortionist-explains-dark-feeling-that-led-her-to-turn-to-christ/?utm_source=featured-news&utm_campaign=usa 4) Best short description of the diabolic nature of abortion https://x.com/churchtalkative/status/1881476807225950495?mx=2

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1) Gospel – 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 what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you. To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Matthew Arnold on his new apostolic work

3) LA Fires show liberal, socialist policies have failed… again
https://www.tfp.org/la-fires-show-liberal-socialist-policies-have-failed-again/

4) To President Trump: Life begins at conception
https://www.knightsrepublic.com/single-post/to-the-president-god-saved-your-life-to-save-the-unborn

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1) Gospel – Mark 4:1-20 – On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around Him  so that He got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And He taught them at length in parables,  and in the course of his instruction He said to them,  “Hear this!  A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,  and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.

And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain.

And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.” He added, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”

And when He was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned Him about the parables. He answered them, “The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables, so that they may look and see but not perceive, and hear and listen but not understand, in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.”

Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables? The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. But they have no roots; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3, 4) Bishop Joseph Strickland joins Terry to speak on his new podcast: A Shepherd’s Voice, and to discuss other current issues facing the Church and society

 

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1) Gospel – 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 at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Saint Thomas, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3) Leisa Carzon, Ph.D., on her book, Sister, Soldier, Surgeon – The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D. https://sophiainstitute.com/product/sister-soldier-surgeon/ 4) Joe Biden potentially faces excommunication after quiet induction into masonic lodge https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/joe-biden-potentially-faces-excommunication-after-quiet-induction-into-historically-black-masonic-lodge/ar-AA1xQH1c

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1, 2, 3, 4) Father Charles Murr joins Terry

Gospel – Mark 3:22-30 – The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons He drives out demons.”

Summoning them, He began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.   Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Memorial of Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Saint Angela, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

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1) Gospel – Mark 3:13-19 – Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted and they came to Him. He appointed Twelve, whom He also named Apostles, that they might be with Him and He might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: He appointed the Twelve: Simon, whom He named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom He named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Him.

Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Saint Francis, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) “Sins of the flesh” may lack “angelicality” but they are hurting the Vatican https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2025/01/sins-of-the-flesh-may-lack-angelicality-but-they-are-hurting-the-vatican 3) Francis’ autobiography mocks clerical vestments under the cloak of humility https://www.knightsrepublic.com/single-post/francis-autobiography-mocks-clerical-vestments-under-the-cloak-of-humility 4) Sean Duffy led his family in praying the Hail Mary before his confirmation hearing https://gatewayhispanic.com/video/sean-duffy-leading-his-family-in-praying-the-hail-mary-before-his-confirmation-hearing/

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1) Gospel – Mark 3:7-12 – Jesus withdrew toward the sea with His disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what He was doing, a large number of people came to Him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told His disciples to have a boat ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush Him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon Him to touch Him. And whenever unclean spirits saw Him they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

Memorial of Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr
Memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin
Saints Vincent and Marianne, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) You Are the Salt of the Earth Men’s Conference, at Christ Cathedral, Orange, CA https://www.catholicmen.org/events/2025/super-saturday-2025-you-are-the-salt-of-the-earth 3) Vatican promises stiff penalties for illegal aliens crossing its border https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/01/16/vatican-promises-stiff-penalties-for-illegal-aliens-crossing-its-border/ 4) While strictly enforcing Vatican border laws, Pope Francis calls Trump’s reported plans for mass deportations a “disgrace” https://cforc.com/2025/01/pope-francis-calls-trumps-reported-plans-for-mass-deportations-a-disgrace/

Today's Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel - Mark 3:1-6 - Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched Jesus closely to see if He would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse Him. He said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up here before us.” Then He said to the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent. Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Him to put Him to death. Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Great news on President Trump's first day in office 3, 4) Update on the new President and his Administration with Frank Pavone, national Director of Priests for Life