Jan 31
Reading: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30—19:3 Mark 5:21-43
Drawing Near: In today’s Gospel, Jairus asks me to lay my hands on his daughter to heal her, and a woman with a twelve-year-long affliction touches my cloak to be healed. Let me be present in you today—and always—so that you and others may be healed.
Feast: The Memorial of St. John Bosco, priest
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Jan 30
Reading: 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13
Mark 5:1-20
Drawing Near: In today’s Gospel, I drive "Legion” from a man and then I send the man on a mission: "Go home to your family and announce to them all what the Lord in his pity has done for you.” What is your mission and to whom do I send you?
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Jan 29
Reading: Mark 1:21-28
Drawing Near: In today's Gospel, my "fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee" after I chase the unclean spirit from the man in Capernaum. How does my fame spread as a result of your witness to faith in me?
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Jan 28
Reading: 2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17 Mark 4:35-41
Drawing Near: My disciples in today’s Gospel experience “great awe” in how the wind and sea obey my command. Make “great awe” your prayer today—all day long.
Feast: The Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and Doctor of the Church
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Jan 27
Reading: 2 Samuel 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17 Mark 4:26-34
Drawing Near: In today’s Gospel, I speak of how the seed sprouts and grows, and how the land "of its own accord” yields fruit from that seed. Form a prayer, "The Seed of Faith,” and share it with your learners.
Feast: St. Angela Merici, virgin
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Jan 26
Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 Mark 4:21-25
Drawing Near: "Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?” Does sharing your Catholic faith with others bring you joy?
Feast: The Memorial of St. Timothy and St. Titus, bishops
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Jan 25
Reading: Acts 22:3-16 Mark 16:15-18
Drawing Near: In today’s Gospel, I send my followers on a mission: “into the whole world” to proclaim the gospel. What are the fruits of this mission to which I have sent you?
Feast: The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle
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Jan 24
Reading: 2 Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19 Mark 3:31-35
Drawing Near: In today’s Gospel, I name my family as those who do the will of God. In what way are you challenged by my words in today’s Gospel?
Feast: The Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, bishop and Doctor of the Church
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Jan 23
Reading: Genesis 1:1—2:2
Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Drawing Near: In today’s Gospel, I embrace a child and explain that you must "become like children” to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Open your heart to what a child can teach you about the Kingdom of Heaven today.
Feast: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
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Jan 22
Reading: Mark 1:14-20
Drawing Near: In today's Gospel,
I proclaim, "The kingdom of God is
at hand." When are you most aware
and in awe of the Kingdom of God in
your classroom with your learners?
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