January
12, 2016
Tuesday
of the First Week of Ordinary Time
Reading 1
9Hannah
rose after a meal at Shiloh, and
presented herself before the LORD; at
the time, Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near
the doorpost of the LORD’s temple.
10In
her bitterness she prayed to the LORD, weeping copiously, 11and
she made a vow, promising: “O LORD of hosts, if
you look with pity on the misery of your handmaid, if
you remember me and do not forget me, if
you give your handmaid a male child, I
will give him to the LORD for as long as he lives; neither
wine nor liquor shall he drink, and
no razor shall ever touch his head.”[1][2]
12As
she remained long at prayer before the LORD, Eli
watched her mouth, 13for Hannah was praying silently; though
her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli,
thinking her drunk, 14said to her, “How
long will you make a drunken show of yourself? Sober
up from your wine!” 15“It
isn’t that, my lord,” Hannah answered. “I
am an unhappy woman. I
have had neither wine nor liquor; I
was only pouring out my troubles to the LORD.
16Do
not think your handmaid a ne’er-do-well; my
prayer has been prompted by my deep sorrow and misery.” 17Eli
said, “Go in peace, and
may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of Him.”
18She
replied, “Think kindly of your maidservant,” and left. She
went to her quarters, ate and drank with her husband, and
no longer appeared downcast.
19Early
the next morning they worshiped before the LORD, and
then returned to their home in Ramah. When
Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, the
LORD remembered her. 20She
conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son
whom
she called Samuel, since she had asked the LORD for him.
Responsorial Psalm
1“My
heart exults in the LORD, my
horn is exalted in my God. I
have swallowed up my enemies; I
rejoice in my victory.”[3][4]
R.
My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
4“The
bows of the mighty are broken, while
the tottering gird on strength. 5The
well-fed hire themselves out for bread, while
the hungry batten on spoil. The
barren wife bears seven sons, while
the mother of many languishes.”
R.
My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
6“The
LORD puts to death and gives life; He
casts down to the nether world; He
raises up again. 7The
LORD makes poor and makes rich; He
humbles, He also exalts.”
R.
My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
8a“He
raises the needy from the dust; 8bfrom
the dung heap He lifts up the poor,
8cTo
seat them with nobles 8dand
make a glorious throne their heritage.”
R.
My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
Alleluia see 1 Thessalonians 2:13
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Receive
the word of God, not as the word of men, but
as it truly is, the word of God.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
21Jesus
came to Capernaum with His followers, and on the sabbath He entered the
synagogue and taught.[5]
22The people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having
authority and not as the scribes.
23In
their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit;[6]
24He cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come
to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”[7]
25Jesus
rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” 26The unclean spirit convulsed
him and with a loud cry came out of him.
27All
were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with
authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey Him.” 28His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole
region of Galilee.
Notes on Readings:
[1] 1 Samuel 1:11 - Give him to the LORD: some
ancient texts call Samuel a nazir in this context; see footnote on Numbers 6:1-3
[2] 1 Samuel 1:11-20 - Since she had asked: this
explanation would be more directly appropriate for the name Saul, which means
"asked"; Samuel means "name of God."
[3] 1 Samuel 2: 1-10 - A hymn attributed to Hannah,
the mother of Samuel, as her thanksgiving to God because she has borne a son
despite her previous sterility. She praises God as the helper of the weak (1 Samuel 2:1-2), who casts down the mighty
and raises up the lowly (1 Samuel 2:3-5), and who alone is the source of true strength (1 Samuel 2:8-10); the hymn ends with a prayer for the king (1 Samuel 2:10). This canticle has several
points of resemblance with our Lady's Magnificat.
[5] Mark 1:21-45 - The account of a single day's
ministry of Jesus on a sabbath in and outside the synagogue of Capernaum (Mark 1:21-31) combines teaching and miracles
of exorcism and healing. Mention is not made of the content of the teaching but
of the effect of astonishment and alarm on the people. Jesus' teaching with
authority, making an absolute claim on the hearer, was in the best tradition of
the ancient prophets, not of the scribes. The narrative continues with events
that evening (Mark 1: 32-34; see the footnotes on Matthew 8:14-17 and the next day (Mark 1:35-39). The cleansing in Mark 1:40-45 stands as an isolated story.
[56] Mark 1:23 - An unclean spirit: so called because
of the spirit's resistance to the holiness of God. The spirit knows and fears
the power of Jesus to destroy his influence; compare with Mark 1:32, 34; 3:11; 6:13.
[7] Mark 1:24-25 - The Holy One of God: not a
confession but an attempt to ward off Jesus' power, reflecting the notion that
use of the precise name of an opposing spirit would guarantee mastery over him.
Jesus silenced the cry of the unclean spirit and drove him out of the man.
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