Tuesday, January 24, 2012 {St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor of the Church (Memorial)}

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Pride makes us forgetful of our eternal interests. It causes us to neglect totally the care of our soul.
-- St John Baptist de la Salle

READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: 2 Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19
12 It was told king David, saying, Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
13 It was so, that, when those who bore the ark of Yahweh had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
14 David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Yahweh with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
17 They brought in the ark of Yahweh, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace-offerings before Yahweh.
18 When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.
19 He dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a cake of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed everyone to his house.
Psalms: Psalm 24:7-10
7 Lift up your heads, you gates; Be lifted up, you everlasting doors: The King of glory will come in.
8 Who is the King of glory? Yahweh strong and mighty, Yahweh mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, you gates; Yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors: The King of glory will come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? Yahweh of Armies, He is the King of glory.
Selah
Gospel: Mark 3:31-35

(Jesus' Mother and Brothers)
31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 
32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters
are outside looking for you.”
33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”