Gospel for January 24 2026 – Mark 3:20-21
Gospel Reflections for January 24 2026
Why leave a perfectly good job!
What would make professional fisherman abandon fishing and follow Jesus into a new career as Apostles? Well, they must have felt the new career was somehow better than the old!
These fishermen and Jesus were neighbors in the small village of Capernaum, and must have seen him teaching in their synagogue and talking with friends …so Jesus was familiar to them.
They knew He was like John the Baptist, and even though John had been arrested by King Herod, Jesus continued to speak with remarkable bravery and courage. Here was a person without fear … who seemed confident in everything He did. There was something about Jesus that was enough for them to switch jobs. They heard in Jesus the authentic voice of God.
They also heard Jesus say, “I will make you …” Jesus Himself would be their trainer in their new job as Apostles. They could not possibly know how to do it, but knew Jesus would teach them, and that was enough for them to follow. I wonder if they ever asked why Jesus called them! After all, they had not yet done anything worthy of such a calling.
They did not yet know …as I hope you do, that God loves you not only before you are worthy, but also before you were even born!
Today we celebrate our St. Bruno School and the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. We are proud of our school and the training our great staff give to our students every day. Our students are blessed to have our staff train them in Catholic wisdom and behavior.
God’s unconditional love is still available to you no matter what your life is like now or what it has been in the past. Jesus is still here to train you to be His disciple. Why not decide now to let him mold you into His follower …just as those fishermen did.
This weekend, we will distribute our new 2026 University Series Catalogs, offering over 40 sessions on our faith held at St. Bruno, St. Mary, and Beatitudes parishes starting February 19th. Many opportunities to let God train you! See the website at theuniversityseries.org
What Jesus has to offer is always better than anything you can devise for yourself. It is always a wise decision to follow Him.
See you in the University!
God Bless!
Fr. Dave
We ;love our precious Jesus with all our hearts!! We thank our loving God every day for the gift of our Jesus!! Loveeeeeeeeee folowing Him in love and with His love and help touching others with His loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and making the world beautiful in Love and Peace! Thank you our precious Father Dave for leading us in Jesus’ loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and love your University Series of beautiful insights to living our loving Faith!!
Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, franca and Dick
Thank you!