Daily Gospel Reading and Reflection

Tuesday after EpiphanyMark 6:34-44Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven,he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciplesto set before the people;he also divided the two fish among them all.They all ate and were satisfied.And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragmentsand what was left of the fish.Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

Memorial of St. John Neumann, BishopMatthew 4:12-17, 23-25From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say,“Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the ChurchMatthew 23:8-12"The greatest among you must be your servant.Whoever exalts himself will be humbled;but whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, The Octave Day of the Nativity of the LordLuke 2:16-21The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph,  and the infant lying in the manger.When they saw this,  they made known the message  that had been told them about this child.All who heard it were amazed  by what had been told them by the shepherds.

The Seventh Day in the Octave of ChristmasJohn 1:1-18John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’”From his fullness we have all received,grace in place of grace,because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.