Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection January 07, 2025
Weekday Octave After Epiphany
07th January 2025 (Tuesday)
Psalter: Week 2
Readings of the Day
First Reading: 1 John 4:7-10
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 (R. see 11)
R/. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Gospel Acclamation
V/. Alleluia
R/. Alleluia
V/. The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives.
R/. Alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 6:34-44
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late. Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.” So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties. Then, 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 disciples to 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 fragments and what was left of the fish. Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men
Daily Gospel Reflection
Tuesday – After Epiphany
Guidelines: The world is dry and lifeless without compassion. Hearts must be renewed by God’s love.
1. God’s love is seen in action, not just words. He sent His Son as an offering for our sins, making Jesus the true reflection of His love.
2. This love is shown through compassion. Like shepherdless sheep, we are vulnerable and lost, exposed to danger and lacking care.
3. Without a shepherd, we are deprived of guidance, nourishment, and safety. We risk straying, growing weak, and being unprotected.
4. God’s compassion is unwavering. He provides for us even in desolate and late hours, as seen when He fed 5,000 people.
5. God multiplies even our smallest offerings, turning scarcity into abundance. His grace exceeds what we need, as shown by the leftover baskets after feeding the crowd.
Practice: No situation or time is too hopeless for God. He transforms scarcity into abundance and fills us with satisfaction.
