Catholic Mass Readings and Reflection January 10, 2025

10th January 2025 (Friday)

Psalter: Week 2

Readings of the Day

First Reading: 1 John 5:5-13

Beloved: Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and Blood. The Spirit is the one who testifies, and the Spirit is truth. So there are three who testify, the Spirit, the water, and the Blood, and the three are of one accord. If we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is surely greater. Now the testimony of God is this, that he has testified on behalf of his Son. Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar by not believing the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever possesses the Son has life; whoever does not possess the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 (R. 12a)

R/. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

Gospel Acclamation

V/. Alleluia

R/. Alleluia

V/. Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people.

R/. Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 5:12-16

It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately. Then he ordered him not to tell anyone, but “Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The report about him spread all the more, and great crowds assembled to listen to him and to be cured of their ailments, but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.

Daily Gospel Reflection

Friday – After Epiphany

Guidelines: Faith believes in God and lives His way, bringing holistic healing.

1. Faith invites us to trust in Jesus, who gives eternal life. Our duty is to testify to this truth.

2. Eternal life starts here on earth as a graced and wholesome existence. True healing restores this wholesomeness.

3. The healing of the leper shows humility, faith, and trust. His words, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean,” reflect reverence and belief in God’s will.

4. Jesus’ compassionate response, “I will; be clean,” shows God’s desire to cleanse and restore us.

5. Jesus restores the leper’s dignity and reintegrates him into society, emphasizing holistic healing.

Practice: True healing involves recognizing our limitations, seeking God, and regaining lost dignity and community.