4 February 2026 – Wednesday of the 4th week in Ordinary Time
2 Samuel 24:22.0-17; Mark 6:1-6
H O M I L Y
Jewish law at the time of Jesus allowed any adult male to read Scripture in the synagogue and add a few words of commentary. No one in Nazareth denies Jesus this right. Their problem is that for the first thirty years of his life, Jesus was a villager like any other. So when he began to speak words of wisdom and perform healings, they wondered, ‘Where did he get this?’ What is this wisdom that has been given to him, and these great miracles that are performed by his hands? Where does this power come from? We know him; he is one of us. He is the carpenter's son. We all know the members of his family who still live among us. Not having the courage to draw conclusions from the facts they observe, they reject these facts and everything Jesus has accomplished among them.