19 January 2026 – Monday of the 2nd week of Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 15:16-23; Mark 2:18-22.
HOMILY
The Gospels of recent Sundays have described the beginnings of Jesus' missionary activity. Already, the young rabbi and his disciples are beginning to amaze everyone. Of course, people began to realize that Jesus had come to bring something new. His miracles, his teaching, the power he claimed to have to forgive sins, all this caused a great stir throughout Galilee. Everyone wanted to see and hear him.