Daily Bible Readings Tuesday Jan 15 2008 1st Week Ordinary Time Traditional Catholic Commentary

January 15 2008 Tuesday 1^st Week Ordinary Time

About the sources used. The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the USA, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable readings alongside traditional Catholic commentary as published in the Haydock Bible. Readings vary depending on your local calendar.

Official Readings of the Liturgy at – http://www.usccb.org/nab/011508.shtml – Note. The Official Liturgical readings may not match the current NAB you may have.

1 Samuel 1:9-20
Douay-Rheims Challoner

9 So Anna arose after she had eaten and drunk in Silo: And Heli, the priest, sitting upon a stool before the door of the temple of the Lord;
10 As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord, shedding many tears,
11 And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a manchild: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.
12 And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth.
13 Now Anna spoke in her heart, and only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard at all. Heli therefore thought her to be drunk,
14 And said to her: How long wilt thou be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much.
15 Anna answering, said: Not so, my lord: for I am an exceeding unhappy woman, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.
16 Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now.
17 Then Heli said to her: Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition, which thou hast asked of him.
18 And she said: Would to God thy handmaid may find grace in thy eyes. So the woman went on her way, and ate, and her countenance was no more changed.
19 And they rose in the morning, and worshipped before the Lord: and they returned, and came into their house at Ramatha. And Elcana knew Anna his wife: And the Lord remembered her.
20 And it came to pass when the time was come about, Anna conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel: because she had asked him of the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd
DR Challoner Text only

My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord,
and my horn is exalted in my God:
my mouth is enlarged over my enemies:
because I have joyed in thy salvation.
The bow of the mighty is overcome,
and the weak are girt with strength.
They that were full before,
have hired out themselves for bread:
and the hungry are filled,
so that the barren hath borne many:
and she that had many children is weakened.
The Lord killeth and maketh alive,
he bringeth down to hell, and bringeth back again.
The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich,
he humbleth and he exalteth:
He raiseth up the needy from the dust,
and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill:
that he may sit with princes,
and hold the throne of glory

The Gospel According to Saint Mark 1:21-28
Haydock NT

21 And they enter into Capharnaum: and forthwith on the Sabbath-days, going into the synagogue, he taught them. 22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the Scribes. 23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit: and he cried out, 24 Saying:

What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the holy one of God.

25 And Jesus threatened him, saying:

Speak no more, and go out of the man.

26 And the unclean spirit tearing him, and crying out with a loud voice, went out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying:

What thing is this? What is this new doctrine? For with power, he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

28 And the fame of him was spread forthwith through all the country of Galilee.

Haydock Commentary 1 Samuel 1:9-20

• Ver. 9. Silo; either in some private house, or in the porch before the tabernacle. She complied with the entreaty of her husband. M.—Stool. Heb. “Helo was sitting upon a throne, near the steps, leading to the palace of the Lord.” It is also called the temple, or the house of God, though it was only a tent. Mat. xii. 4. &c. Perhaps women were not allowed to go beyond the porch.
• Ver. 11. A vow; rightly trusting that her husband would give his consent Num. xxx. 7.—Razor. Heb. mora, “scissors.” Sept. “iron.” Some copies add, “he shall not drink wine, nor any intoxicating drink.” In quality of Levite, Samuel was bound to serve the tabernacle from 25 or 30 years of age till he was 50. Num. iv. 2. Anna consecrates him to the Lord for life, and promises that he shall be a Nazarite, like Samson, and S. John the Baptist. The law prescribes no rules for these perpetual Nazarites. Num. vi. 3. Many of the ancients believe that Samuel always observed the prescriptions of Moses, and abstained from intoxicating liquors; though the Heb. and Vulg. are silent on this head. We find that during his administration as Judge, he was not able to continue always near the tabernacle. C.—When he came to years of discretion, he might depart if he thought proper, like other Levites. Had he been of any other tribe, he must have been redeemed. W.—Esther, Elcana, or Samuel might have annulled this vow. Salien. A. 2900.
• Ver. 12. Prayers, out of fervor; not through vain superstition and ostentation, as the Pharisees and pagans did. Matt. xxiii. 14. Christ does not condemn many, or long prayers, since he prayed whole nights for our instruction. Luc. xxi. 43. and vi. 12. 1 Thes. v. 17.—Mouth. He tried, but could not hear what she said. C.
• Ver. 14. Much. Heli’s “son or servant,” (παιδάριον, according to the Sept.) addressed these words to Anna. Her going to pray immediately after a feast, instead of taking recreation, increased the suspicion. S. Chrys. hom. 1.—Salien (A.C. 1153) observes the many instances of patience which Anna exhibits on this occasion. H.—She teaches us not to answer the unjust reproaches of our superiors with haughtiness. D.
• Ver. 15. My lord. She gives him this title, though he had called her a drunken women. H.—Unhappy. Heb. “of a hard (or afflicted) spirit.” See Cant. vii. 6. C.
• Ver. 16. Belial; “without restraint;” abandoned. H.—Sept. “pestiferous.”—Sorrow. Heb. “meditation;” (C.) what preys upon my spirits. H.
• Ver. 17. Peace, with all blessings. M.
• Ver. 18. Eyes: that thou wouldst lay aside thy suspicions against my character, and pray (C.) that I may obtain so great a happiness.—Changed. Heb. “no more,” as it had been sad, and defaced with tears. H.—She was now full of hope and joy. M.—Sept. “her countenance fell not.” She was not moved with anger or with jealousy. Gen. iv. 6. C.
• Ver. 20. About, at the expiration of the year, which term the ancients frequently allowed between the conception and the nativity. Gen. xviii. 10.—Samuel. This name imports, asked of God. Ch.—Some letters are omitted for the easier pronunciation, as the Hebrews would now write it, Saul-meel; (C.) or it may signify, “God placed him,” sum-hal. T.—Shaal means, “to ask.” But Vatable thinks that Anna retained only the first letter. M.

 

Haydock Commentary Mark 1:21-28

• Ver. 24. The Greek text has here the same as in Luke iv. 34. Let us alone. V.—I know who thou art. It is a common opinion, that the devil did not know for certain that Jesus was the true Son of God. Yet S. Mark’s words, both in this and v. 34, seem to signify he did know it. Wi.
• Ver. 25. Christ would not suffer the devils to be produced as witnesses of his divinity; the author of truth could not bear the father of lies to bear testimony of him. Hence Jesus threatened him, in order to teach us never to believe or put our trust in demons, whatever they may foretell. S. Chrys.
• Ver. 26. Tearing him: not that the devil tore the poor man’s limbs or body; for S. Luke (iv. 35) expressly tells us, that the devil hurt him not. It means no more, than that he shook him with violent agitations. Wi.
• Ver. 27. It is observed by S. Justin, (Apol. i. 54.) that the discourses of Jesus were short and concise. S. Chrys. (in hom. xlviii. in Matt.) says, that Christ here accommodated his preaching to his hearers, and to his subject. The ancients differ as to the length of time employed by Christ in the ministry of the word. It is most probable that he spent about three years in announcing to the world his heavenly doctrines. In the first year of his preaching, he seems not to have met with any great opposition; and on this account it may have been called, by the prophet Isaiah, the acceptable year. Sandinus.—What is this new doctrine? In the Greek, This new manner of instructing. See below, xiv. 2, and xii, 38.