The people respond to the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, thought to be son of a carpenter: "What is this? A new teaching - with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." (Mk 1: 27) The word that Jesus spoke then is our Gospel today and we acknowledged it last week on Word of God Sunday. Jesus is the prophet foretold in the First Reading: "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among your own people." (Deut 18: 18) His words and actions speak directly of the will of his heavenly Father so he has no need of other verification or authority. Let us listen to the Lord and deepen our insight into his divine teachings so that his Word and life may be powerful in us. We are all called to serve the Lord as missionary disciples in the way that he has provided for each of us. As St Paul exhorts: "Brother and sisters, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God has called you." (1 Cor 7: 17) We also need to pray for more vocations to the priesthood so that the Word of God may be more widely proclaimed and the sacraments given.
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