5 February, 2024 | Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
Reading 1 : 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13 Gospel Mk 6:53-56 After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him. They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed. Reflections: The Gospel tells us that when Jesus stepped out of the boat at Gennesaret, the people recognised Him and started hurrying all through the countryside and brought the sick on stretchers for Him to heal them and they even begged to touch the fringe of His cloak so that they can be healed. The people were able to see the powerful presence of God in Jesus. God's presence was not just in the Temple. God has now come to be with the