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1, 2, 3, 4) Father Charles Murr joins Terry

Gospel - Mark 5:1-20 - Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. When He got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met Him. The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain. In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before Him, crying out in a loud voice, “What have You to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me!” (He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”) He asked him, “What is your name?” He  replied, “Legion is my name.  There are many of us.” And he pleaded earnestly with him not to drive them away from that territory.

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside. And they pleaded with Him, “Send us into the swine.  Let us enter them.” And He let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town and throughout the countryside. And people came out to see what had happened. As they approached Jesus, they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear. Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine. Then they began to beg Him to leave their district. As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with Him. But Jesus would not permit him but told him instead, “Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in His pity has done for you.” Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.

Memorial of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr

Memorial of Saint Ansgar, Bishop

Saints Blaise and Ansgar, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

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1) Gospel - Mark 4:26-34 - Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.”

He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables He did not speak to them, but to His own disciples He explained everything in private.

Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest

Saint John, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) 2025 March for Life: Thanking God for the victories won and preparing for the battles to come

https://www.tfp.org/the-2025-march-for-life-thanking-god-for-the-victories-won-and-preparing-for-the-battles-to-come/

3) "Evil presence": Ex-abortionist Dr. Catherine Wheeler told pro-lifers at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., how Jesus saved her from the abortion industry after she felt an "evil presence in the room" before committing her last abortion

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/evil-presence-ex-abortionist-explains-dark-feeling-that-led-her-to-turn-to-christ/?utm_source=featured-news&utm_campaign=usa

4) Best short description of the diabolic nature of abortion

https://x.com/churchtalkative/status/1881476807225950495?mx=2

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1) Gospel - Mark 4:21-25 - Jesus said to His disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light. Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.” He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you. To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) Matthew Arnold on his new apostolic work

3) LA Fires show liberal, socialist policies have failed... again

https://www.tfp.org/la-fires-show-liberal-socialist-policies-have-failed-again/

4) To President Trump: Life begins at conception

https://www.knightsrepublic.com/single-post/to-the-president-god-saved-your-life-to-save-the-unborn

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-ideas/catholic-wedding-vows#:~:text=The%20vows%20are%3A,the%20days%20of%20my%20life.

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1) Gospel - Mark 4:1-20 - On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around Him  so that He got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And He taught them at length in parables,  and in the course of his instruction He said to them,  “Hear this!  A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path,  and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.

And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain.

And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.” He added, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”

And when He was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned Him about the parables. He answered them, “The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables, so that they may look and see but not perceive, and hear and listen but not understand, in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.”

Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables? The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. But they have no roots; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3, 4) Bishop Joseph Strickland joins Terry to speak on his new podcast: A Shepherd's Voice, and to discuss other current issues facing the Church and society

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1) Gospel - Mark 3:31-35 - The mother of Jesus and His brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called Him. A crowd seated around Him told Him, “Your mother and Your brothers and Your sisters are outside asking for You.” But He said to them in reply, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Saint Thomas, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3) Leisa Carzon, Ph.D., on her book, Sister, Soldier, Surgeon - The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D.

https://sophiainstitute.com/product/sister-soldier-surgeon/

4) Joe Biden potentially faces excommunication after quiet induction into masonic lodge

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/joe-biden-potentially-faces-excommunication-after-quiet-induction-into-historically-black-masonic-lodge/ar-AA1xQH1c

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1, 2, 3, 4) Father Charles Murr joins Terry

Gospel - Mark 3:22-30 - The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "By the prince of demons He drives out demons."

Summoning them, He began to speak to them in parables, "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. But no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.   Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin." For they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."

Memorial of Saint Angela Merici, Virgin

Saint Angela, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

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1) Gospel - Mark 3:13-19 - Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted and they came to Him. He appointed Twelve, whom He also named Apostles, that they might be with Him and He might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: He appointed the Twelve: Simon, whom He named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom He named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Him.

Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Saint Francis, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) "Sins of the flesh" may lack "angelicality" but they are hurting the Vatican

https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2025/01/sins-of-the-flesh-may-lack-angelicality-but-they-are-hurting-the-vatican

3) Francis’ autobiography mocks clerical vestments under the cloak of humility

https://www.knightsrepublic.com/single-post/francis-autobiography-mocks-clerical-vestments-under-the-cloak-of-humility

4) Sean Duffy led his family in praying the Hail Mary before his confirmation hearing

https://gatewayhispanic.com/video/sean-duffy-leading-his-family-in-praying-the-hail-mary-before-his-confirmation-hearing/

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1) Gospel - Mark 3:7-12 - Jesus withdrew toward the sea with His disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what He was doing, a large number of people came to Him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told His disciples to have a boat ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush Him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon Him to touch Him. And whenever unclean spirits saw Him they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

Memorial of Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr

Memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin

Saints Vincent and Marianne, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) You Are the Salt of the Earth Men's Conference, at Christ Cathedral, Orange, CA

https://www.catholicmen.org/events/2025/super-saturday-2025-you-are-the-salt-of-the-earth

3) Vatican promises stiff penalties for illegal aliens crossing its border

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/01/16/vatican-promises-stiff-penalties-for-illegal-aliens-crossing-its-border/

4) While strictly enforcing Vatican border laws, Pope Francis calls Trump’s reported plans for mass deportations a "disgrace"

https://cforc.com/2025/01/pope-francis-calls-trumps-reported-plans-for-mass-deportations-a-disgrace/

Today’s Topics:

Where do we turn in times of darkness? Let’s use our Catholic tools at our disposal to combat the devil and any darkness in our lives.

– Through our baptism we have been brought into a spiritual family that supports us in our time of need

– Holy Hour

– The Sacraments

– Prayers to Saints, Pray the Rosary