Sunday's Gospel is St. Mark's record of Jesus calming the storm at sea. Here is the Gospel (RSV) and links to commentaries on it:
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?" 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" 41 And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?" [Mark 4:35-41 RSV]
Commentary by Father Raniero Cantalamessa:
"Trust in God: This is the message of the Gospel. On that day, what
saved the disciples from shipwreck was the fact of taking Jesus in the
boat, before beginning the crossing."
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Sunday Reflections with Father Frank Doyle, SJ:
"Very often we have no control over the political and social developments of our society; we have little or no control over what other people are doing. But, no matter what we are experiencing, we can -- with the help of Jesus -- find peace. It is the peace which only he can give. And it is a peace which no person and no thing can take away from us." [from Living Space]
"The Gift of Wisdom" by Father Edwin Gordon:
"In
that frail boat we see a prophetic image of the Church across the ages, always tossed in
the tempest of persecution and controversy but like Noah’s Ark, always surviving the
storm." [from Homiletic & Pastoral Review]
Picture: Rembrandt's painting The Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
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