Early the next morning they worshiped before the LORD, and then returned to their home in Ramah. When Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, the LORD remembered her. She conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel, since she had asked the LORD for him. (I Sm 1:9-20)
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Today’s responsorial psalm is Hannah’s Hymn of Praise for the gift of her son, Samuel. The gospel writer, Luke, will use Hannah’s Hymn to compose Mary’s Magnificat. Today we begin Ordinary Time which takes its name from the word ordinal . . . meaning number, because the weeks of ordinary time are counted, so this is the First Week of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time will be interrupted by Lent and Easter, but afterwards we will resume counting the weeks until Advent.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday, Week I, Ordinary Time
