Friday, January 8th. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St Mark 6:34-44.
Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ
“Five loaves and two fish.”

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 6:34-44.
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late.
Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?”
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”
So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.
The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.
Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to (his) disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all.
They all ate and were satisfied.
And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish.
Those who ate (of the loaves) were five thousand men.
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
Image: From Biblehub
DAILY MASS – Friday 8 January 2016
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Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Commentary of the day
Origen (c.185-253),

Origen (c.185-253), priest and theologian
7th Homily on the Book of Numbers
The leprosy of malicious gossip
Aaron and Miriam spoke against Moses and for this reason were punished; Miriam was even struck by leprosy (Nm 12,1.10). A psalm says: “Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I destroy” (Ps 100,5). With the help of the Holy Scripture that is “sharper than any two-edged sword” (Heb 4,12), let us remove this vice, let us avoid speaking ill of our brothers and sisters and offending the holy ones, for leprosy will strike the disparager and the slanderer…
There are not only the Jews who have spoken against Moses; there are the heretics too, who do not accept the Law and the prophets. They are used to accusing him, to say that Moses was a murderer because he killed the Egyptian (Ex 2,12), and to fling out many other blasphemes both against him and against the prophets. Because of these criticisms they all have leprosy in their soul; they are lepers deep down inside of them and for this reason are confined outside the camp (Lv 13,46). Therefore the heretics who offend Moses and the members of the Church who speak against their brothers and sisters and who speak ill of their fellow men, both have – there is no doubt – a leprous soul.
Thanks to the intervention of the high priest Aaron, Miriam’s leper was healed the seventh day (Nm 12,15); but we, if we are affected by the leprosy of the soul because of malicious gossip, we will have to keep our leprosy and will remain unclean till the end of the week of this world, meaning till the Resurrection, unless we repent and correct ourselves before, and that we turn ourselves towards Jesus Christ, and beg him so that we may be cleaned through penance.
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Saints of the day
St. Apollinaris,
the Apologist, Bishop (2nd century)
SAINT APOLLINARIS, THE APOLOGIST
Bishop
(2nd century)
Claudius Apollinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia, was one of the most illustrious prelates of the second age. Notwithstanding the great encomiums bestowed on him by Eusebius, St. Jerome, Theodoret, and ethers, but little is known of his actions; and his writings, which then were held in great esteem, seem now to be all lost.
He wrote many able treatises against the heretics, and pointed out, as St. Jerome testifies, from what philosophical sect each heresy derived its errors. Nothing rendered his name so illustrious, however, as his noble apology for the Christian religion which he addressed to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, about the year 175, soon after the miraculous victory that prince had obtained over the Quadi by the prayers of the Christians.
St. Apollinaris reminded the emperor of the benefit he had received from God through the prayers of his Christian subjects, and implored protection for them against the persecution of the pagans. Marcus Aurelius published an edict in which he forbade any one, under pain of death, to accuse a Christian on account of his religion; by a strange inconsistency, he had not the courage to abolish the laws then in force against the Christians, and, as a consequence, many of them suffered martyrdom, though their accusers were also put to death.
The date of St. Apollinaris’ death is not known; the Roman Martyrology mentions him on the 8th of January.
Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. [1894]
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
Image: n/a
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Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Saints of the day
St. Severin, Abbot (410-482)

St. Severin
Abbot
(410-482)
Among the inhabitants of Noricum (now Austria), the abbot St. Severin who propagated the Gospel in that country, and is called its apostle.
By divine power his body was carried to Lucullano, near Naples, and thence transferred to the monastery of St. Severin.
The Roman Martyrology
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conducts a wonderful performance of
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by
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Hillary Summers, alto
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
The Brandenburg Consort
Crispian Steele Perkins, trumpet
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Pieterskerk in Leiden, Netherlands.
in
Handel “MESSIAH” | King’s College, Cambridge Choir
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2 HOURS OF POPULAR TRADITIONAL OLD CHRISTMAS CAROLS & MUSIC WITH TOP CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAYS
OLD CHRISTMAS CAROLS & MUSIC
With Various Versions of these great Carols and Songs:
12 days of Christmas
Dance of the sugar plum fairies
Deck the Halls
First Noel
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Holiday Brass
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old St Nicholas
Joy To The World
Old Christmas Tree
Silent Night
Up of The Housetop
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
**********************************
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”
Mark 16:15-20
*********************************************
“I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:20.
__________________________
THANK YOU JESUS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL
From: Saint Francis Xavier, Samsen, Bangkok, THAILAND
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Friday, January 8th. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St Mark 6:34-44.
Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ
“Five loaves and two fish.”
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 6:34-44.
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already very late.
Dismiss them so that they can go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
He said to them in reply, “Give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food and give it to them to eat?”
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”
So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.
The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.
Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to (his) disciples to set before the people; he also divided the two fish among them all.
They all ate and were satisfied.
And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments and what was left of the fish.
Those who ate (of the loaves) were five thousand men.
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
Image: From Biblehub
DAILY MASS – Friday 8 January 2016
_________________________________
Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Commentary of the day
Origen (c.185-253),
Origen (c.185-253), priest and theologian
7th Homily on the Book of Numbers
The leprosy of malicious gossip
Aaron and Miriam spoke against Moses and for this reason were punished; Miriam was even struck by leprosy (Nm 12,1.10). A psalm says: “Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I destroy” (Ps 100,5). With the help of the Holy Scripture that is “sharper than any two-edged sword” (Heb 4,12), let us remove this vice, let us avoid speaking ill of our brothers and sisters and offending the holy ones, for leprosy will strike the disparager and the slanderer…
There are not only the Jews who have spoken against Moses; there are the heretics too, who do not accept the Law and the prophets. They are used to accusing him, to say that Moses was a murderer because he killed the Egyptian (Ex 2,12), and to fling out many other blasphemes both against him and against the prophets. Because of these criticisms they all have leprosy in their soul; they are lepers deep down inside of them and for this reason are confined outside the camp (Lv 13,46). Therefore the heretics who offend Moses and the members of the Church who speak against their brothers and sisters and who speak ill of their fellow men, both have – there is no doubt – a leprous soul.
Thanks to the intervention of the high priest Aaron, Miriam’s leper was healed the seventh day (Nm 12,15); but we, if we are affected by the leprosy of the soul because of malicious gossip, we will have to keep our leprosy and will remain unclean till the end of the week of this world, meaning till the Resurrection, unless we repent and correct ourselves before, and that we turn ourselves towards Jesus Christ, and beg him so that we may be cleaned through penance.
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
__________________________________
Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Saints of the day
St. Apollinaris,
the Apologist, Bishop (2nd century)
SAINT APOLLINARIS, THE APOLOGIST
Bishop
(2nd century)
Claudius Apollinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia, was one of the most illustrious prelates of the second age. Notwithstanding the great encomiums bestowed on him by Eusebius, St. Jerome, Theodoret, and ethers, but little is known of his actions; and his writings, which then were held in great esteem, seem now to be all lost.
He wrote many able treatises against the heretics, and pointed out, as St. Jerome testifies, from what philosophical sect each heresy derived its errors. Nothing rendered his name so illustrious, however, as his noble apology for the Christian religion which he addressed to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, about the year 175, soon after the miraculous victory that prince had obtained over the Quadi by the prayers of the Christians.
St. Apollinaris reminded the emperor of the benefit he had received from God through the prayers of his Christian subjects, and implored protection for them against the persecution of the pagans. Marcus Aurelius published an edict in which he forbade any one, under pain of death, to accuse a Christian on account of his religion; by a strange inconsistency, he had not the courage to abolish the laws then in force against the Christians, and, as a consequence, many of them suffered martyrdom, though their accusers were also put to death.
The date of St. Apollinaris’ death is not known; the Roman Martyrology mentions him on the 8th of January.
Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. [1894]
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
Image: n/a
________________________________
Friday after Epiphany
8 January 2016
Saints of the day
St. Severin, Abbot (410-482)
St. Severin
Abbot
(410-482)
Among the inhabitants of Noricum (now Austria), the abbot St. Severin who propagated the Gospel in that country, and is called its apostle.
By divine power his body was carried to Lucullano, near Naples, and thence transferred to the monastery of St. Severin.
The Roman Martyrology
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2015
_______________________________
PLEASE JOIN
DAILY MASS & SUNDAY MASS
READ
DAILY GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS
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DAILY COMMENTARY OF THE DAY
and
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NEWSLETTER IN THAI
From
SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER NEWSLETTER IN THAI
THANK YOU
___________________________________
CHRISTMAS
IS
HERE
THANK YOU
CLASSICAL MUSIC; INTERNATIONAL LARGE AUDIENCE
VISIT ON FACEBOOK ADRESS: Golden Eagle; L’Aigle d’Or; Vulturul de Aur
YouTube
of
The Three Tenors Christmas Concert Viena (1999)
______________________
THANK YOU
Peder B. Helland
YouTube
of
1 Hour of Christmas Music
Instrumental Christmas Songs Playlist
Piano, Violin & Orchestra
Christmas Music
_____________________
THANK YOU
Collegium Regale
of
Stephen Cleobury
conducts a wonderful performance of
Handel’s “MESSIAH” from Pieterskerk
by
Lynne Dawson, soprano
Hillary Summers, alto
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
The Brandenburg Consort
Crispian Steele Perkins, trumpet
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Pieterskerk in Leiden, Netherlands.
in
Handel “MESSIAH” | King’s College, Cambridge Choir
____________________________
THANK YOU
MGTracey
YouTube
of
2 HOURS OF POPULAR TRADITIONAL OLD CHRISTMAS CAROLS & MUSIC WITH TOP CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAYS
OLD CHRISTMAS CAROLS & MUSIC
With Various Versions of these great Carols and Songs:
12 days of Christmas
Dance of the sugar plum fairies
Deck the Halls
First Noel
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Holiday Brass
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old St Nicholas
Joy To The World
Old Christmas Tree
Silent Night
Up of The Housetop
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
**********************************
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”
Mark 16:15-20
*********************************************
“I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:20.
__________________________
THANK YOU JESUS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL
From: Saint Francis Xavier, Samsen, Bangkok, THAILAND
***********************************************
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