PROPHETS AND DEMONS | The Word Exposed with Cardinal Tagle (January 28, 2024)

PROPHETS | The Word Exposed with Cardinal Tagle (January 28, 2024)

We are on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; and in today’s gospel,
we see Jesus on a seemingly regular day during his public ministry.
Jesus taught at the synagogue on a sabbath and his listeners were
astonished at his authority unlike that of the scribes. Then “a man with an
unclean spirit” cried out: “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, who then came out of the man. And all were amazed.
Friends, this scene underlines the power of God’s Word at work in Jesus
which enabled him to drive out demons. Remember how in the desert Jesus
silenced the evil one who tried to destroy His mission and authority.
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The Word Exposed with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples reflects on Sunday's Mass readings each week. From the Vatican, produced by Jesuit Communications.