January 21 - Saturday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Heb.9:2-3,11-14; Ps.47:2-3,6-9; Mk.3:20-21) “Behind the second veil was the tabernacle call the holy of holies.” To this holy of holies in the temple of Jerusalem only the high priest could come, and only once a year. So holy was it deemed. This tabernacle contained the ark of the Lord with the two tablets upon which the commandments of God were written, and some manna from the Israelites’ travels through the desert. This was truly sacred ground for God’s chosen people, a place they held in awe. In our gospel the people press upon Jesus; they gather in great numbers at the door of the house…
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