March 3 - Monday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Sir.17:19-27; Ps.32:1-2,5-7,11; Mk.10:17-27) "Jesus fixed His gaze on them and said, 'For man it is impossible but not for God.'" With these incisive words and particularly with this intent look, Jesus "encourages those who are losing hope." His disciples are "completely overwhelmed" at His statement: "It is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," and to keep them from falling into despair at the impossibility of such a proposition, He seeks to teach them that "with God all things are possible." For truly none can be saved but by…
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