LIVE IT TODAY: Monday, January 12, 2026
The time is fulfilled. I am near. Leave what binds you and follow Me into the life I am giving you now.
LIVE IT TODAY: Monday, January 12, 2026
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
The time is fulfilled. I am near. Leave what binds you and follow Me into the life I am giving you now.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Mark 1:14–20
After John had been arrested,
Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God:
“This is the time of fulfillment.
The Kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”
As he passed by the Sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea;
they were fishermen.
Jesus said to them,
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Then they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along a little farther
and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They too were in a boat mending their nets.
Then he called them.
So they left their father Zebedee in the boat
along with the hired men and followed him.
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
When Jesus calls, delay is already a decision.
Mark’s Gospel opens with urgency. Jesus announces that the time is fulfilled—not chronos, ordinary clock-time, but kairos, God’s decisive moment breaking into history. This is not an abstract idea or a future possibility. It is a moment of encounter. The Kingdom is not approaching quietly; it is standing before them, speaking, summoning, inviting a response.
The first men Jesus calls are fishermen—men shaped by repetition, weather, risk, and hard-earned skill. Their nets are not incidental details. Nets represent livelihood, identity, competence, and control. Jesus does not rebuke their work; He reorders it. Grace never destroys the natural—it elevates it toward its true end.
Notice what Jesus does not do. He does not explain the destination. He does not provide assurances or contingencies. He simply says, “Follow Me.” Discipleship begins not with full understanding but with trust. Obedience opens the door to revelation.
James and John are asked to leave even more. In the first-century Jewish world, remaining with one’s father meant security, inheritance, and honor. Following Jesus fractures expectations and rearranges loyalties. The Kingdom does not abolish family—it purifies it and expands it beyond blood into communion.
This Gospel presses directly into our homes. We parents manage nets of our own—work demands, schedules, screens, activities, even good religious routines. None of these are evil. But when they dull our attentiveness to Christ’s voice, they quietly take precedence over mission. The domestic church is not meant to preserve comfort; it is meant to form disciples.
Here is the paradox of the Kingdom: what we cling to for safety often keeps us from freedom. Christ does not call us away from life—He calls us into it.
Build saint-forming homes. Pray over your children by name. Order your household around Christ’s voice rather than convenience. Step forward today in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Christ stands at the heart of this gathering of men into the “family of God.” By his word, through signs that manifest the reign of God, and by sending out his disciples, Jesus calls all men to enter his Kingdom. (CCC 542)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In My Heart: What am I delaying that Jesus is clearly inviting me to do now?
In My Home: What “nets” most shape our family’s priorities and rhythms?
In My World: Who might encounter Christ through my obedience this week?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, share one place where each person senses Jesus inviting them to trust Him more deeply.
Pray aloud together, intentionally praying over each person by name, asking Jesus to reveal His personal love, to break every lie or whisper of the Enemy, to strengthen each heart against temptation, and to fill your family with joyful courage to live the Gospel concretely.
Daily Challenge: Identify one habit, schedule, or distraction today and deliberately reorder it under Christ.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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