Fr. Mike Schmitz

And I think that there's something really powerful about that, that over the course of these next, I think it's eight days, we're going to go through the gospel of Mark and be able to hear his voice in a unique way, which is different than John's voice and different than Matthew and Luke's. And so, yeah, the gospel of Mark is remarkably unique.

And I think that there's something really powerful about that, that over the course of these next, I think it's eight days, we're going to go through the gospel of Mark and be able to hear his voice in a unique way, which is different than John's voice and different than Matthew and Luke's. And so, yeah, the gospel of Mark is remarkably unique.

In fact, we have a missionary here who last year she said, oh, gosh, I just I don't I don't like the gospel of Mark. I mean, it's just it's so it's too brief. It's too like staccato. It's too and kind of downplayed it. And and then. I handed her a commentary that is put out by, I think it's some kind of publication. It's a Catholic commentary on sacred scripture.

In fact, we have a missionary here who last year she said, oh, gosh, I just I don't I don't like the gospel of Mark. I mean, it's just it's so it's too brief. It's too like staccato. It's too and kind of downplayed it. And and then. I handed her a commentary that is put out by, I think it's some kind of publication. It's a Catholic commentary on sacred scripture.

In fact, we have a missionary here who last year she said, oh, gosh, I just I don't I don't like the gospel of Mark. I mean, it's just it's so it's too brief. It's too like staccato. It's too and kind of downplayed it. And and then. I handed her a commentary that is put out by, I think it's some kind of publication. It's a Catholic commentary on sacred scripture.

And she said, oh my gosh, Gospel Mark is my favorite gospel from now on. Because it just, like you are about to say, the uniqueness of Mark's gospel not only makes it different, it makes it remarkable. I mean, there's some things that are just fascinating that Mark highlights that aren't necessarily in the other gospels in the same way.

And she said, oh my gosh, Gospel Mark is my favorite gospel from now on. Because it just, like you are about to say, the uniqueness of Mark's gospel not only makes it different, it makes it remarkable. I mean, there's some things that are just fascinating that Mark highlights that aren't necessarily in the other gospels in the same way.

And she said, oh my gosh, Gospel Mark is my favorite gospel from now on. Because it just, like you are about to say, the uniqueness of Mark's gospel not only makes it different, it makes it remarkable. I mean, there's some things that are just fascinating that Mark highlights that aren't necessarily in the other gospels in the same way.

Right.

Right.

Right.

Right, yeah. Just like, hey, if you want to get the bullet points, here's Mark's Gospel.

Right, yeah. Just like, hey, if you want to get the bullet points, here's Mark's Gospel.

Right, yeah. Just like, hey, if you want to get the bullet points, here's Mark's Gospel.

Son of the carpenter.

Son of the carpenter.

Son of the carpenter.

Yeah. Right. And, you know, it's interesting you mentioned when it comes to the the identity of Jesus, how often in other gospels as well, Jesus, the messianic secret. So here is Jesus who gets revealed. You know, it's whether he a demon is saying, we know who you are or whether that's Jesus does a miracle and then tell someone. All right. So the demon says, we know you are.

Yeah. Right. And, you know, it's interesting you mentioned when it comes to the the identity of Jesus, how often in other gospels as well, Jesus, the messianic secret. So here is Jesus who gets revealed. You know, it's whether he a demon is saying, we know who you are or whether that's Jesus does a miracle and then tell someone. All right. So the demon says, we know you are.

Yeah. Right. And, you know, it's interesting you mentioned when it comes to the the identity of Jesus, how often in other gospels as well, Jesus, the messianic secret. So here is Jesus who gets revealed. You know, it's whether he a demon is saying, we know who you are or whether that's Jesus does a miracle and then tell someone. All right. So the demon says, we know you are.