16 February 2026 (Monday) / Ordinary Weekday. Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

16 February 2026 (Monday)

Ordinary Weekday.
Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time.

Readings from the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church:

First Reading: James 1: 1-11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119: 67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76
Alleluia: John 14: 6
Gospel: Mark 8: 11-13

First Reading: James 1: 1-11

1 James the servant of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 And patience hath a perfect work; that you may be perfect and entire, failing in nothing.
5 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, which is moved and carried about by the wind.
7 Therefore let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is inconstant in all his ways.
9 But let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation:
10 And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.
11 For the sun rose with a burning heat, and parched the grass, and the flower thereof fell off, and the beauty of the shape thereof perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119: 67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76

R. (77a) Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.
67 Before I was humbled I offended; therefore have I kept thy word.
R. Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.
68 Thou art good; and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications.
R. Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.
71 It is good for me that thou hast humbled me, that I may learn thy justifications.
R. Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.
72 The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver.
R. Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.
75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
R. Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.
76 O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
R. Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live.

Alleluia: John 14: 6
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
6 I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel: Mark 8: 11-13

11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
12 And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not be given to this generation.
13 And leaving them, he went up again into the ship, and passed to the other side of the water.

For our reflection today:

"Why were these Doctors of the Law unable to understand the signs of the times? Why did they demand an extraordinary sign, why they did not understand? First of all, because they were closed. They were closed within their system. Every Jews knew what they could do and what they could not do. They did not understand that God is the God of surprises, that God is always new; He never denies himself, never says that what He said was wrong, never, but He always surprises us. Second, they had forgotten that they were a people on a journey. On a path! And when we set out on a journey, when we are on our path, we always encounter new things, things we did not know. And this should make us think: am I attached to my things, my ideas, [are they] closed? Or am I open to God's surprises? Am I at a standstill or am I on a journey? Do I believe in Jesus Christ - in Jesus, in what he did: He died, rose again and the story ended there - Do I think that the journey continues towards maturity, toward the manifestation of the glory of the Lord? Am I able to understand the signs of the times? We should ask ourselves these questions today and ask the Lord for a heart that loves the law - because the law belongs to God – but which also loves God’s surprises and the ability to understand that this holy law is not an end in itself". (Pope Francis, Santa Marta, 13 October 2014)

Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love 
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)

My vocation is Blessed and Saints.

"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God.

"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."

Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)