THE ANOINTIANS ARE COMING
“I will not raise a hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.” –1 Samuel 24:11 Mass Readings: January 19 First: 1 Samuel 24:3-21; Resp: Psalm 57:2-4,6,11; Gospel: Mark 3:13-19 Listen to the Mass Readings Saul was hunting David down to kill him (1 Sm 24:12). Despite this, David refused to kill Saul when Saul was defenseless before him (1 Sm 24:8). Although David had no reservations about killing his enemies, even when defenseless, he did not kill Saul because Saul was “the Lord’s anointed” (1 Sm 24:7, 11). David even “regretted that he had cut off an...