Today's readings are here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/022012.cfm
Concerning those nagging sins that have been a part of our lives for many years, Jesus asks us a similar question to the one he asked the father of the demon possessed boy in today's Gospel: How long have these sins been in your life? Obviously, Jesus knows the answer to this question, so why does he ask it? Because he wants us to see that the nagging sins have been in our lives for many years because of our failure to trust in him and to pray often. Our failure to pray constantly about these "obnoxious demons" reveals one of two things. Either we trust too much in ourselves and think we can overcome them on our own, or we think they are too powerful for even Christ to conquer. Neither is true; so let us hear Christ say to us, "Everything is possible to one who has faith" and "This kind can only come out through prayer".
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