February 21, 2026 -- Saturday after Ash Wednesday
HOMILY
It is truly interesting to see how Jesus, at the beginning of His public ministry, even as the crowds were following Him, called a few people one by one to become His disciples by simply saying to them, ‘Follow me.’ And in each case, these were men who were not part of the crowds of admirers or onlookers and who, in general, were simply going about their work. After the fishermen, Simon, James and John, He now calls a tax collector.