Tuesday – 1st Week in Ordinary Time – A
In the first reading, we continue the story of Hannah and Elkanah, the parents of Samuel, and we remember that they had a hard time bringing forth an offspring, a child. They prayed, and especially Hannah prayed. She poured out her heart to the Lord, and she went to a place called Shiloh, which, before the Temple in Jerusalem, was the spiritual centre for the Israelites.