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Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor
Today the Church returns to Ordinary Time, the Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time. The Church also celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers (310-367). Hilary was one of the great champions of the Catholic belief in the divinity of Christ. By his preaching, his treatise on the…
Ordinary Time: January 13th
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor
Today the Church returns to Ordinary Time, the Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time. The Church also celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers (310-367). Hilary was one of the great champions of the... More
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Christmas: January 12th
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. This feast brings to an end the season of Christmas. Ordinary Time lasts from the day after this feast to the Tuesday before Lent. The Church recalls Our... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Christmas: January 11th
Saturday of Christmas Time after Epiphany
Today is Saturday of Christmas Time after Epiphany. We come to the end of the Christmas season. With the Church we continue our post-Epiphany thoughts. Tomorrow's Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is the last day of the Christmas... More
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Christmas: January 10th
Friday of Christmas Time after Epiphany
Today is Friday of Christmas Time after Epiphany. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Paul the Hermit (230-342). The West learned of the life of St. Paul from St. Jerome (+ 420); the book, which he devoted to... More
Christmas: January 9th
Thursday of Christmas Time after Epiphany
Today is Thursday of Christmas Time after Epiphany. We continue our celebration of the Christmas season, with the Church focusing on the aspects of Epiphany. The Roman Martyrology commemorates Blessed... More
Christmas: January 8th
Wednesday of Christmas Time after Epiphany
Today is Wednesday of Christmas Time after Epiphany. We continue celebrating the Christmas season, focusing on the Epiphany. Also today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Laurence Justinian... More
Christmas: January 7th
Tuesday of Christmas Time after Epiphany; Opt Mem of St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest
Today is Tuesday of Christmas Time after Epiphany and the Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of... More
Christmas: January 6th
Monday of Christmas Time after Epiphany; Opt. Mem. of St. André Bessette, religious (US); Epiphany (in some dioceses)
Today in the USA the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of Saint André Bessette (1845-1937) was born near Quebec, and entered the Congregation of the Holy Cross as a Brother. He performed humble tasks for over forty years... More
Christmas: January 5th
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. "The Lord and... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Christmas: January 4th
Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious (USA and CAN); Saturday of Christmas Time before Epiphany
Today in the USA and Canada the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,... More
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Christmas: January 3rd
Friday of Christmas Time; Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. According to the... More
