Friday, January 24, 2020
Begin Novena in Honor of Our Lady’s Purification
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Saint Raymund of Pegnafort, Confessor; and Saint Emerentiana, Martyr
White (for Raymund of Pegnafort; Red for Saint Emerentiana) Semidouble The glorious choir of Martyrs that stands round our Emmanuel till the day of his Presentation in the Temple opens its ranks, from time to time, to give admission to the Confessors, whom divine Providence has willed should grace the Cycle, during this sacred season. […]
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Saints Vincent and Anastasius, Martyrs
Red Semidouble Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr Vincent, the Victorious, vested in the sacred dalmatic and holding his palm in his hand, comes today to his Jesus’ crib and right welcome is he to Stephen, the Crowned, his leader and his brother Spain is his country. He is a Deacon of the glorious Church of […]
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
Red Double How rich is the constellation of Martyrs, which shines in this portion of the sacred Cycle. Yesterday, we had St. Sebastian; tomorrow we shall be singing the name which means Victory, for it is the Feast of Vincent; and now, today, between these two rich palm branches, we are rejoiced with the lovely […]
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr; and Saint Sebastian, Martyr
Red Double Two great Martyrs divide between them the honors of this twentieth day of January—one a Pontiff of the Church of Rome; the other, a member of that Mother-Church. Fabian received the crown of martyrdom in the year 250, under the persecution of Decius; the persecution of Dioclesian crowned Sebastian in the year 288. […]
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Second Sunday After the Epiphany
Green Semidouble The third Mystery of the Epiphany shows us the completion of the merciful designs of God upon the world, at the same time that it manifests to us, for the third time, the glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Star has led the soul to faith; the sanctified Waters of […]
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Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum, Martyrs
Red Simple Christians from all parts of the world have ever flocked to Rome as to the rock of faith and the foundation of the Church, and honored with the greatest reverence and piety the spot hallowed by the sepulcher of the Prince of the Apostles. These words of Holy Church are exemplified in the […]
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Saint Canute, King and Martyr
Red vestments The Magi Kings, as we have already observed, have been followed to the Crib of Jesus by Saintly Christian Monarchs; and it was just that these should be represented on the Church’s Calendar during the season which is consecrated to the Mystery of his Birth. The eleventh century is one of the […]
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
Saint Peter’s Chair at Rome
White Greater Double The Archangel Gabriel told Mary, in the Annunciation, that the Son who was to be born of her should be a King, and that of his Kingdom there should be no end. Hence, when the Magi were led from the East to the Crib of Jesus, they proclaimed it in Jerusalem, that […]
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Saint Antony, Abbot
White Double The East and West unite today in honoring St. Antony, the Father of Cenobites. The Monastic Life existed before his time, as we know from indisputable testimony; but he was the first Abbot, because he was the first to bring Monks under the permanent government of one Superior or Father. Antony began with […]
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