Saints and the Liturgical Year

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January 13, 2015 - Tuesday, First Week of Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care,
O Lord, we pray,
that they may see what must be done
and gain strength to do what they have seen.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

January 13 - Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we may rightly understand and truthfully profess
the divinity of your Son,
which the Bishop Saint Hilary taught with such constancy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born at Poitiers, St. Hilary (315-368) was a leading defender of the Church against the Arian heresy. He wrote twelve books about the Blessed Trinity as well as commentaries on St. Matthew’s Gospel and the Psalms.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Hilary and St. Kentigern, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/H/sthilaryofpoitiers.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-13
 
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January 11, 2015 - The Baptism of the Lord (Feast):
(Sunday after the Epiphany of the Lord.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who, when Christ had been baptized in the River Jordan
and as the Holy Spirit descended upon him,
solemnly declared him your beloved Son;
grant that your children by adoption,
reborn of water and the Holy Spirit,
may always be well pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/b16baptLord10.HTM
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-11
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Here’s another reflection on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, from today’s Euchalette, p. 4:

"ONE WITH SINNERS TO SAVE THEM FROM SIN"

"The history of mankind up to Jesus Christ was mostly a sad sequence of sins and deeply rooted forms of moral perversion. It started with Adam and Eve. Then the situation became ever worse, to the point that God seemed to have no choice but to ‘purify’ the earth through a devastating flood. (See Gn 6-9.)

But even that catastrophic event did not solve the problem, for the inclination to sin was deeply imbedded in the heart of every human being, as the behavior of the youngest son of Noah and the episode of the tower of Babel showed. (See Gn 9:22 and 11:1-4.)

So God planned to remedy that hopeless situation by establishing that a descendant of Abraham would be the obedient ‘Servant-Son’ who would undo all the wrongs done by men through the centuries. Jesus of Nazareth, God’s incarnate Son, was this long-awaited Savior.

But why did this sinless Messiah have to undergo the humiliating experience of queueing up with sinners in order to receive John’s ‘baptism of repentance’? Because this also was part and parcel of his mission as ‘Savior of the world’. (p.4.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
(Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, continued.)

"ONE WITH SINNERS TO SAVE THEM FROM SIN" - continued:

"Jesus knew that his mission was to save all sinners from the slavery of Satan and to reinstate them in the freedom of God’s children. He knew that God’s plan to save sinners required that he should take their sins upon himself and carry such a crushing weight up to Calvary. Jesus knew all this. And he said ‘Yes.’

Such mission started in the stable of Bethlehem, but it was in the waters of the Jordan that Christ’s role as ‘cross-bearer’ of mankind was formally announced by the ‘voice’ who identified him with the Servant who was to deliver his people through his ignominious death. (See Is 53:12.) It was on that occasion that Jesus, in the sight of everybody, joined the crowd of sinners who were receiving the baptism of repentance from John. It was also on that occarion that God (the ‘voice from heaven’) declared: ‘this is my beloved Son. May favor rests on him’ (Mt 3:17). That was when his formal ‘investiture’ as ‘Servant-Son’ took place.

Jesus accepted all this in all freedom, with unwavering love, in humble obedience to the will of the Father. And that’s why the Father was well pleased with him. (See v. 17.) He will likewise be pleased with us if we, too, like Jesus, are single-minded in fulfilling God’s plan for us." (Euchalette, January 11, 2015, p.4.)
 
(Feast of The Baptism of the Lord, continued)

Having been refreshed by the foregoing reflections on the importance of this great event, we can see that today would also be a fitting day to renew our* Baptismal Promises*:

Renewal of the Baptismal Promises:

I (say your name) renounce Satan, and all his works, and empty show!

I renounce sin, so as to live in the freedom of God’s children!

I renounce the lure of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin!

I renounce Satan, father of sin and prince of darkness!

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his Only Son, our Lord, Who was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered death, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

O God, all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven all our sins, may You also keep us faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ for ever and ever. Amen!
 
Amiciel, Thank you for posting the renewal of our Baptismal Promises. I renewed mine! 🙂
 
January 14, 2015 - Wednesday, First Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care,
O Lord, we pray,
that they may see what must be done
and gain strength to do what they have seen.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For St. Felix of Nola, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-14
 
January 15, 2015 - Thursday, First Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care,
O Lord, we pray,
that they may see what must be done
and gain strength to do what they have seen.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For St. Ita, St. Paul the Hermit, St. Maurus, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stita.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-15
 
January 16, 2015 - Friday, First Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Attend to the pleas of your people with heavenly care,
O Lord, we pray,
that they may see what must be done
and gain strength to do what they have seen.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For **St. Berard of Carbio and St. Marcellus **, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/B/stberardofcarbio.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-16
 
January 17 - St. Anthony, Abbot (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who brought the Abbot Saint Anthony
to serve you by a wondrous way of life in the desert,
grant, through his intercession,
that, denying ourselves,
we may always love you above all things.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Called the Patriarch of Monks, St. Anthony (251-356) retired to the desert when he was eighteen years old. He was the first abbot to form a stable rule for his community of monks dedicated to the service of God. His renown for spiritual direction prompted many people to travel to the desert to seek his advice.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. Anthony, Abbot **, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stanthonytheabbot.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-17
 
January 18, 2015 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who govern all things,
both in heaven and on earth,
mercifully hear the pleading of your people
and bestow your peace on our times.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-18

January 18, 2015 - Feast of the Sto. Nino ( Proper Feast in the Philippines):

“Today, the Pontifical Missionary work of the Holy Childhood is remembered. Parents and educators should inculcate in the children an active interest and devotion to the Missions. Children are told to pray, do good works and offer sacrifices for the Missions. They are asked to recite one Our Father, Hail Mary with the invocation 'St. Francis Xavier, St. Therese of the Child Jesus. Pray for us and for all the children of the world.” (Ordo.)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Nino_de_Cebu

January 18-25, 2015 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.**
 
January 19, 2015 - Monday, Second Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who govern all things,
both in heaven and on earth,
mercifully hear the pleading of your people
and bestow your peace on our times.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Marius & Family and St. Canute:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-19
 
January 20, 2015 - Tuesday, Second Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who govern all things,
both in heaven and on earth,
mercifully hear the pleading of your people
and bestow your peace on our times.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

January 20 - Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
"O God, glory of your Priests,
grant, we pray,
that, helped by the intercession of your Martyr Saint Fabian,
we may make progress by communion in the faith
and by worthy service.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

“St. Fabian (d.250) was elected pope in 236. He promoted the consolidation and development of the Church. He divided Rome into seven diaconates for the purpose of extending aid to the poor. The papacy acquired such prestige during this time that he incurred the ire of Emperor Decius.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

January 20 - Saint Sebastian, Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord, a spirit of fortitude,
so that, taught by the glorious example
of your Martyr Saint Sebastian,
we may learn to obey you rather than men.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Sebastian (d.288), a native of Milan, was an officer in Diocletian’s imperial guard. He converted to Christianity, whereupon he was martyred by order of the emperor.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saints Fabian and Sebastian, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfabian.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/S/stsebastian.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-20
 
January 21 - Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
"Almighty ever-living God,
who choose what is weak in the world to confound the strong,
mercifully grant,
that we, who celebrate the heavenly birthday of your Martyr Saint Agnes,
may follow her constancy in the faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Agnes (d.304) came from a noble Roman family. She was about thirteen years old when she suffered martyrdom by beheading, having resisted threats of torture. He name is included in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I.)” (Daily Roman Missal.)

For more on Saint Agnes, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stagnes.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-21
 
January 22, 2015 - Thursday, Second Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who govern all things,
both in heaven and on earth,
mercifully hear the pleading of your people
and bestow your peace on our times.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

January 22 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children (In the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God our Creator,
we give thanks to you,
who alone have the power to impart the breath of life
as you form each of us in our mother’s womb;
grant, we pray,
that we, whom you have made stewards of creation,
may remain faithful to this sacred trust
and constant in safeguarding the dignity of human life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

For information on the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children and St. Anastasius, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-22
usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/resources/january-22-day-of-prayer.cfm

January 22 - St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr (Optional Memorial):
Some areas celebrate the feast of St. Vincent today, January 22. In the Dioceses of the United States, the feast is celebrated on January 23. For the ‘Opening Prayer’ and information on St. Vincent, please see January 23.
 
January 23, 2015 - Friday, Second Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who govern all things,
both in heaven and on earth,
mercifully hear the pleading of your people
and bestow your peace on our times.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

January 23 - St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr (Optional Memorial In the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
mercifully pour out your Spirit upon us,
so that our hearts may possess that strong love
by which the Martyr Saint Vincent
triumphed over all bodily torments.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Huesca, Spain, St. Vincent (d.304) was a deacon in Saragossa. He was martyred in Valencia during the persecution under Diocletian.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Vincent and St. Emerentiana, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-23
 
January 24 - St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who for the salvation of souls
willed that the Bishop Saint Francis de Sales
become all things to all,
graciously grant that, following his example,
we may always display the gentleness of your charity
in the service of our neighbor.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in Thorens, Savoy, in France, St. Francis (1567-1622) was Bishop of Geneva, where he fought Calvinism vigorously. With St. Jane Frances de Chantal, he founded the Order of the Visitation. He wrote the classic Introduction to the Devout Life. He died in Lyons and was canonized in 1665. In 1877 Pope Bl. Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church and patron saint of journalists and other writers.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis de Sales and Our Lady, Queen of Peace, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisdesales.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-24
 
January 25, 2015 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
direct our actions according to your good pleasure,
that in the name of your beloved Son
we may abound in good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-25​

Ordinarily, January 25 - The Conversion of St. Paul The Apostle (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who taught the whole world
through the preaching of the blessed Apostle Paul,
draw us, we pray, nearer to you
through the example of him whose conversion we celebrate today,
and so make us witnesses to your truth in the world.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“The conversion of Saul of Tarsus while he was on his way to Damascus is one of the most powerful miracles in the history of the early Church. It reveals how faith comes from grace and builds upon free cooperation with it. The doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ received proof and a clear illustration when Christ said, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’”(Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Conversion of St. Paul, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/conversionofstpaul.asp
 
January 26 - Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who adorned Saints Timothy and Titus
with apostolic virtues,
grant, through the intercession of them both,
that, living justly and devoutly in this present age,
we may merit to reach our heavenly homeland.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Timothy (d. 97) was the son of a pagan father and a Hebrew-Christian mother, Eunice. He was a disciple of St. Paul and accompanied him on his journeys. St. Paul consecrated him Bishop of Ephesus. According to an ancient tradition, he was stoned to death by a mob when he opposed the observance of a pagan festival. St. Titus, too, was a friend and disciple of St. Paul, who consecrated him Bishop of Crete. St. Paul wrote three pastoral letters to these two disciples; these Epistles give glimpses of the future structure of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saints Timothy and Titus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/sttimothy.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/sttitus.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-26
 
January 27, 2015 - Tuesday, Third Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
direct our actions according to your good pleasure,
that in the name of your beloved Son
we may abound in good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

January 27 - St. Angela Merici, Virgin (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the Virgin Saint Angela never fail to commend us
to your compassion, O Lord, we pray,
that, following the lessons of her charity and prudence,
we may hold fast to your teaching
and express it in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Angela (1470-1540) was born in northern Italy, which then was rife with violence and immorality. She believed the formation of Christian women is society’s greatest need, so in 1535, she founded the Order of Ursulines, the first women’s teaching order approved by the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Angela Merici, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stangelamerici.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-27
 
January 28 - St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made Saint Thomas Aquinas
outstanding in his zeal for holiness
and his study of sacred doctrine,
grant us, we pray,
that we may understand what he taught
and imitate what he accomplished.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Thomas (1225-1274) was educated at the Abbey of Monte Cassino and the University of Naples. In 1244 he joined the Dominican Order. Considered one of the greatest philosophers and theologians of all time, he is called the ‘Angelic Doctor’. He exhibited an unparalleled mastery of scholastic philosophy and a profound holiness of life. Pope Leo XIII declared him Patron of Catholic Schools. His monumental work, Summa Theologica, was yet unfinished when he died.” (Daily Roman Missal, NTF.)

For more on St. Thomas and St. Peter Nolasco, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stthomasaquinas.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-28
 
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