Catholic Missal of the day: Sunday, January 15 2017
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
1. ReadingBook of Isaiah
49,3.5-6.]The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory.
]For now the LORD has spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, That Jacob may be brought back to him and Israel gathered to him; And I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD, and my God is now my strength!
]It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
Psalms
40(39),2.4.7-8.9.10.]I have waited, waited for the LORD,
and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
]And he put a new song into my mouth,
a hymn to our God.
Many shall look on in awe
and trust in the LORD.
]Sacrifice or oblation you wished not,
but ears open to obedience you gave me.
Burnt offerings or sin-offerings you sought not;
]then said I, “Behold I come.”
]To do your will, O my God, is my delight,
and your law is within my heart!”
]I announced your justice in the vast assembly;
I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know.
First Letter to the Corinthians
1,1-3.]Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
]to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
]Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John
1,29-34.]John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
]He is the one of whom I said, 'A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'
]I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel."
]John testified further, saying, "I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him.
]I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the holy Spirit.'
]Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God."
St. Paul(The First Hermit († 342))
SAINT PAUL The First Hermit (c. 230-342) St. Paul was born in Upper Egypt circa 230. He was from a wealthy family, but was orphaned at 15 years old. Fearing that a persecution would endanger his Christian perseverance, he retired to a remote village. When his pagan brother-in-law denounced him, he entered a desert trusting that God would supply his needs. St. Paul's confidence was rewarded: On the spot where Providence led him, he found water from a spring, the fruit of a palm-tree for food and its leaves for clothing. His first thought was returning when the persecution was over, but he remained after tasting great delights in prayer and penance. He remained there for ninety years: praying, doing penance and contemplating God. God revealed St. Paul's existence to St. Antony. St. Antony had been searching for water for three days when he followed a she-wolf through a passage in the rocks. He found St. Paul and they knew each other instantly, praising God together. During the visit, a raven brought them a loaf of bread. Alban Butler narrates that St. Paul exclaimed, "See how good God is! For sixty years this bird has brought me half a loaf every day. Now thou art come, Christ has doubled the provision for His servants." After passing the night in prayer, St. Paul told St. Antony that he was about to die. He asked to be buried in a cloak St. Antony received from St. Athanasius. When St. Antony hastened to fetch the cloak, he saw St. Paul's soul rise to heaven. St. Antony returned to find St. Paul kneeling as if in prayer and two lions digging the grave.
St. Remigius(Archbishop (438-533))
SAINT REMIGIUS Archbishop (438-533) St. Remigius, or Remi, was a nobleman. His faith increased because he cultivated it. At 22, in spite of the canons and his own reluctance, he was consecrated archbishop of Rheims. St. Remigius was unusually tall. His bearing was gentle, humble and retiring. He was not only learned and eloquent, but had the gift of miracles. His charity was boundless, and in toil he knew no weariness. His body was the outward expression of a noble and holy soul, with a spirit of meekness and compunction. For so choice a workman, God had fitting work. Southern France was in the hands of Arians, and the pagan Franks were wresting the North from the Romans. St. Remigius met the Frankish king Clovis and baptized him on Christmas day in 496. The conversion is credited to Clovis' holy wife Clotilda. With Clovis, Jesus Christ gained the whole Frankish nation. The altars of idols were toppled, churches were built and bishops were consecrated. St. Remigius converted so many Arians that he left France a Catholic kingdom. St. Remigius passed away in 533 after an episcopate of 74 years. He was an instrument of God's will who shaped Western history. He intercedes in causes related to his life.
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