Catholic Missal of the day: Thursday, January 15 2026

Thursday of the First week in Ordinary Time

1st book of Samuel

The Philistines gathered for an attack on Israel. Israel went out to engage them in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
The Philistines then drew up in battle formation against Israel. After a fierce struggle Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who slew about four thousand men on the battlefield.
When the troops retired to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD permitted us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the LORD from Shiloh that it may go into battle among us and save us from the grasp of our enemies."
So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned upon the cherubim. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of God.
When the ark of the LORD arrived in the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth resounded.
The Philistines, hearing the noise of shouting, asked, "What can this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" On learning that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp,
the Philistines were frightened. They said, "Gods have come to their camp." They said also, "Woe to us! This has never happened before.
Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with various plagues and with pestilence.
Take courage and be manly, Philistines; otherwise you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they were your slaves. So fight manfully!"
The Philistines fought and Israel was defeated; every man fled to his own tent. It was a disastrous defeat, in which Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.
The ark of God was captured, and Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were among the dead.

Psalms

Yet now you have cast us off and put us in disgrace,
and you go not forth with our armies.
You have let us be driven back by our foes;
those who hated us plundered us at will.
You made us the reproach of our neighbors,
the mockery and the scorn of those around us.
You made us a byword among the nations,
a laughingstock among the peoples.
Why do you hide your face,
forgetting our woe and our oppression?
For our souls are bowed down to the dust,
our bodies are pressed to the earth.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark

A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean."
Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, "I do will it. Be made clean."
The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.
Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.
Then he said to him, "See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them."
The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.

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 orphaned at 15 years old, but was wealthy and educated. 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 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 remained after tasting great delights in prayer and penance. He remained for ninety years: praying, doing penance and contemplating God. God revealed St. Paul's existence to St. Antony after a three-day search. St. Anthony was looking for water and followed a she-wolf through an opening in the rocks. He found St. Paul and they knew each other at once, praising God together. During St. Antony's visit, a raven brought them a loaf of bread; and 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 at dawn that he was about to die. St. Paul asked to be buried in a cloak given to St. Antony by St. Athanasius, and while St. Antony hastened to fetch it, he saw St. Paul's soul rise to heaven in glory. He found St. Paul kneeling as if in prayer, and two lions digging a grave.

St. Remigius(Archbishop (438-533))

SAINT REMIGIUS Archbishop (438-533) St. Remigius, or Remi, was of noble lineage. His pious parents taught him to cultivate the faith and ensured his formation. At 22, in spite of the canons and his own reluctance, he was consecrated archbishop of Rheims. St. Remigius was unusually tall, and 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 Clovis, the king of the Franks, and converted 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 and shaped Western history. He intercedes for those who pray in causes related to his life.

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