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▶About Today
January 27
Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Optional Memorial
Saint Angela Merici was born in Italy in 1474. When she was young, her parents and sister died, and this led her to grow very close to God. She joined the Third Order of Saint Francis and lived a simple, prayerful life.
God inspired Angela to start a new group for women who wanted to serve Him without becoming nuns in a convent. In 1535, she founded the Company of St. Ursula. These women lived in their own homes and helped teach girls about the Christian faith. They were the first teaching order of women religious. Angela believed that strong families and society begin with good Christian education.
After her death, her work grew into the Ursuline Order, which spread around the world. Saint Angela was canonized in 1807 and is remembered for her faith, courage, and love for Christ.
Lord,
may Saint Angela commend us to your mercy;
may her charity and wisdom help us
to be faithful to your teaching
and to follow it in our lives.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.[1]
[1] Concluding prayer from Liturgy of the Hours vol III, page 1334
Note: Optional Memorials and Commemorations are optional celebrations and, at present, we do not include content specific to these special days. This “About Today” is provided so that you can celebrate this Saint as you worship Christ.
Mass Readings
Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
First Reading
Hebrews 10:11-18
Every priest stands daily at his ministry, offering frequently those same sacrifices that can never take away sins. But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated. The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying: This is the covenant I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord: “I w...
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 4
Refrain: You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek.
Gospel
Mark 4:1-20
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, “Hear this! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once becau...
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