Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/6/25
Gospel: Luke 9:28-36

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<li>Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord</li>
<li>Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/6/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 9:28-36</li>
</ul>

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Daybreak for August 6, 2025

Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. Arnold Jansen, 1837-1909; born in Germany, ordained in 1861, and served as a parish priest; in 1875 he founded the Society of the Divine Word, to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions; he also founded the Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost for the missions in 1889
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/15/26
Gospel: Mark 1:40-45

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<li>Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Arnold Jansen, 1837-1909; born in Germany, ordained in 1861, and served as a parish priest; in 1875 he founded the Society of the Divine Word, to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions; he also founded the Servant Sisters of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=5833">Holy Ghost</a>&nbsp;for the missions in 1889</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/15/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 1:40-45</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for January 15, 2026

Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: Grandmother of Sts. Basil and Gregory of Nyssa; she was trained in the faith by St. Gregory Thaumaturgis; during the persecution instituted by Emperor Diocletian, Macrina and her husband had to flee Neocaesarea, in Pontus; they lived on the shores of the Black Sea, and Macrina died in about 340 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/14/26
Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

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<li>Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: Grandmother of Sts. Basil and Gregory of Nyssa; she was trained in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=4554">faith</a> by St. Gregory Thaumaturgis; during the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=9187">persecution</a> instituted by Emperor Diocletian, Macrina and her husband had to flee Neocaesarea, in Pontus; they lived on the shores of the Black Sea, and Macrina died in about 340 A.D.</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/14/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 1:29-39</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for January 14, 2026

Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers, 315-368; as bishop of Poitiers, France, he battled Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ; the emperor ordered all bishops of the west to sign a condemnation of Athanasius--the great defender of the faith in the east--but Hilary refused, and was exiled to Phrygia; he attempted a debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, but he was, instead, sent home, where his people welcomed him
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/13/26
Gospel: Mark 1:21-28

<ul>
<li>Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers, 315-368; as bishop of Poitiers, France, he battled Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ; the emperor ordered all bishops of the west to sign a condemnation of Athanasius--the great defender of the faith in the east--but Hilary refused, and was exiled to Phrygia; he attempted a debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, but he was, instead, sent home, where his people welcomed him</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/13/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 1:21-28</li>
</ul>

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