Thursday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sixtus II and companions; elected to the papacy in 257; forbidden by the Romans to hold services, he and his deacons continued to worship in the chapel in the cemetary; one day in 258, as the pope preached, soldiers broke into the chapel and beheaded Sixtus; four of his eight attendants were also beheaded; the authorities executed another three later that day; St. Lawrence was martyred four days later.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/7/25
Gospel: Matthew 16:13-23

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<li>Thursday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sixtus II and companions; elected to the papacy in 257; forbidden by the Romans to hold services, he and his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3690">deacons</a>&nbsp;continued to worship in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2799">chapel</a> in the cemetary; one day in 258, as the pope preached, soldiers broke into the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2799">chapel</a> and beheaded Sixtus; four of his eight attendants were also beheaded; the authorities executed another three later that day;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=365">St. Lawrence</a>&nbsp;was martyred four days later.</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/7/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 16:13-23</li>
</ul>

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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>

Daybreak for January 13, 2026

Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the Day: St. John of Ravenna, 477-494; Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who saved his people from the fury of Attila the Hun; served as bishop from 452 to 494; also faced the Ostrogoths, under King Theodoric the Great, who invaded the region and became the chief political power in the years following the final deposition of the Roman emperors in the West in 476
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/26
Gospel: Mark 1:14-20

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<li>Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. John of Ravenna, 477-494; Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who saved his people from the fury of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1227">Attila the Hun;&nbsp;served as&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1918">bishop</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1227"> from 452 to 494;&nbsp;also faced the Ostrogoths, under King Theodoric the Great, who invaded the region and became the chief political power in the years following the final&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3772">deposition</a><a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1227">&nbsp;of the Roman emperors in the West in 476</a></li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Mark 1:14-20</li>
</ul>

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