Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; joined the infant Society of Jesus in 1534; ordained in 1537, and went to Lisbon; from there sailed to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India; for the next 10 years he labored to bring the faith to such widely scattered peoples as the Hindus, the Malayans, and the Japanese; he longed to go to China, but he died before reaching the mainland
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/24
Gospel: Luke 10:21-24

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<li>Tuesday of the First Week of Advent</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; joined the infant Society of Jesus in 1534; ordained in 1537, and went to Lisbon; from there sailed to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India; for the next 10 years he labored to bring the faith to such widely scattered peoples as the Hindus, the Malayans, and the Japanese; he longed to go to China, but he died before reaching the mainland</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/24</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 10:21-24</li>
</ul>

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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

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<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>
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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>
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Daybreak for January 12, 2026

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Final Day of the Christmas Season
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/11/26
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17

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<li>Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Final Day of the Christmas Season</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/11/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17</li>
</ul>

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