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Happy New Year. It is a time for new opportunities, a restart, and even embracing new challenges. In a liturgical sense, the Catholic Church will conclude the Christmas season with the Lord's Baptism and welcome Ordinary Time. However, some Catholics will observe the Christmas season through February 2nd (The Presentation, also known as Candlemas)
Don’t forget to begin the year with Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
The Holy Father's Intentions for January 2026
For prayer with the Word of God. Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. (See also https://popesprayer.net/)
Here is the list of feast days for January 2026
Feasts for January 2026
1. MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS, Solemnity
2. Sts. Basil the Great; Gregory Nazianzen, Memorial First Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
3. Most Holy Name of Jesus, Opt. Mem. First Saturday dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
4. EPIPHANY OF THE LORD, Solemnity
5. St. John Neumann, Memorial
6. St. André Bessette, Opt. Mem.
7. St. Raymond of Penafort, Opt. Mem. First Wednesday dedicated to Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph
11. Baptism of the Lord, Feast
13. Hilary, Opt. Mem.
17. Anthony, Memorial
18. SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
20. Sts. Fabian; Sebastian, Opt. Mem.
21. St. Agnes, Memorial
22. Day of Prayer for Unborn (USA), Opt. Mem.
23. Sts. Vincent of Saragossa (US), Marianne Cope (US), Opt. Mem. (National March for Life in Washington, DC)
24. St. Francis de Sales, Memorial
25. THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, (Sunday of the Word of God), Sunday
26. Sts. Timothy and Titus, Memorial
27. St. Angela Merici, Opt. Mem.
28. St. Thomas Aquinas, Memorial
31. St. John Bosco, Memorial
The Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (January 4) and the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (January 25), are superseded by the Sunday liturgy.
The Gospels for the Sundays in January during the Christmas season follow the annual readings from St. Matthew, St. Luke, and St. John. The remaining Sunday Gospels in Ordinary Time are taken from St. Luke, following the Lectionary for Cycle A, and the Weekday readings follow Year II.
January 4 The Epiphany of the Lord
Matthew 2:1-12: We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.
January 11 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Matthew 3:13-17: After Jesus was baptized, he saw the Spirit of God coming upon him.
January 18th Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
John 1:29-34: John the Baptist proclaims of Jesus, "Behold the Lamb of God".
January 25th Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 5:1-12a: Blessed are the poor in spirit.
Happy New Year to one and all. Make it holy.
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