Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Epiphany
Week
Week 2 of Time After Epiphany
Rank
Sunday
Introit (Daily Prayer)
Let all on earth worship You, O God, and sing praise to You, sing praise to Your name, Most High.
Ps 65:1-2
Shout joyfully to God, all you on earth, sing praise to the glory of His name; proclaim His glorious praise.
Glory Be to the Father…
Through our Lord…
Weekly Prayer
Act of Contrition
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
Weekly Formation
Partaking, Silence, and Defense
Ways of Being Accessory to Another’s Sin
By partaking
A person becomes accessory by partaking when he knowingly shares in the performance, benefit, or necessary support of another’s sinful act. The degree of guilt depends on intention, freedom, closeness to the act, and whether the assistance helped cause it.
By silence
A person becomes accessory by silence when a serious duty to speak, warn, correct, or protect is deliberately neglected. Silence is not automatically consent, but it becomes blameworthy when speaking was reasonably possible and necessary to prevent or oppose the wrong.
By defense of the sinful action
A person becomes accessory by defending a sinful action when he knowingly excuses, justifies, or protects the wrongdoing as though it were right. Defending the dignity or legal rights of a sinner is different from defending the sin itself.
The Spiritual Works of Mercy
Instruct the ignorant
Instructing the ignorant means teaching needed truth to someone who does not know it, especially truth concerning faith and moral duty. The work presumes patience and accuracy and differs from winning an argument or displaying knowledge.
Saint & Feast
Second Sunday after Epiphany
A biography or feast reflection has not yet been prepared.
Chair of Saint Peter
Chair of St. Peter at Rome
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter commemorates Peter’s ministry and teaching authority rather than Bernini’s reliquary artwork.
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter commemorates Peter’s ministry and teaching authority rather than Bernini’s reliquary artwork. The older Roman calendar distinguished the Chair at Rome on January 18 and the Chair at Antioch on February 22 before the observance was consolidated.
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Feast of Saint Prisca
4th centuryMartyrdomSaint Prisca, a young Roman martyr, is commemorated on January 18. She is celebrated for her steadfast faith and martyrdom during the early persecutions of Christians.
Saint Prisca's martyrdom inspires us to remain steadfast in faith amidst trials.
Apparition of Our Lady of Pontmain
1871ApparitionOn January 18, 1871, the Virgin Mary appeared to children in Pontmain, France, during the Franco-Prussian War. The apparition brought hope and a call to prayer for peace.
Our Lady of Pontmain's message of peace and prayer is a reminder of the power of faith in times of conflict.
Council of Trent Resumes
1562CouncilThe Council of Trent, a major Catholic council addressing the Reformation, resumed on January 18, 1562, after a ten-year hiatus, focusing on church reform and doctrinal clarity.
The Council of Trent's resumption highlights the Church's commitment to reform and doctrinal integrity.