Understanding the Day
Season
Time After Epiphany
Week
Week 3 of Time After Epiphany
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Feast
Introit (Daily Prayer)
In the midst of the assembly he opened his mouth; and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding; He clothed him with a robe of glory. (Allelúja, allelúja.)
Ps 91:2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to Your name, Most High.
Glory Be to the Father…
Through our Lord…
Weekly Prayer
Confiteor
through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Weekly Formation
Purity and Self-Control
The Works of the Flesh
Conduct contrary to purity and faithfulness
Conduct against purity and faithfulness follows bodily appetite outside the order of faithful love established by God. St. Paul calls such conduct a work of the flesh because fallen desire, rather than grace and right reason, is allowed to govern the person.
Disrespect for purity and personal boundaries
Disrespect for purity and personal boundaries treats another person’s dignity, commitments, or rightful limits as obstacles to appetite. It belongs to the works of the flesh because desire is separated from charity, responsibility, and reverence for the person.
Reckless indulgence that dishonors God’s gift of the body
Reckless indulgence is the deliberate abandonment of moderation in bodily pleasure. It dishonors the body by making immediate satisfaction rule over reason, duty, health, and the spiritual purpose for which human freedom is given.
Indulgent gatherings that cast aside modesty and self-control
Indulgent gatherings are social occasions ordered toward excess and the abandonment of modesty or self-control. Their fault is not celebration itself, but a shared atmosphere that encourages participants to set aside reason, purity, and responsibility.
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Saint & Feast
John Chrysostom
St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
- Born
- 0349-00-00 · Antioch
- Died
- 0407-09-14 · Comana Pontica
John Chrysostom was an important Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. He was also the author of Adversus Judaeos and was strongly anti-Judaism. The epithet Χρυσόστομος means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and denotes his celebrated eloquence. Chrysostom was among the most prolific authors in the early Christian Church.
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Liberation of Auschwitz
1945EventOn January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by Soviet forces. The Catholic Church has since commemorated this day, reflecting on the Holocaust and promoting peace and reconciliation.