Mass of the Sunday; Gloria, Creed, Pref. of Sunday.
Yr A
[87] Isa 8:23-9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Matt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17.
Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. Week 3 of the Psalter.
[RM]
Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture the Betrothal of Mary and Joseph (cf. Mt. 1:18–25, Lk. 1:26–27; 2:5) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
188th anniversary of the death of P. Ferdinand Brault (59) d. 1919 at Tours, France.
Anniversary:
151st anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Verdin (92) d. 1956 at Grahamstown, RSA.
Anniversary:
134th anniversary of the death of P. Henry Swift (73) d. 1973 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
130th anniversary of the death of F. Benedict Fostacz (69) d. 1977 at Zagreb, Croatia.
Anniversary:
92nd anniversary of the death of F. James Paul (89) d. 2015 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
112th birthday of S. Thomas Mwaba CHILINGA (born this day in 1995).
