January 1: The Octave Day of Christmas
The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God solemnity [holy day of obligation]
Verses: Nm 6:22-27, Gal 4:4-7, Luke 2:16-21, (18) Pss Prop
January 2: Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors of the Church
memorial
Verses: 1 John 2:22-28, John 1:19-28, (205)
January 3: Christmas Weekday [The Most Holy Name of Jesus]
Verses: 1 John 2:29-3:6, John 1:29-34 (206)
January 4: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious memorial
Verses: 1 John 3:7-10, John 1:35-42, (207)
January 5: Saint John Neumann, bishop
memorial
Verses: 1 John 3:11-21, John 1:43-51, (208)
January 6: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
solemnity
Verses: Isaiah 60:1-6, Eph. 3:2-3a, 5-6, Matthew 2:1-12, (20) Pss Prop
January 7: Christmas Weekday
[Saint Raymond of Penafort, priest]
Verses: 1 John 3:22-4:6, Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25, (212) Pss II
January 8: Christmas Weekday
Verses: 1 John 4:7-10, Mark 6:34-44, (213)
January 9: Christmas Weekday
Verses: 1 John 4:11-18, Mark 6:45-52, (214)
January 10: Christmas Weekday
Verses: 1 John 4:19-Â5:4, Luke 4:14-22a, (215)
January 11: Christmas Weekday
Verses: 1 John 5:5-13, Luke 5:12-16, (216)
January 12 Christmas Weekday
Verses: 1 John 5:14-21, John 3:22-30, (217)
January 13: THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD white
feast
Verses: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7, Acts 10:34-38, Matt 3:13-17, (21) Pss Prop
January 14: Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time)
Verses: 1 Sam 1:1-8, Mark 1:14-20, (305) Pss I
January 15: Weekday
Verses: 1 Sam 1:9-20, Mark 1:21-28, (306)
January 16: Weekday
Verses: 1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20, Mark 1:29-39, (307)
January 17: Saint Anthony, abbot
memorial
Verses: 1 Sam 4:1-11, Mark 1:40-45. (308)
January 18: Weekday (Starts the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
Verses: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12, (309)
January 19 Weekday [BVM]
Verses: 1 Sam 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a, Mark 2:13-17, (310)
January 20: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Verses: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6, 1 Cor 1:1-3, John 1:29-34, (64) Pss II
January 21: Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr
memorial
Verses: 1 Sam 15:16-23, Mark 2:18-22, (311)
January 22: Weekday (Mass: violet)
[Saint Vincent, deacon and martyr]
[Day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts
of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to
life. The Mass 'For Peace and Justice'(no. 22 of the 'Masses for Various Needs and
Occasions') should be celebrated with violet vestments (see 'General Instruction of the
Roman Missal,' no. 373)]
Verses: 1 Sam 16:1-13, Mark 2:23-28, (312)
January 23: Weekday
Verses: 1 Sam 17:32-33, 37, 40-51, Mark 3:1-6, (313)
January 24: Saint Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church
memorial
Verses: 1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7, Mark 3:7-12, (314)
January 25: The Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle (Ends the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity) feast
Verses: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22, Mark 16:15-18, (519) Pss Prop
January 26: Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, bishops
memorial
Verses: 2 Tim 1:1-8* or Titus 1:1-5* (520), Mark 3:20-21, (316)
January 27: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Verses: Isaiah 8:23-9:3/1, Cor 1:10-13, 17, Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 (67) Pss III
January 28: Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church
memorial
Verses: 2 Sam 5:1-7, 10, Mark 3:22-30, (317)
January 29: Weekday
Verses: 2 Sam 6:12b-15, 17-19, Mark 3:31-35, (318)
January 30: Weekday
Verses: 2 Sam 7:4-17, Mark 4:1-20, (319)
January 31: Saint John Bosco, priest
memorial
Verses: 2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29, Mark 4:21-25, (320)


