Daily Mass Guide

January 17-24
SUN. JAN. 17. Second Sunday after the Epiphany. sd. Comm. of St. Antony. Creed. Preface of Trinity. ) Gospel this Sunday describes s(GrliE teheeri wedding feast of Cana, which is closely associated with the Feast of the Epiphany, being the third of Our Lord's "manifestations"—the first to the world in the persons of the Magi; the second of Christ's divinity in the baptism in Jordan; and now the third of His power in the first miracle at Cana. The role of Our Lady in this miracle is a subject to meditate upon with special care in this present year. The Epistle gives one of St. Paul's most practical guides to the true practice of Christian perfection. The collect is a .beautiful little prayer for peace worth reciting on many an occasion.
MON. JAN. 18. St. Peter's Chair in Rome. dm. Comm. of St. Paul.
Creed. Preface of Apostles. (White)
THIS feast commemorates St.
1 Peter's taking up of his episcopal office in Rome. In recent years it has been observed as the first day of the Church Unity Octave, which ends with 'he Feast of St. Paul's conversion, The choosing of this particular feast on which to start the octave is in itself a sign that the purpose of the octave is to reconcile all Christians and others under the authority of the Vicars of Christ who until this day have suc
ceeded to St. Peter's role and authority.
TUES. JAN. 19. SS. Marius and Comps. sp. Comm. of St. Canute. Third prayer Deus qui Saltais. (Red) WED. JAN. 20. SS. Fabian and Sebastian, d, (Red) BOTH these saints have been highly honoured as Christian martyrs in the third century, and (izt the that St. Sebastian v. as
shot to death by arrows has made him a particularly popular subject for Christian art.
THURS. JAN. 21. St. Agnes. d.
ST. AGNES • is one of tLbicil be
cause saints of the Ch
cause of her extreme youth-she was only about 13 when martyred —and because the story of her martyrdom has caused her to he venerated as a special patron of chastity. She was the "Maria Goretti" of the early Church. Because her name signifies a lamb, the lamb's wool from which Archbishops' pallia are made is blessed in her church in Rome each year on this day, FRI. JAN. 22. SS. Vincent & Anastasius. sd. Second prayer Deus qui Salmis; third prayer Eccie.sice or for the Pope. (Red) SAT. JAN. 23. St. Raymund of Penafort. sd. Comms. as yesterday. ( White) SUN, JAN. 24. Third Sunday after Epiphany. sd. Comm. of St. Timothy. Creed. Preface of Trinity. (Green)