Readings of the Day: Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops
January 26,2021Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Let the Christian spirit of love and freedom permeate
Let the Christian spirit of love and freedom permeate India and enliven it to make a unity of people who have forgotten all the divisions and hatred to lead a life that suits children of God. Hear our prayer, Jesus, through the intercession of Saints Timothy and Titus. Amen.
January 26,2021
Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us; and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever. Praise the LORD!
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, for thou art the God of my salvation; for thee I wait all the day long.
Lord Jesus, grant us the grace to live our faith fervently and responsibly as Your true disciples and apostles.
Jesus’ mention of picking up snakes without being harmed reminds us of Isaiah’s reference to the perfect kingdom where all would live in peace.
The first reading describes how Yahweh calls Jonah the second time. This time Jonah makes no objection. On reaching Nineveh, Jonah travels three days through the city proclaiming a message of destruction.
On Jan. 26, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, close companions of the Apostle Paul and bishops of the Catholic Church in its earliest days.
The great apostle was a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin. He surpassed all his peers in zeal for the Jewish law and their traditions, which he thought to be the cause of God, became one of the most fierce enemies and persecutors of Christians. He was one of the conspirators in the martyrdom of St. Stephan.
Jan. 24 marks the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and Christian unity whose role as a priest and bishop helped bring thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic Church.
