Feb 2nd: Presentation of the Lord in the Temple

 

4th Sunday A: Liturgical Prayers & Reflections

Greeting (See Second Reading)

God has chosen what is weak and has made Jesus Christ our wisdom and our virtue, our holiness and our freedom.  May the Lord Jesus be always with you. 

4th Sunday A, Feb 1st: The Beatitudes

 

Jan 31; 3rd Week, Saturday; St. Don Bosco

2 Sam 12:1-7, 10-17 / Mark 4:35-41 

Nathan confronts David: David acknowledges his sin.

Jan 30th; 3rd Week, Friday

2 Sam 11:1-10, 13-17 / Mark 4:26-34

David sins: David compounded his sin.

Jan 29th, 3rd Week, Thursday

2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29 / Mark 4:21-25

David sits before the Lord: David prayed to the Lord.

Jan 28; 3rd Week, Wednesday: Saint Thomas Aquinas

2 Sam 7:4-17 / Mark 4:1-21

Jan 27th; 3rd Week, Tuesday: Saint Angela Merici

2 Sam 6:12-15, 17-19 / Mark 3:31-35

David brings the ark to Jerusalem: Everyone rejoiced.

Jan 26th; 3rd Week, Monday, Saints Timothy and Titus

 2 Tim 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5 / Luke 10:1-9 

Introduction

Today, we celebrate two close associates of the apostle Paul. Paul put them in charge of Christian communities and wrote letters to them to tell them what is expected of leaders of Christian communities, especially how they should be servants and models of the people entrusted to them.

Jan 26th: Indian Republic Day Celebration

 REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION 

(You may want to add hymns, reflections, prayer for the nation and the leaders and martyred soldiers in between)

3rd Sunday A: Liturgical Prayers

A Light Has Dawned 

Greeting 

May Christ, the true light of the world, always brighten and inspire our lives. May our faces reflect his warmth and love, and may the Lord always be with you. R/ And also with you.

2nd Week: Jan 19-24

 2^nd Week: Jan 19-24 

3rd Sunday A; Light in the Darkness

Jan 24, 2nd Week, Saturday, St Francis de Sales

 Jan 24, 2nd Week, Saturday, St Francis de Sales

2 Sam 1:1-4, 11-12, 17, 19, 23-27 / Mark 3:20-21

Jonathan is killed; David eulogized Jonathan and Saul.

Jan 23, 2nd Week, Friday

 2^nd Week, Friday, Jan 23: Reflection and Liturgy

1 Sam 24:3-21 / Mark 3:13-19

David spares Saul’s life: David respected Saul’s role as king.

Jan 22, 2nd Week, Thursday : Saint Vincent Pallotti

2^nd Week, Thursday, Jan 22: Saint Vincent Pallotti

1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7 / Mark 3:7-12 

Saul plots to kill David: Jonathan saved David’s life.

Jan 21; 2nd Week, Wednesday; Saint Agnes

2nd Week, Wednesday: Jan 21: Saint Agnes

1 Sam 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 / Mark 3:1-6

David demonstrates courage: David defeated Goliath.

Jan 20th; 2nd Week, Tuesday: Sts Fabian and Sebastian

2nd Week, Tuesday: Jan 20: Sts. Fabian and Sebastian

1 Sam 16:1:13 / Mark 2:23-28
God chooses David: Samuel anointed David as king.

Jan 19: 2nd Week, Monday; Reflection & Liturgy

2nd Week, Monday

1 Sam 15:16-23 / Mark 2:18-22

Saul disobeys God: God rejected Saul.

2nd Sunday A, Jan 18th, You witness Christ with the Baptist