January 11
Monday, week 1 in Ordinary Time
Africa : Sts Victor I, Miltiades and Gelasius I, popes
Feast shown for the year 2027; movable feasts can vary from year to year.
A Ferial Day in the liturgical calendar, such as today in Ordinary Time, is a day without a specific saint or special feast assigned to it. The term 'feria' comes from the Latin word for 'free day,' and in the Church’s usage, it refers to weekdays that simply observe the readings and prayers assigned to that time in the liturgical year. Ordinary Time, marked by the color green, is the period in the Church year outside major liturgical seasons like Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. During these days, the faithful are invited to focus on the daily readings from Scripture and the steady rhythm of prayer, deepening their spiritual lives in the context of everyday life. Ferial days remind Catholics that the call to holiness and growth in faith isn't limited to grand feasts, but is meant to be lived out in the ordinary, repetitive aspects of daily existence. The simplicity of a ferial celebration, centered on the ongoing story of salvation found in the lectionary, helps Christians grow steadily in their relationship with Christ and His Church.
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Liturgical texts of January 11, 2027
The liturgical day
Mass readings
ReadingHe 1, 1-6
At many times
and in many ways,
God, in the past,
spoke to our ancestors through the prophets;
but in these last days,
he has spoken to us by his Son
whom he appointed heir of all things
and through whom he created the worlds.
The radiance of God's glory,
the perfect expression of his being,
the Son, who sustains the universe
by his powerful word,
after accomplishing the purification of sins,
sat down at the right hand of the Divine Majesty
in the heights of heaven;
and he became far superior to the angels,
just as he has inherited
a name far different from theirs.
Indeed, did God ever declare to an angel:
You are my Son,
today I have begotten you?
Or again:
I will be a father to him,
and he shall be a son to me?
On the contrary, when introducing the Firstborn
into the world to come,
he says:
Let all the angels of God
worship him.
– The word of the Lord.
Psalm96 (97), 1-2, 6-7, 8bc- 9
The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice!
Joy for the countless islands!
Cloud and darkness surround him,
justice and right are the foundation of his throne.
The heavens have proclaimed his justice,
and all peoples have seen his glory.
Shame on the idol worshipers who boast of worthless things!
Bow down before him, all you gods!
The cities of Judah rejoice
at your judgments, Lord!
You are, Lord, the Most High over all the earth:
you rule far above all other gods.
GospelMc 1, 14-20
After John was arrested,
Jesus went into Galilee
proclaiming the Gospel of God;
he said:
"The time is fulfilled:
the kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent
and believe in the Gospel."
As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee,
Jesus saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother,
casting a net into the sea,
for they were fishermen.
He said to them:
"Come, follow me.
I will make you fishers of men."
At once, leaving their nets,
they followed him.
Jesus went on a little farther
and he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John,
who were in their boat mending the nets.
At once, Jesus called them.
Then, leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men,
they followed him.
– Let us acclaim the Word of God.
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