January 18
Monday, week 2 in Ordinary Time
Feast shown for the year 2027; movable feasts can vary from year to year.
Today is a "feria" in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, which means there is no specific saint or feast being commemorated at Mass. Ferias occur on ordinary weekdays outside of special seasons or solemnities, giving Catholics a chance to reflect more deeply on the readings assigned for the day and to immerse themselves in the ongoing journey through Ordinary Time. These days remind the faithful of the steady, rhythmic unfolding of the Church's year, where ordinary moments are sanctified through participation in the Eucharist and prayer, even without the celebration of particular saints.
Ordinary Time itself is a period for spiritual growth and attentive listening to the life and teachings of Jesus in the scriptures. The liturgical color green, used on ferias in Ordinary Time, symbolizes hope and the ongoing renewal of the heart. The Church honors these quiet days, recognizing that spiritual life is not always marked by feasts but is also built up in daily, faithful perseverance. This rhythm of ferias allows the faithful to grow deeper roots in their faith, nourishing their relationship with God during the seemingly simple and 'ordinary' moments.
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Liturgical texts of January 18, 2027
The liturgical day
Mass readings
ReadingHe 5, 1-10
Every high priest is taken from among men;
he is appointed to act on behalf of people
in their relationship with God;
he must offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
He is able to have compassion
toward those who commit faults
out of ignorance or waywardness,
because he too is filled with weakness;
and, because of this weakness,
he must offer sacrifices for his own sins
just as for those of the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself;
he is called by God,
just as Aaron was.
So it is also with Christ:
he did not bestow on himself
the glory of becoming high priest;
he received it from God, who said to him:
You are my Son;
today I have begotten you,
for he also says to him in another psalm:
You are a priest of the order of Melchizedek
forever.
During the days of his life in the flesh,
he offered, with loud cries and with tears,
prayers and supplications
to God, who was able to save him from death,
and he was heard
because of his deep reverence.
Although he was the Son,
he learned obedience through his sufferings
and, once made perfect,
he became for all who obey him
the source of eternal salvation,
for God declared him high priest
of the order of Melchizedek.
– The word of the Lord.
Psalm109 (110), 1, 2, 3, 4
The Lord’s oracle to my lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
and I will make your enemies
the footstool for your throne.”
From Zion, the Lord extends to you
the scepter of your power:
“Rule in the midst of your enemies.”
On the day your power appears,
you are prince, radiant with holiness:
“Like the dew at dawn,
I have begotten you.”
The Lord has sworn
an irrevocable oath:
“You are a priest forever
according to the order of King Melchizedek.”
GospelMc 2, 18-22
At that time,
as the disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees were fasting,
some people came to ask Jesus:
“Why,
while the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast,
do your disciples not fast?”
Jesus said to them:
“Can the wedding guests fast
while the bridegroom is with them?
As long as they have the bridegroom with them,
they cannot fast.
But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them;
then, on that day, they will fast.
No one patches an old garment
with a piece of new cloth;
otherwise, the new piece pulls away from the old fabric
and the tear becomes worse.
Similarly, no one puts new wine
into old wineskins;
otherwise, the wine will burst the skins,
and both wine and skins will be lost.
New wine, new skins.”
– Let us acclaim the Word of God.
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