January 5
Tuesday after Epiphany
Africa : Sts Longinus, Eugene and Vindemial, bishops
Feast shown for the year 2027; movable feasts can vary from year to year.
On the Tuesday after Epiphany, the Church continues to celebrate the manifestation of Christ to the world. Epiphany, commemorated on January 6th in many traditions, recalls the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, recognizing Him as Lord and King not only of Israel, but of all nations. The days following Epiphany, including this Tuesday, extend the solemn joy and theological depth of this great feast. During this period, the liturgy emphasizes the beginnings of Christ’s public ministry, particularly His identity revealed to the Gentiles, His Baptism in the Jordan, and His first miracles. The Gospel readings and prayers reflect on Christ as the light that breaks into a world darkened by sin, continuing to illuminate lives today. These weekdays serve as an opportunity for the faithful to meditate more deeply on how Christ’s presence transforms the ordinary and invites all peoples to follow Him. In the historical development of the liturgical calendar, such days connect Christmas joy with the mission of Jesus that the world may know His love.
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Liturgical texts of January 5, 2027
The liturgical day
Mass readings
Reading1 Jn 4, 7-10
Beloved,
let us love one another,
because love comes from God.
Everyone who loves is born of God
and knows God.
Whoever does not love does not know God,
for God is love.
This is how God's love
was revealed among us:
God sent his only Son into the world
so that we might live through him.
This is what love consists in:
it is not we who have loved God,
but he who loved us,
and he sent his Son
as a sacrifice of atonement for our sins.
– The word of the Lord.
Psalm71 (72), 1-2, 3-4, 7-8
God, give your power to the king,
your justice to this son of kings.
May he govern your people with justice,
may he give justice to the afflicted!
Mountains, bring peace to the people,
hills, bring them justice!
May he give justice to the needy of his people,
may he save the poor, may he crush the oppressor!
In those days, justice will flourish,
great peace until the moon is no more!
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth!
GospelMc 6, 34-44
At that time,
Jesus saw a large crowd.
He was moved with compassion for them,
because they were like sheep without a shepherd.
So he began to teach them at length.
Already it was late;
his disciples came to him and said,
"This place is deserted and already the hour is late.
Send them away,
so that they may go into the countryside and villages nearby
to buy themselves something to eat."
He answered them,
"You give them something to eat yourselves."
They replied,
"Are we to go and spend
the wages of two hundred days
to buy bread
and give it to them to eat?"
Jesus asked them,
"How many loaves do you have?
Go and see."
When they had found out, they said to him,
"Five, and two fish."
He ordered them to have everyone sit down in groups
on the green grass.
They sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish,
and, looking up to heaven,
he said the blessing
and broke the loaves;
he gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
He also shared the two fish among them all.
They all ate and were satisfied.
And they collected
the pieces of bread that were left, enough to fill twelve baskets,
as well as the leftovers of the fish.
Those who had eaten the loaves
numbered about five thousand men.
– Let us acclaim the Word of God.
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