Saint of the day · July 1
Ferial Day
Liturgical colour : Green
When the liturgical calendar indicates a 'ferial day' (from the Latin 'feria'), it means that there is no special feast, solemnity, or memorial to be celebrated on this date, and the usual prayers and readings of Ordinary Time are followed. Ferial days are important moments in the rhythm of the Church’s year, providing space for believers to reflect on Christ's teachings through the daily lectionary.
During Ordinary Time, the focus is on the life and ministry of Jesus, growth in virtue, and the deepening of discipleship in everyday circumstances. The green liturgical color symbolizes hope and spiritual vitality. Ferial days invite the faithful to enter into the normalcy of Christian life—to encounter God in the midst of daily routines and simple fidelity. These days encourage personal prayer, self-examination, and attentiveness to the subtle workings of grace in ordinary circumstances.
By keeping ferial days, the Church reminds the faithful that holiness is not found only in extraordinary events, but also in the ordinary faithfulness of daily living. It is a chance to remember that every day is a gift from God, and each moment offers opportunities for conversion, gratitude, and communion with Christ.
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“Remove from me the noise of your songs. But let justice flow like a stream that never runs dry!” — Am 5, 14-15.21-24
Seek good and not evil,
so that you may live.
Thus the Lord, God of hosts, will be with you,
as you say.
Hate evil and love good,
and let justice prevail at the city gate;
perhaps then the Lord, God of hosts,
will have mercy on the remnant of Israel.
I hate, I despise your festivals,
I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
When you offer me burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
your fattened animal sacrifices—
I will not even look at them.
Remove from me the noise of your songs;
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
But let justice well up like water,
and righteousness like a stream that never runs dry!
– The word of the Lord.
Ps 49 (50), 7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17
“Listen, my people, I speak;
Israel, I testify against you.
I, God, am your God!
“I do not accuse you because of your sacrifices;
your burnt offerings are always before me.
I will not take a single bull from your pens,
nor a ram from your enclosures.
“Every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on the thousands of hills.
I know every bird of the mountains;
the wild creatures of the field are mine.
“If I were hungry, would I tell you?
The world and all it contains are mine.
Am I to eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of rams?
“Why do you recite my statutes,
and keep my covenant in your mouth,
you who hate correction
and cast my words behind you?”
“Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?” — Mt 8, 28-34
At that time,
as Jesus arrived on the other side,
in the territory of the Gadarenes,
two men possessed by demons came out from the tombs to meet him;
they were so violent
that no one could pass that way.
Suddenly they shouted,
“What do you want with us, Son of God?
Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?”
Now, some distance away, a large herd of pigs
was feeding.
The demons pleaded with Jesus,
“If you cast us out,
send us into the herd of pigs.”
He said to them,
“Go.”
They came out and went into the pigs;
and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea,
and the pigs died in the waters.
The herdsmen fled,
and went into the town to report everything,
especially what had happened to the possessed men.
And behold, the whole town went out to meet Jesus;
and as soon as they saw him, they begged him
to leave their region.
– Let us acclaim the word of God.
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