| DIES | 25 Sun | 26 Mon | 27 Tue | 28 Wed | 29 Thu | 30 Fri | 31 Sat | 1 Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officium | In Conversione S. Pauli Apostoli | S. Polycarpi Episcopi et Martyris | S. Ioannis Chrysostomi Episcopi, Confessoris et Ecclesiae Doctoris | Octava S. Agnetis Virginis et Martyris Secundo | S. Francisci Salesii Episcopi, Confessoris et Ecclesiae Doctoris | S. Martinae Virginis et Martyris | S. Petri Nolasci Confessoris | Dominica in Septuagesima |
| Classis | Duplex majus | Semiduplex | Duplex | Simplex | Duplex | Semiduplex | Semiduplex | Semiduplex |
| Color* | Albus | Rubeum | Albus | Rubeum | Albus | Rubeum | Albus | Purpura |
| Missa | Scio, cui crédidi | Sacerdótes Dei | In médio | Vultum tuum | Justus ut palma | Loquébar | Justus ut palma | Circumdederunt me |
| Orationes |
2a. Dom. III post Epiphaniam 3a. S. Petro Apostolo | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. Contra Persecutores | NA | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. Contra Persecutores | NA | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. Contra Persecutores | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. Contra Persecutores | 2a. S. Ignatii Episcopi et Martyris 3a. de S. Maria |
| Notae |
Gl. Cr. Pref. de Apostolis |
Gl. Pref. de Communi | Gl. Cr. Pref. de Communi |
Gl. Pref. de Communi | Gl. Cr. Pref. de Communi |
Gl. Pref. de Communi |
Gl. Pref. de Communi |
Gl. Cr. Pref. de Trinitate |
| Nota Bene / Votiva | ||||||||
Sunday 25 January – In Conversione Sancti Pauli Apostoli
The Conversion of St Paul
This feast commemorates the dramatic transformation of Saul the persecutor into Paul the Apostle. It is not merely a personal conversion but a turning point in salvation history: the Gospel’s definitive mission to the Gentiles. The Church rejoices in the triumph of grace, which conquers error not by compromise but by truth.
Monday 26 January — St Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr
A disciple of the Apostle John, Polycarp embodies the living continuity between the Apostolic age and the age of persecution. His martyrdom seals a life of fidelity handed on not by innovation but by memory. In him, the Church venerates episcopal authority exercised through humility, doctrinal constancy, and willingness to suffer rather than betray the faith once received.
Tuesday 27 January — St John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor
Known as the “Golden-Mouthed,” Chrysostom is honoured for preaching that cut through complacency and confronted moral corruption even at great personal cost. His witness reminds the Church that eloquence is sterile unless yoked to truth, and that the shepherd’s duty includes rebuke as well as consolation. His exile confirms that fidelity to Christ often entails conflict with power.
Wednesday 28 January — Octave Day of St Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
The octave prolongs the Church’s contemplation of virginity crowned by martyrdom. Agnes stands as a sign that holiness is not measured by age or strength, but by purity of intention and total self-gift to Christ. The octave day gathers the fruits of her feast: steadfastness, chastity, and courage rooted not in self-assertion but in divine grace.
Thursday 29 January — St Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor
Francis de Sales exemplifies gentleness without compromise. A tireless pastor amid religious division, he showed that clarity of doctrine need not be divorced from patience or charity. His feast teaches that the Church persuades not by diluting truth, but by presenting it with serenity, reason, and pastoral confidence.
Friday 30 January — St Martina, Virgin and Martyr
A Roman martyr of the early persecutions, Martina witnesses to hidden fidelity brought to light through suffering. Her feast recalls the countless saints whose holiness was formed in obscurity and revealed only by trial. The Church honours in her the quiet strength of faith that endures without recognition, sustained by hope in the Resurrection.
Saturday 31 January — St Peter Nolasco, Confessor
Founder of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, Peter Nolasco devoted his life to the redemption of captives, offering himself as ransom if necessary. His charity was not abstract but concrete, sacrificial, and costly. The Church venerates in him a model of active mercy rooted in Marian devotion and expressed through courageous works of liberation.
Sunday 1 February — Septuagesima Sunday
Septuagesima marks the Church’s solemn turn toward Lent, inaugurating the ancient season of pre-Lenten preparation. The joyful Alleluia falls silent, violet vestments replace green, and the liturgy shifts from celebration to penitential realism. The Gospel’s parable of the workers in the vineyard confronts human notions of merit with divine generosity, calling the faithful to humility, perseverance, and trust in grace rather than self-reliance.
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