Thursday 5 February 2026 (other days)
Saint Agatha, Virgin, Martyr
on Thursday of week 4 in Ordinary Time
on Thursday of week 4 in Ordinary Time
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Liturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).
These are the readings for the feria
| First reading |
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| 1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12 |
David's dying exhortation to Solomon
As David’s life drew to its close he laid this charge on his son Solomon, ‘I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong and show yourself a man. Observe the injunctions of the Lord your God, following his ways and keeping his laws, his commandments, his customs and his decrees, as it stands written in the Law of Moses, that so you may be successful in all you do and undertake, so that the Lord may fulfil the promise he made me, “If your sons are careful how they behave, and walk loyally before me with all their heart and soul, you shall never lack for a man on the throne of Israel.”’
So David slept with his ancestors and was buried in the Citadel of David. David’s reign over Israel lasted forty years: he reigned in Hebron for seven years, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.
Solomon was seated upon the throne of David, and his sovereignty was securely established.
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| 1 Chronicles 29:10-12 |
Lord, you are exalted over all.
May you be blessed, O Lord,
the God of Israel, our father,
for ever, for ages unending!
Lord, you are exalted over all.
Yours, Lord, are greatness and power,
and splendour, triumph, and glory.
All is yours, in heaven and on earth.
Lord, you are exalted over all.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are supreme above all.
Both honour and riches come from you.
Lord, you are exalted over all.
You are the ruler of all,
from your hand come strength and power;
from your hand come greatness and might.
Lord, you are exalted over all.
| Gospel Acclamation | Mk1:15 |
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Alleluia, alleluia!
The kingdom of God is near:
repent and believe the Good News!
Alleluia!
| Gospel | Mark 6:7-13 |
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'Take nothing with you'
Jesus made a tour round the villages, teaching. Then he summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs giving them authority over the unclean spirits. And he instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses. They were to wear sandals but, he added, ‘Do not take a spare tunic.’ And he said to them, ‘If you enter a house anywhere, stay there until you leave the district. And if any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, as you walk away shake off the dust from under your feet as a sign to them.’ So they set off to preach repentance; and they cast out many devils, and anointed many sick people with oil and cured them.
These are the readings for the memorial
| First reading |
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| 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 |
God chose what is foolish by human reckoning, to shame the wise
Take yourselves for instance, brothers, at the time when you were called: how many of you were wise in the ordinary sense of the word, how many were influential people, or came from noble families? No, it was to shame the wise that God chose what is foolish by human reckoning, and to shame what is strong that he chose what is weak by human reckoning; those whom the world thinks common and contemptible are the ones that God has chosen – those who are nothing at all to show up those who are everything. The human race has nothing to boast about to God, but you, God has made members of Christ Jesus and by God’s doing he has become our wisdom, and our virtue, and our holiness, and our freedom. As scripture says: if anyone wants to boast, let him boast about the Lord.
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Psalm 30(31):3-4,6,8,16-17 |
| Gospel Acclamation | 1P4:14 |
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Alleluia, alleluia!
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you,
for the Spirit of God rests upon you.
Alleluia!
| Gospel | Luke 9:23-26 |
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The Son of Man is destined to suffer grievously
Jesus said:
‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, that man will save it. What gain, then, is it for a man to have won the whole world and to have lost or ruined his very self? For if anyone is ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his own glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.’
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Dates
Today
(Automatic)Sat 7 February
Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, MartyrsSun 8 February
5th Sunday in Ordinary TimeMon 9 February
Monday of week 5 in Ordinary TimeTue 10 February
Saint Scholastica, VirginWed 11 February
Wednesday of week 5 in Ordinary Timeor Our Lady of Lourdes