Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Memorial

Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church whose Summa Theologiae united faith and reason; he also wrote hymns for Corpus Christi (d. 1274).

Readings of the day

Glorious Mysteries

Second Mystery: The Ascension

“When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.”Acts 1:9

Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to His apostles and ascends into heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of the Father.

Fruit of the mystery: Hope

Adoro Te Devote

Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore, masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more, see, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.

St. Thomas Aquinas; tr. Gerard Manley Hopkins (d. 1889)

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This day’s five mysteries (Glorious Mysteries)

The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of Mary
The Coronation of Mary

Coming up

The Presentation of the LordMon, Feb 2 · Feast
Our Lady of LourdesWed, Feb 11 · Optional memorial
Ash WednesdayWed, Feb 18
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin MaryThu, Mar 19 · Solemnity
The Annunciation of the LordWed, Mar 25 · Solemnity

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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