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Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church

Memorial

Two 4th-century bishops and friends from Cappadocia whose writings defended the divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Readings of the day

Glorious Mysteries

Second Mystery: The Ascension

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“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

A prayer with Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen

Holy Spirit, you filled Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen with wisdom to teach your Church. By the prayers of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, open my mind to your truth and my heart to love it. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace…

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This day’s five mysteries (Glorious Mysteries)

  1. The Resurrection
  2. The Ascension
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
  4. The Assumption of Mary
  5. The Coronation of Mary

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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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