Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr

Optional memorial

Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time

The Church remembers Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr (d. c. 222). Today is an optional memorial.

Readings of the day

Luminous Mysteries

Third Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom

“The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”Mark 1:15

Jesus goes into Galilee preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, calling all to conversion, forgiving sins and healing the sick.

Fruit of the mystery: Repentance and trust in God

The Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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This day’s five mysteries (Luminous Mysteries)

The Baptism of the Lord
The Wedding at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist

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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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