January 31, 2026
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Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:35-41
35
And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.
36
And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37
And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.
38
And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?
39
And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.
40
And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?
41
And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?
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☆ 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17
1
And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.
2
The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
3
But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
4
Now a traveller came to the house of the man of wealth, but he would not take anything from his flock or his herd to make a meal for the traveller who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and made it ready for the man who had come.
5
And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
6
And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
7a
And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says,
10 So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
11
The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.
12
You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
13
And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.
14
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
15
Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.
16
So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.
17
And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.
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1.31.2026
1.30.2026
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January 30, 2026
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Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:26-34
26
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
27
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
28
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
29
But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.
30
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
32
But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.
33
And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:
34
And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.
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☆ 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 4c-10a, 13-17
1
Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.
2
Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
3
And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4a,c
And David sent and took her; then she went back to her house.
5
And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.
6
And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7
And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.
8
And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
9
But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
10a
And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house,
13
And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink: and when evening came, he went to rest on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
14
Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab.
15
And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.
16
So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.
17
And the men of the town went out and had a fight with Joab: and a number of David's men came to their death in the fight, and with them Uriah the Hittite.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:26-34
26
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
27
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
28
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
29
But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.
30
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
32
But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.
33
And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:
34
And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.
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☆ 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 4c-10a, 13-17
1
Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.
2
Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
3
And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4a,c
And David sent and took her; then she went back to her house.
5
And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.
6
And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7
And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.
8
And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
9
But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
10a
And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house,
13
And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink: and when evening came, he went to rest on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
14
Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab.
15
And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.
16
So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.
17
And the men of the town went out and had a fight with Joab: and a number of David's men came to their death in the fight, and with them Uriah the Hittite.
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1.29.2026
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January 29, 2026
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Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:21-25
21
And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?
22
There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.
23
If any man has ears, let him give ear.
24
And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.
25
He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29
18
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
19
And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!
24
But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.
25
And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!
26
And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!
27
For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.
28
And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;
29
So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:21-25
21
And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?
22
There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.
23
If any man has ears, let him give ear.
24
And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.
25
He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29
18
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
19
And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!
24
But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.
25
And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!
26
And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!
27
For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.
28
And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;
29
So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!
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1.28.2026
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January 28, 2026
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Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:1-20
1
And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.
2
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
3
A man went out to put seed in the earth:
4
And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
5
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
6
And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.
7
And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
8
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
9
And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
10
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.
11
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
12
So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.
13
And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
14
The seed is the word.
15
And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.
16
And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;
17
And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.
18
And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,
19
And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
20
And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:4-17
4
Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5
Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?
6
For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent.
7
In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?
8
Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
9
And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.
10
And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,
11
From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.
12
And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13
He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
14
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;
15
But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
16
And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
17
So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 4:1-20
1
And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.
2
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
3
A man went out to put seed in the earth:
4
And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
5
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
6
And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.
7
And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
8
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
9
And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
10
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.
11
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
12
So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.
13
And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
14
The seed is the word.
15
And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.
16
And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;
17
And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.
18
And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,
19
And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
20
And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
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☆ 2 Samuel 7:4-17
4
Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5
Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?
6
For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent.
7
In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?
8
Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
9
And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.
10
And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,
11
From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.
12
And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.
13
He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
14
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;
15
But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
16
And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.
17
So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
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1.27.2026
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January 27, 2026
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Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:31-35
31
And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
32
And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
33
And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?
34
And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!
35
Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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☆ 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19
12b
And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.
13
And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.
14
And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.
15
So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.
17
And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.
18
And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.
19
And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:31-35
31
And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
32
And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
33
And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?
34
And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!
35
Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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☆ 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19
12b
And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.
13
And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.
14
And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.
15
So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.
17
And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.
18
And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.
19
And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.
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1.26.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 26, 2026
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Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:22-30
22
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
23
And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
24
If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
25
And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
26
And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.
27
But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
28
Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
29
But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:
30
Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
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☆ 2 Timothy 1:1-8
1
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2
To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3
I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
4
Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
5
Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
6
For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.
7
For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
8
Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
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☆ Titus 1:1-5
1
Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,
2
In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;
3
Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
4
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5
I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:22-30
22
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
23
And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
24
If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
25
And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
26
And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.
27
But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
28
Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
29
But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:
30
Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
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☆ 2 Timothy 1:1-8
1
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2
To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3
I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
4
Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
5
Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
6
For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.
7
For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
8
Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
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☆ Titus 1:1-5
1
Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,
2
In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;
3
Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
4
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5
I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
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1.25.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 25, 2026
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 4:12-23
12
Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
13
And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:
14
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
15
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16
The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
18
And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20
And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
21
And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
22
And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
23
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
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☆ Isaiah 9:1--9:4
(Isaiah 8:23--9:3)**
1
In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2
The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
3
You have made them very glad, increasing their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war.
4
For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.
** Isaiah 8:23b--9:3
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/8?23
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☆ 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
10
Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.
11
Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.
12
That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.
13
Is there a division in Christ? was Paul nailed to the cross for you? or were you given baptism in the name of Paul?
17
For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news : not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 4:12-23
12
Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
13
And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:
14
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
15
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16
The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
18
And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19
And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20
And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.
21
And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
22
And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
23
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
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☆ Isaiah 9:1--9:4
(Isaiah 8:23--9:3)**
1
In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2
The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
3
You have made them very glad, increasing their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war.
4
For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.
** Isaiah 8:23b--9:3
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/8?23
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☆ 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
10
Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.
11
Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.
12
That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.
13
Is there a division in Christ? was Paul nailed to the cross for you? or were you given baptism in the name of Paul?
17
For Christ sent me, not to give baptism, but to be a preacher of the good news : not with wise words, for fear that the cross of Christ might be made of no value.
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1.24.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 24, 2026
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Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:20-21
20
And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.
21
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
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☆ 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27
1
Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;
2
On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
3
And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.
4
And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.
11
Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
12
And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.
19
The glory, O Israel, is dead on your high places! How have the great ones been made low!
23
Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24
O daughters of Israel, have sorrow for Saul, by whom you were delicately clothed in robes of red, with ornaments of gold on your dresses.
25
How have the great ones been made low in the fight! Jonathan is dead on your high places.
26
I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.
27
How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken!
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Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:20-21
20
And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.
21
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
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☆ 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27
1
Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;
2
On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
3
And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.
4
And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.
11
Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
12
And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.
19
The glory, O Israel, is dead on your high places! How have the great ones been made low!
23
Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
24
O daughters of Israel, have sorrow for Saul, by whom you were delicately clothed in robes of red, with ornaments of gold on your dresses.
25
How have the great ones been made low in the fight! Jonathan is dead on your high places.
26
I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.
27
How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken!
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1.23.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 1235, 2026
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Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:13-19
13
And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
14
And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
15
And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
16
To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
17
And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
18
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
19
And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
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☆ 1 Samuel 24:2-20
(1 Samuel 24:3-21)**
2
Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.
3
And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.
4
And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it without his knowledge.
5
And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.
6
And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.
7
So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.
8
And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.
9
And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?
10
Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil.
11
And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.
12
May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
13
There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
14
After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.
15
So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
16
Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.
17
And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.
18
And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.
19
If a man comes across his hater, will he let him get away safe? so may you be rewarded by the Lord for what you have done for me today.
20
And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.
**(1 Samuel 24:3-21)
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Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:13-19
13
And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
14
And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
15
And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
16
To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
17
And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
18
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
19
And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
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☆ 1 Samuel 24:2-20
(1 Samuel 24:3-21)**
2
Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.
3
And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.
4
And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it without his knowledge.
5
And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.
6
And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.
7
So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.
8
And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.
9
And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?
10
Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil.
11
And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.
12
May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
13
There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
14
After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.
15
So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
16
Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.
17
And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.
18
And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.
19
If a man comes across his hater, will he let him get away safe? so may you be rewarded by the Lord for what you have done for me today.
20
And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.
**(1 Samuel 24:3-21)
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1.22.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 22, 2026
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Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:7-12
7
And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,
8
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
9
And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;
10
For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.
11
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
12
And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.
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☆ 1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
18:6
Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
7
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
8
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
9
And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
19:1
And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.
2
And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:
3
And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.
4
And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:
5
For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?
6
And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
7
Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:7-12
7
And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,
8
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
9
And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;
10
For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.
11
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
12
And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.
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☆ 1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
18:6
Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
7
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
8
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
9
And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
19:1
And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.
2
And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:
3
And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.
4
And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:
5
For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?
6
And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
7
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1.21.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 21, 2026
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Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:1-6
1
And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
2
And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
3
And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
4
And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.
5
And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
6
And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.
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☆ 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
32
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.
33
And Saul said to David, You are not able to go out against this Philistine and have a fight with him: for you are only a boy, and he has been a man of war from his earliest days.
37
And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.
40
Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.
41
And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.
42
And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.
43
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
44
And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.
45
Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
46
This day the Lord will give you up into my hands, and I will overcome you, and take your head off you; and I will give the bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth today, so that all the earth may see that Israel has a God;
47
And all these people who are here today may see that the Lord does not give salvation by sword and spear: for the fight is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hands.
48
Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.
49
And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.
50
So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
51
So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 3:1-6
1
And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
2
And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
3
And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
4
And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.
5
And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
6
And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.
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☆ 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
32
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.
33
And Saul said to David, You are not able to go out against this Philistine and have a fight with him: for you are only a boy, and he has been a man of war from his earliest days.
37
And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.
40
Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.
41
And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.
42
And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.
43
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
44
And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.
45
Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
46
This day the Lord will give you up into my hands, and I will overcome you, and take your head off you; and I will give the bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth today, so that all the earth may see that Israel has a God;
47
And all these people who are here today may see that the Lord does not give salvation by sword and spear: for the fight is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hands.
48
Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.
49
And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.
50
So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
51
So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.
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1.20.2026
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January 20, 2026
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Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:23-28
23
And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.
24
And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
25
And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?
26
How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?
27
And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
28
So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.
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☆ 1 Samuel 16:1-13
1
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
2
And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
3
And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
4
And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
5
And he said, In peace: I have come to make an offering to the Lord: make yourselves clean and come with me to make the offering. And he made Jesse and his sons clean, and sent for them to be present at the offering.
6
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
8
Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
9
Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
10
And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
11
Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
12
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
13
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:23-28
23
And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.
24
And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
25
And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?
26
How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?
27
And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
28
So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.
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☆ 1 Samuel 16:1-13
1
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
2
And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
3
And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
4
And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
5
And he said, In peace: I have come to make an offering to the Lord: make yourselves clean and come with me to make the offering. And he made Jesse and his sons clean, and sent for them to be present at the offering.
6
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
8
Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
9
Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
10
And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
11
Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
12
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
13
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
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1.19.2026
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January 19, 2026
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Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:18-22
18
And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?
19
And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.
20
But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
21
No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.
22
And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
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☆ 1 Samuel 15:16-23
16
Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.
17
And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,
18
And the Lord sent you on a journey and said, Go and put to the curse those sinners, the Amalekites, fighting against them till every one is dead.
19
Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?
20
And Saul said, Truly, I have done the orders of the Lord and have gone the way the Lord sent me; I have taken Agag, the king of Amalek, and have given the Amalekites up to destruction.
21
But the people took some of their goods, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which were put to the curse, to make an offering of them to the Lord your God in Gilgal.
22
And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.
23
For to go against his orders is like the sin of those who make use of secret arts, and pride is like giving worship to images. Because you have put away from you the word of the Lord, he has put you from your place as king.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:18-22
18
And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?
19
And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.
20
But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
21
No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.
22
And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
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☆ 1 Samuel 15:16-23
16
Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.
17
And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,
18
And the Lord sent you on a journey and said, Go and put to the curse those sinners, the Amalekites, fighting against them till every one is dead.
19
Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?
20
And Saul said, Truly, I have done the orders of the Lord and have gone the way the Lord sent me; I have taken Agag, the king of Amalek, and have given the Amalekites up to destruction.
21
But the people took some of their goods, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which were put to the curse, to make an offering of them to the Lord your God in Gilgal.
22
And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.
23
For to go against his orders is like the sin of those who make use of secret arts, and pride is like giving worship to images. Because you have put away from you the word of the Lord, he has put you from your place as king.
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1.18.2026
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January 18, 2026
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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:John 1:29-34
29
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30
This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
31
I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
32
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
33
I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
34
This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
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☆ Isaiah 49:3, 5-6
3
And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
5
And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
6
It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
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☆ 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
1
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
2
To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3
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☆ Gospel:John 1:29-34
29
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30
This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
31
I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
32
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
33
I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
34
This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
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☆ Isaiah 49:3, 5-6
3
And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
5
And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
6
It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
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☆ 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
1
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
2
To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3
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1.17.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 17, 2026
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Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:13-17
13
And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.
14
And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
15
And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
16
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?
17
And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.
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☆ 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1
9:1
Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a man of wealth.
2
He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.
3
Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.
4
So they went through the hill-country of Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, but they saw no sign of them: then they went through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there: and they went through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not come across them.
17
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.
18
Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer.
19
Then Samuel said to Saul, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place and take food with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, after opening to you all the secrets of your heart.
10:1
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not the Lord with the holy oil making you ruler over Israel, his people? and you will have authority over the people of the Lord, and you will make them safe from the hands of their attackers round about them, and this will be the sign for you:
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:13-17
13
And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.
14
And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
15
And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
16
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?
17
And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.
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☆ 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1
9:1
Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a man of wealth.
2
He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.
3
Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.
4
So they went through the hill-country of Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, but they saw no sign of them: then they went through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there: and they went through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not come across them.
17
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.
18
Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer.
19
Then Samuel said to Saul, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place and take food with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, after opening to you all the secrets of your heart.
10:1
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not the Lord with the holy oil making you ruler over Israel, his people? and you will have authority over the people of the Lord, and you will make them safe from the hands of their attackers round about them, and this will be the sign for you:
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1.16.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 16, 2026
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Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:1-12
1
And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.
2
And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.
3
And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.
4
And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.
5
And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.
6
But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7
Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?
8
And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
9
Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?
10
But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)
11
I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.
12
And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
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☆ 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a
4
Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,
5
And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.
6
But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.
7
And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.
10
And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.
11
And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;
12
And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.
13
Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.
14
He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15
He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.
16
He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.
17
He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
18
Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.
19
But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,
20
So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.
21
Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.
22a
And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 2:1-12
1
And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.
2
And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.
3
And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.
4
And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.
5
And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.
6
But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7
Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?
8
And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
9
Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?
10
But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)
11
I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.
12
And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
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☆ 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a
4
Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,
5
And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.
6
But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.
7
And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.
10
And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.
11
And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;
12
And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.
13
Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.
14
He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15
He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.
16
He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.
17
He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
18
Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.
19
But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,
20
So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.
21
Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.
22a
And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them.
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1.15.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 15, 2026
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Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:40-45
40
And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.
41
And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.
42
And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.
43
And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,
44
See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
45
But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.
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☆ 1 Samuel 4:1-11
1
Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.
2
And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.
3
And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.
4
So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.
5
And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.
6
And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.
7
And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.
8
Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.
9
Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.
10
So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.
11
And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:40-45
40
And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.
41
And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.
42
And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.
43
And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,
44
See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
45
But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.
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☆ 1 Samuel 4:1-11
1
Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.
2
And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.
3
And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.
4
So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.
5
And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.
6
And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.
7
And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.
8
Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.
9
Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.
10
So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.
11
And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
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1.14.2026
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January 14, 2026
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Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:29-39
29
And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30
Now Simon's wife's mother was ill, with a burning heat; and they gave him word of her:
31
And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.
32
And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.
33
And all the town had come together at the door.
34
And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.
35
And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.
36
And Simon and those who were with him came after him.
37
And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.
38
And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.
39
And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.
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☆ 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20
1
Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
2
And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)
3
And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,
4
The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
5
And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.
6
And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.
7
Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.
8
And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.
9
So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.
10
Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.
19
And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
20
And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:29-39
29
And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30
Now Simon's wife's mother was ill, with a burning heat; and they gave him word of her:
31
And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.
32
And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.
33
And all the town had come together at the door.
34
And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.
35
And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.
36
And Simon and those who were with him came after him.
37
And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.
38
And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.
39
And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.
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☆ 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20
1
Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
2
And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)
3
And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,
4
The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
5
And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.
6
And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.
7
Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.
8
And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.
9
So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.
10
Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.
19
And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
20
And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
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1.13.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 13, 2026
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Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:21-28
21
And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.
22
And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
23
And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,
24
Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
25
And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.
26
And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27
And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.
28
And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.
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☆ 1 Samuel 1:9-20
9
So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.
10
And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
11
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
12
Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.
13
For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.
14
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
15
And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.
16
Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
17
Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
18
And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.
19
And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.
20
Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:21-28
21
And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.
22
And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
23
And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,
24
Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
25
And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.
26
And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
27
And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.
28
And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.
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☆ 1 Samuel 1:9-20
9
So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.
10
And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
11
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
12
Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.
13
For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.
14
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
15
And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.
16
Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
17
Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
18
And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.
19
And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.
20
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1.12.2026
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January 12, 2026
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Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:14-20
14
Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
15
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
16
And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.
17
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
18
And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.
19
And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.
20
And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.
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☆ 1 Samuel 1:1-8
1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
2
And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.
3
Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
4
And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:
5
But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
6
And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
7
And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that Hannah gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.
8
Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?
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☆ Gospel:Mark 1:14-20
14
Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
15
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
16
And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.
17
And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
18
And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.
19
And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.
20
And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.
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☆ 1 Samuel 1:1-8
1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
2
And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.
3
Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
4
And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:
5
But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
6
And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
7
And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that Hannah gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.
8
Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?
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1.11.2026
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January 11, 2026
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The Baptism of the Lord
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 3:13-17
13
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.
14
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
15
But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
16
And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
17
And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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☆ Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
1
See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
2
He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
3
He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
4
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
6
I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:
7
To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.
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☆ Acts 10:34-38
34
Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
35
But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.
36
The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--
37
That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,
38
About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
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The Baptism of the Lord
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 3:13-17
13
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.
14
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
15
But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
16
And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
17
And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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☆ Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
1
See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.
2
He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
3
He will not let a crushed stem be quite broken, and he will not let a feebly burning light be put out: he will go on sending out the true word to the peoples.
4
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
6
I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:
7
To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.
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☆ Acts 10:34-38
34
Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
35
But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.
36
The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--
37
That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,
38
About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
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1.10.2026
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January 10, 2026
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Saturday after Epiphany
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☆ Gospel:John 3:22-30
22
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
23
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
27
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
30
He has to become greater while I become less.
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☆ 1 John 5:14-21
14
And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:
15
And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.
16
If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.
17
All evil-doing is sin: but death is not the punishment for every sort of sin.
18
We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.
19
We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One.
20
And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
21
My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
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☆ Gospel:John 3:22-30
22
After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
23
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
24
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
25
Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
26
And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
27
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
28
You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
29
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
30
He has to become greater while I become less.
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☆ 1 John 5:14-21
14
And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:
15
And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.
16
If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.
17
All evil-doing is sin: but death is not the punishment for every sort of sin.
18
We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.
19
We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One.
20
And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
21
My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
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1.09.2026
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January 9, 2026
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Friday after Epiphany
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☆ Gospel:Luke 5:12-16
12
And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
13
And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.
14
And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.
15
But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.
16
But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
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☆ 1 John 5:5-13
5
Who is able to overcome the world but the man who has faith that Jesus is the Son of God?
6
This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.
7
And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
8
There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement.
9
If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.
10
He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.
11
And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12
He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.
13
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☆ Gospel:Luke 5:12-16
12
And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
13
And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.
14
And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.
15
But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.
16
But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
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☆ 1 John 5:5-13
5
Who is able to overcome the world but the man who has faith that Jesus is the Son of God?
6
This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.
7
And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
8
There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood: and all three are in agreement.
9
If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.
10
He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.
11
And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12
He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.
13
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1.08.2026
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January 8, 2026
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Thursday after Epiphany
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☆ Gospel:Luke 4:14-22a
14
And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
15
And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.
17
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,
18
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
19
To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.
20
And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.
21
Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
22a
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth:
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☆ 1 John 4:19--5:4
4:19
We have the power of loving, because he first had love for us.
20
If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?
21
And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.
5:1
Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.
2
In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.
3
For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
4
Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.
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☆ Gospel:Luke 4:14-22a
14
And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
15
And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.
17
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,
18
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
19
To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.
20
And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.
21
Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
22a
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth:
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☆ 1 John 4:19--5:4
4:19
We have the power of loving, because he first had love for us.
20
If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?
21
And this is the word which we have from him, that he who has love for God is to have the same love for his brother.
5:1
Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.
2
In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.
3
For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
4
Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.
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1.07.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 7, 2026
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Wednesday after Epiphany
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☆ Gospel:Mark 6:45-52
45
And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.
46
And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
47
And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.
48
And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;
49
But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:
50
For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.
51
And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;
52
For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.
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☆ 1 John 4:11-18
11
My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.
12
No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:
13
And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.
14
And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15
Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
16
And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.
17
In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
18
There is no fear in love: true love has no room for fear, because where fear is, there is pain; and he who is not free from fear is not complete in love.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 6:45-52
45
And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.
46
And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
47
And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.
48
And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;
49
But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:
50
For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.
51
And he went to them into the boat, and the wind went down, and they were full of wonder in themselves;
52
For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.
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☆ 1 John 4:11-18
11
My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.
12
No man has ever seen God: if we have love for one another, God is in us and his love is made complete in us:
13
And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.
14
And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15
Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
16
And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.
17
In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
18
There is no fear in love: true love has no room for fear, because where fear is, there is pain; and he who is not free from fear is not complete in love.
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1.06.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 6, 2026
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Tuesday after Epiphany
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☆ Gospel:Mark 6:34-44
34
And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.
35
And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:
36
Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.
37
But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?
38
And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.
39
And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
40
And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
41
And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.
42
And they all took of the food and had enough.
43
And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
44
And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.
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☆ 1 John 4:7-10
4
You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
5
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
6
We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.
7
My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.
8
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
9
And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
10
And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.
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☆ Gospel:Mark 6:34-44
34
And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.
35
And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:
36
Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.
37
But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?
38
And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.
39
And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
40
And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
41
And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.
42
And they all took of the food and had enough.
43
And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.
44
And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.
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☆ 1 John 4:7-10
4
You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
5
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
6
We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.
7
My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.
8
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.
9
And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
10
And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.
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1.05.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 5, 2026
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Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25
12
Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
13
And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:
14
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
15
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16
The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
23
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
24
And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.
25
And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.
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☆ 1 John 3:22--4:6
22
And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
23
And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.
24
He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.
4:1
My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
2
By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
3
And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.
4
You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
5
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
6
We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.
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Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25
12
Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
13
And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:
14
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
15
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
16
The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
23
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.
24
And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.
25
And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.
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☆ 1 John 3:22--4:6
22
And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
23
And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.
24
He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.
4:1
My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
2
By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:
3
And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.
4
You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
5
They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
6
We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.
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1.04.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 4, 2026
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The Epiphany of the Lord
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 2:1-12
1
Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2
Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
3
And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4
And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.
5
And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,
6
You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.
7
Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.
8
And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
9
And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.
10
And when they saw the star they were full of joy.
11
And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.
12
And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.
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☆ Isaiah 60:1-6
1
Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.
2
For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you.
3
And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.
4
Let your eyes be lifted up, and see: they are all coming together to you: your sons will come from far, and your daughters taken with loving care.
5
Then you will see, and be bright with joy, and your heart will be shaking with increase of delight: for the produce of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6
You will be full of camel-trains, even the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all from Sheba will come, with gold and spices, giving word of the great acts of the Lord.
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☆ Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
2 If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,
3a
How by revelation the secret was made clear to me,
5
Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
6
Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,
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The Epiphany of the Lord
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☆ Gospel:Matthew 2:1-12
1
Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2
Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
3
And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4
And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.
5
And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,
6
You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.
7
Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.
8
And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
9
And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.
10
And when they saw the star they were full of joy.
11
And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.
12
And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.
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☆ Isaiah 60:1-6
1
Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.
2
For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you.
3
And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.
4
Let your eyes be lifted up, and see: they are all coming together to you: your sons will come from far, and your daughters taken with loving care.
5
Then you will see, and be bright with joy, and your heart will be shaking with increase of delight: for the produce of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6
You will be full of camel-trains, even the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all from Sheba will come, with gold and spices, giving word of the great acts of the Lord.
-----
☆ Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
2 If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,
3a
How by revelation the secret was made clear to me,
5
Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
6
Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,
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1.03.2026
Today's Bible story ☆
January 3, 2026
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Christmas Weekday
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☆ Gospel:John 1:29-34
29
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30
This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
31
I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
32
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
33
I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
34
This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
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☆ 1 John 2:29--3:6
2:29
If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.
3:1
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
2
My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.
3
And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
4
Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.
5
And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.
6
Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.
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Christmas Weekday
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☆ Gospel:John 1:29-34
29
The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30
This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
31
I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
32
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
33
I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
34
This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
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☆ 1 John 2:29--3:6
2:29
If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.
3:1
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
2
My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.
3
And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
4
Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.
5
And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.
6
Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.
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