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Winter Ordinary Time

Scroll below for resources to do the following:

	Stay current with the liturgical calendar and life of St. Jude parish.
	Prepare for Sunday Mass by reflecting on the Scripture readings.
	Read stories of the saints and how they tried to follow the gospel.
	Learn about the catholic customs for the feasts and festivals which are celebrated by the church throughout the world.
	Bring liturgy into your home to celebrate the season.

We have entered Ordinary Time, when we count Sundays by ordinal numbers and we read semi-continuously from the Gospel according to Saint Mark. Click on the buttons to the left for even more liturgical resources.

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Sun., Jan. 15

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Pray the Scripture for this Sunday.

Read about the link to the Baptism of the Lord and Epiphany

Get these resources from the Loyola Press Web Site.

See resources from the St. Louis University Sunday Web Site.

See reflections, sermons, and images on The Text This Week

See recipes, activities, and prayers to celebrate this day.

January 18-25

Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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The theme for the 2012 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is "We will all be changed by the Victory of our Lord Jesus Christ." (cf. 1 Cor 15: 51-58)

Learn more on this week on the World Council of Churches Website.

See the brochure containing resources for your personal prayer.

Send a Christian Unity e-card.

Unite your prayers this week to the prayers of Christ, expressed at the Last Supper.

Sat., Jan. 21

Memorial of St. Agnes, virgin and martyr

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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

Read her story.

Her name means "Lamb". If you are in Rome today, make sure you see the
blessing of the lambs by the Holy Father. See 2009 video. See pictures.

See recipes, activities, and prayers to celebrate this day.

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Sun., Jan. 22

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Pray the Scripture for this Sunday.

Get these resources from the Loyola Press Web Site.

See resources from the St. Louis University Sunday Web Site.

See reflections, sermons, and images on The Text This Week

Tues Jan. 24

Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church

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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

His nickname was Gentleman Saint. Read more.

Send an e-card

Read his book Introduction to the Devout Life or read an excerpt,

Devotion is for Everyone

He was declared Patron of the Catholic Press. Read Today's Catholic today.

Wed., Jan. 25

Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle

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Pray the Scripture for this Feast.

We celebrate that day when a man fell off a horse. Read more.

See suggested psalm settings and songs for celebrating this day.

Thur, Jan. 26

Memorial of Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, bishops

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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

Two of the closest friends and disciples of the apostle Paul. Read more.

Read about the letters Paul wrote them.

Sat., Jan. 28

Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the Church

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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

He was educated at the Abbey of Monte Cassino (Take a virtual tour below)

He is one of the greatest teachers of the medieval Catholic Church. Read more.

Pray and sing these timeless classics written by St. Thomas Aquinas:

*O Salutaris Hostia* (click to hear)	Pange Lingua (click to hear)
Panis Angelicus (click to hear)	*Adoro Te Devote* (click to hear)
Lauda Sion (click to hear)

See activities to celebrate this memorial.

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Sun., Jan. 29

Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Pray the Scripture for this Sunday.

Get these resources from the Loyola Press Web Site.

See resources from the St. Louis University Sunday Web Site.

See reflections, sermons, and images on The Text This Week

Tues., Jan 31

Memorial of Saint John Bosco, priest

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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

Send an e-card.

Read more on the life of this saint.

Thur., Feb. 2

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

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Pray the Scripture for this Feast.

See additional images of the Presentation of the Lord.

See activities for Candlemas Day.

Read about the origin of Candlemas Day. Send an e-card.

The date marks the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox.

Enjoy Groundhog Day craft ideas for kids and explore the connections between Groundhog Day and Candlemas Day on this Crafts Page.

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Sun., Feb. 5

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Pray the Scripture for this Sunday.

Get these resources from the Loyola Press Web Site.

See resources from the St. Louis University Sunday Web Site.

See reflections, sermons, and images on The Text This Week

Fri., Feb. 10

Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin

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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

She had a famous twin brother. Find out who it is.

Make a virtual tour of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, especially the high altar where there is an urn containing her and her brother's remains.

Find out who else on this page was educated there.

See more activities.

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Sun., Feb. 12

Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Pray the Scripture for this Sunday.

Get these resources from the Loyola Press Web Site.

See resources from the St. Louis University Sunday Web Site.

See reflections, sermons, and images on The Text This Week

Tues., Feb. 14

Memorial of Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop

Sts. Cyril and Methodius
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Pray the Scripture for this Memorial.

These two brothers are the patrons of the Slavic peoples. They translated the liturgy into Slavonic. Read more.

Explore the new translation of the liturgy which started November, 2011.

The Catholic Church has dropped St. Valentine's Day from the Roman calendar of official feasts. Read more about the origins of this day which is now a part of our culture. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page.

Send a Valentine's Day e-card.

Open a valentine from St. Thomas Aquinas.

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Sun., Feb. 19

Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Pray the Scripture for this Sunday.

Get these resources from the Loyola Press Web Site.

See resources from the St. Louis University Sunday Web Site.

See reflections, sermons, and images on The Text This Week

Today is Carnival Sunday, the last Sunday before Lent. Carnival comes from the Latin words carne vale, meaning "farewell to the flesh," and is celebrated in many Catholic (and non-Catholic) parts of the world before the period of giving up meat for Lent. See more.

On the Sunday before Lent at St. Jude Church:

Keep your palms you saved from Palm Sunday 2011 with you during Mass. After each Mass today, we will bring our palms forward and place them before the altar. After 11:00 a.m. Mass, we�ll burn them, and use the ashes for Ash Wednesday.