St. Paul, the First Hermit, Confessor
Commemoration of St. Maurus, Abbot
The founder of the eremitical life retired at the age of fifteen into the desert and lived there in the exercise of prayers and penances more than a hundred years.  He died A.D. 343.

St Marcellus I, Pope & Martyr

The marriage in Cana of Galilee is commemorated; the first miracle of Jesus.  Mary, full of charity, asks of Jesus His first miracle.  Jesus, at the request of His Mother, anticipates the hour appointed for the manifestation of His Divinity to His Disciples, so that He puts His power at the service of His love.

Low Mass at 8:00am; High Mass at 11:00am.  Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass.

Proper on p. 256, 884.

SS. Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abachum, Martyrs

The Persian nobles Marius and Martha came with their sons Audifax and Abachum to Rome, to visit the tombs of the Apostles SS. Peter and Paul.  They were cast into prison, tortured, and martyred A.D. 270.

Proper on p. 1139, 1010.

St. Rose of Lima will host a Soup and Sandwich Supper on Sunday, January 25, from 11:00am to 4:00pm in the hall.

Come warm up with:

• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Ham and Bean Soup
• Cream Turkey Sandwiches
• Coffee and Iced Tea

$6/person, $25/family

The 8:00am Low Mass will celebrate the Third Sunday after the Epiphany.  Proper on pages 260, 884.

The 11:00am High Mass will celebrate the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.  Proper on pages 1149, 1134, 1045, 886.

The three Sundays preceding Ash Wednesday are called Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, which mean, respectively, the seventieth, sixtieth, and fiftieth day, that is, before Easter.  The are mere names to correspond with the name of Lent (Quadragesima in Latin: fortieth); obviously they do not actually correspond with the period they indicate.
Man, victim of the sin of Adam and of his own sins, is justly afflicted, groans and sorrows encompass him.

Mass of the preceding Sunday.  Proper on page 274.  Common Preface on page 886.