Friday, January 1, 2027
The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
The liturgical day
The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
- Solemnity
- Christmas Time
- Liturgical color: White
A holy day of obligation in the United States.
The Mass readings
- First reading
- Numbers 6:22-27
- Responsorial Psalm
- Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
- Second reading
- Galatians 4:4-7
- Gospel
- Luke 2:16-21
Read today's Mass readings on the USCCB site
The readings open on the USCCB website. They follow the Lectionary for Mass approved for the United States, a different translation from the Douay-Rheims we use on this site. Desert Road Catholic is not affiliated with the USCCB.
First reading: Numbers 6:22-27
Douay-Rheims: Numbers 6:22-27
22And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: 24The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. 25The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. 26The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace. 27And they shall invoke my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
Douay-Rheims: Psalm 66:2-3, 5-6, 8 (Psalm 67 at Mass)
2May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us. 3That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.
5Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth. 6Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:
8May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.
Second reading: Galatians 4:4-7
Douay-Rheims: Galatians 4:4-7
4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law: 5That he might redeem them who were under the law: that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father. 7Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. And if a son, an heir also through God.
Gospel: Luke 2:16-21
Douay-Rheims: Luke 2:16-21
16And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. 17And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child. 18And all that heard, wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds. 19But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.
The same passages in the Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), the translation we use on this site. The words read at Mass come from the Lectionary for Mass and differ. Where a reading begins or ends partway through a verse, the whole verse is shown. For the official text, open the readings on the USCCB site.
January 2027
Key
- White
- Green
- Red
- ObligHoly day of obligation (also a solemnity)
- SolSolemnity
The dot shows the liturgical color of the day. Fridays outside Lent carry no marker.
A word for the day
Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.
The Rosary today
The Sorrowful Mysteries, prayed on Tuesday and Friday.
Keep this day
Or follow every day in your calendar app: subscribe to the daily calendar (calendar file).
This calendar follows the General Roman Calendar for the United States. Some feasts are kept on other days in some provinces and dioceses, so check your parish calendar.
Calendar computed with romcal (MIT License). Reading citations from the Catholic Readings API (MIT License), with gaps checked against the USCCB pages. Douay-Rheims text courtesy of eBible.org.