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Sunday, January 10, 2027

The Baptism of the Lord

The liturgical day

The Baptism of the Lord

Feast
Christmas Time
Liturgical color: White

The Mass readings

First reading: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10
Second reading: Acts 10:34-38
Gospel: Mark 1:7-11

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: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7

Douay-Rheims: Isaias 42:1-4, 6-7

¹Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. ²He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad. ³The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. ⁴He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.

⁶I the Lord have called thee in justice, and taken thee by the hand, and preserved thee. And I have given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles: ⁷That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 28:1-4, 9-10 (Psalm 29 at Mass)

¹Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams. ²Bring to the Lord glory and honour: bring to the Lord glory to his name: adore ye the Lord in his holy court. ³The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of majesty hath thundered, The Lord is upon many waters. ⁴The voice of the Lord is in power; the voice of the Lord in magnificence.

⁹The voice of the Lord prepareth the stags: and he will discover the thick woods: and in his temple all shall speak his glory. ¹⁰The Lord maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever.

Second reading: Acts 10:34-38

Douay-Rheims: Acts 10:34-38

³⁴And Peter opening his mouth, said: In very deed I perceive, that God is not a respecter of persons. ³⁵But in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh justice, is acceptable to him. ³⁶God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.) ³⁷You know the word which hath been published through all Judea: for it began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached, ³⁸Jesus of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost, and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Gospel: Mark 1:7-11

Douay-Rheims: Mark 1:7-11

⁷And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. ⁸I have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. ⁹And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰And forthwith coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit as a dove descending and remaining on him. ¹¹And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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

January 2027
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1, The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, liturgical color white, Holy day of obligation (also a solemnity)	2, Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church, liturgical color white
3, The Epiphany of the Lord, liturgical color white, Solemnity	4, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious, liturgical color white	5, Saint John Neumann, Bishop, liturgical color white	6, Wednesday after the Epiphany of the Lord, liturgical color white	7, Thursday after the Epiphany of the Lord, liturgical color white	8, Friday after the Epiphany of the Lord, liturgical color white	9, Saturday after the Epiphany of the Lord, liturgical color white
10, The Baptism of the Lord, liturgical color white, this page	11, Monday of the first week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	12, Tuesday of the first week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	13, Wednesday of the first week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	14, Thursday of the first week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	15, Friday of the first week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	16, Saturday of the first week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green
17, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	18, Monday of the second week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	19, Tuesday of the second week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	20, Wednesday of the second week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	21, Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, liturgical color red	22, Friday of the second week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	23, Saturday of the second week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green
24, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, or Sunday of the Word of God, liturgical color green	25, The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, liturgical color white	26, Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops, liturgical color white	27, Wednesday of the third week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	28, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color white	29, Friday of the third week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green	30, Saturday of the third week of Ordinary Time, liturgical color green
31, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical color green

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Red
ObligHoly day of obligation (also a solemnity)
SolSolemnity

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A word for the day

If thou wouldst profit by thy reading, read humbly, simply, honestly, and not desiring to win a character for learning.

Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Book 1, chapter 5. Translated by William Benham. Read it on Project Gutenberg.

The Rosary today

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