THE FEAST OF ST ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN AND FOUNDRESS.
FEAST OF ST ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN AND FOUNDRESS.
"The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him.
"A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.”
"But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
"And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mark 3: 31 - 35)."
Tuesday January 27th 2026 in the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time is the feast of St Angela Merici. (1474 - 1540), Virgin. Italian.
St Angela Merici founded the Ursuline Order, the first women teaching order in the Church.
St Angela believed that the formation and education of Christian women is society's greatest investment.
Convinced of this truth, St. Angela Merici founded the Company of St. Ursula, [Ursulines] a secular institute devoted to educating young women to be Christian wives, mothers, teachers, and catechists.
The Ursulines are flourishing today in their teaching ministry.
In the Gospel of today from Mark 3: 31 - 35, we discover the truth about the pecking order in the Kingdom of God. Who is Who and why?
"And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
Why is the Blessed Virgin Mary Primus Inter Pares (First Among Equals) in the Kingdom of God?
You now know the reason.
The Virgin of Nazareth heard the Word of God and received it totally.
Receive the word of God with all your heart and mind and soul and live the word of God and you too will be happy and great.
The Church honors the Most Holy Name of Jesus in January.
"The name of Jesus is light, and food, and medicine. It is light, when it is preached to us; it is food, when we think upon it; it is the medicine that soothes our pains when we invoke it… For when I pronounce this name, I bring before my mind the man, who, by excellence, is meek and humble of heart, benign, sober, chaste, merciful, and filled with everything that is good and holy, nay, who is the very God almighty—whose example heals me, and whose assistance strengthens me. I say all this, when I say Jesus." (St Bernard of Clairvaux).
For the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and prayer intentions click the link below:
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