Universalis: Today

Wednesday 7 January 2009
Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday
or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest

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Come, let us worship Christ, who has appeared to us.

St Raymond of Peñafort (c.1175 - 1275): He was born near Barcelona somewhere between 1175 and 1180. He was educated at the University of Barcelona, where he taught canon law for fifteen years. After a spell at the University of Bologna he returned to Barcelona in 1222 and became a Dominican. At the command of Pope Gregory IX he organised, codified and edited canon law, which, when he started, was nothing better than a chaotic accumulation of isolated decrees. He was elected to be General of the Dominicans and gave it an excellent set of regulations for its better governance. He died in 1275. Among his works, the Summa casuum is noteworthy. This gives guidance as to how the sacrament of Penance may be administered justly and with benefit to the penitent. See the articles in the Catholic Encyclopaedia and Wikipedia.

Mid-morning reading (Terce)	1 Timothy 1:15 ©
Here is a saying that you can rely on and nobody should doubt: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

Noon reading (Sext)	Apocalypse 21:23-24 ©
The city did not need the sun or the moon for light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and the Lamb was a lighted torch for it. The pagan nations will live by its light and the kings of the earth will bring it their treasures.

Afternoon reading (None)	1 John 1:5 ©
This is what we have heard from him, and the message that we are announcing to you: God is light; there is no darkness in him at all.

January 2009
Tue 6	Tuesday after Epiphany Sunday
Wed 7	Wednesday after Epiphany Sunday or Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 10
Sun 11	The Baptism of the Lord Feast
Mon 12	Monday of week 1 of the year or Saint Aelred of Rievaulx, Abbot
Tue 13	Tuesday of week 1 of the year or Saint Hilary, Bishop, Doctor

Calendar used: Europe - England - Westminster

Scripture readings taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright © 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd and Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. For on-line information about other Random House, Inc. books and authors, see the Internet web site at http://www.randomhouse.com.

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