Sundays in January & February 2026
February 22
Saint of the day: Saint Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297)
Reading 1: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17
Reading 2: Romans 5:12-19 Or 5:12, 17-19
Verse Before the Gospel: Matthew 4:4B
Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11
February 15
Saint of the day: Saint Claude la Colombière (1641-1682)
Reading 1: Sirach 15:15-20
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10
Alleluia: Cf. Matthew 11:25
Gospel: Matthew 5:17-37
Alternate Gospel: Matthew 5:20-22A, 27-28, 33-34A, 37
February 8
Saint of the day: Saint Josephine Bakhita (1868-1947)
Reading 1: Isaiah 58:7-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Alleluia: John 8:12
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16
February 1
Saint of the day: Saint Brigid of Ireland (c.452-524)
Reading 1: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Alleluia: Matthew 5:12A
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12A
January 25
Saint of the day: Saint Paul (1st century)
Reading 1: Isaiah 8:23—9:3
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
Alleluia: Matthew 4:23
Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 Or 4:12-17
January 18
Saint of the day: Saint Charles of Sezze (1613-1670)
Reading 1: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
Alleluia: John 1:14A, 12A
Gospel: John 1:29-34
January 11
Saint of the day: Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch (423-529)
Reading I: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10
Alleluia: Cf. John 1:29
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17
January 4
Saint of the day: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821)
Reading I: Isaiah 60:1-6
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13.
Reading II: Ephesians 3:2-3A, 5-6
Alleluia: Matthew 2:2
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
