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Gospel of the day

Monday of the 27th week in Ordinary Time

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:3–10

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A film for someone who has never been to Mass, or who has been and was never told what they were seeing. It stays with the Consecration: the Priest speaks the words of Christ, and the bread and wine become Jesus.

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Gospel of the day

Monday of the 27th week in Ordinary Time

Not a feast in this short calendar. The passage rotates through the World English Bible so the day still opens on Scripture. It is not the three-year Roman Lectionary. The Gospel at Mass is the one your parish reads.

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The Incarnation — Nazareth & Bethlehem

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The Incarnation

Seasons

The Church’s year

Holy Days and the Church’s fasts are marked as precepts.

Pray

The Rosary, the hours, night prayer

Sacred art

Paintings and statues

Journeys

A shrine, a road, a city

Jesus’ Footsteps

From Nazareth to the Ascension

Today’s readings

Mass readings, then Lectio.

A minute

Angelus, Saint Michael, one decade.

Novenas

Day by day. Resume if you miss one.

The studies

Journey of Jesus

The life of the Lord, studied in order.

Pilgrimages

The shrines, and how a person goes.

Prayers

The prayers the Church has received.

Saints

What a Saint is, and particular lives.

Good Books

Books the Church has given to be read.

Contributions

What Catholics have given, without the boast.

Saint of the Day

The celebration the calendar keeps today.

The Seasons

How the Church keeps the year.

Becoming a Catholic

The path into the Church.

The Rites

RCIA and OCIA, in their order.

Unbelief

The Church’s account, not a quarrel.

Teachers

Father Mike Schmitz, and the teachers beside him.

Bible in a Year

A short way into Teachers. A help for hearing the Scriptures through one year.

The Hour of Prayer

The Angelus at its hours, written out to be said.

Mass and the Sacraments

The Mass, and the seven sacraments.

Find a Parish

What a parish is, and where to begin.

Chants and Music

The Church’s own song for the Roman rite.

Father Mike Schmitz: Questions

Ordinary questions, beside the Church’s answer.

Religious Orders

The families who bind themselves to a rule.

Pray now

A prayer you can say now.

Sacred art

Paintings and statues, with their stories.

Jesus’ Footsteps

The places of his life.

The chair of Peter

From this hour, left, to Saint Peter

21st century

1st century
Pope St. Peter1 · SaintPope St. Peter30 – 64Pope St. Linus2 · SaintPope St. Linus67 – 76Pope St. Anacletus3 · SaintPope St. Anacletus76 – 88Pope St. Clement the First4 · SaintPope St. Clement the First88 – 97Pope St. Evaristus5 · SaintPope St. Evaristus97 – 105
2nd century
Pope St. Alexander the First6 · SaintPope St. Alexander the First105 – 115Pope St. Sixtus the First7 · SaintPope St. Sixtus the First115 – 125Pope St. Telesphorus8 · SaintPope St. Telesphorus125 – 136Pope St. Hyginus9 · SaintPope St. Hyginus136 – 140Pope St. Pius the First10 · SaintPope St. Pius the First140 – 155Pope St. Anicetus11 · SaintPope St. Anicetus155 – 166Pope St. Soter12 · SaintPope St. Soter166 – 175Pope St. Eleutherius13 · SaintPope St. Eleutherius175 – 189Pope St. Victor the First14 · SaintPope St. Victor the First189 – 199Pope St. Zephyrinus15 · SaintPope St. Zephyrinus199 – 217
3rd century
Pope St. Callistus the First16 · SaintPope St. Callistus the First217 – 222Pope St. Urban the First17 · SaintPope St. Urban the First222 – 230Pope St. Pontian18 · SaintPope St. Pontian230 – 235Pope St. Anterus19 · SaintPope St. Anterus235 – 236Pope St. Fabian20 · SaintPope St. Fabian236 – 250Pope St. Cornelius21 · SaintPope St. Cornelius251 – 253Pope St. Lucius the First22 · SaintPope St. Lucius the First253 – 254Pope St. Stephen the First23 · SaintPope St. Stephen the First254 – 257Pope St. Sixtus the Second24 · SaintPope St. Sixtus the Second257 – 258Pope St. Dionysius25 · SaintPope St. Dionysius259 – 268Pope St. Felix the First26 · SaintPope St. Felix the First269 – 274Pope St. Eutychian27 · SaintPope St. Eutychian275 – 283Pope St. Caius28 · SaintPope St. Caius283 – 296Pope St. Marcellinus29 · SaintPope St. Marcellinus296 – 304
4th century
Pope St. Marcellus the First30 · SaintPope St. Marcellus the First308 – 309Pope St. Eusebius31 · SaintPope St. Eusebius309 – 310Pope St. Miltiades32 · SaintPope St. Miltiades311 – 314Pope St. Sylvester the First33 · SaintPope St. Sylvester the First314 – 335Pope St. Mark34 · SaintPope St. Mark336Pope St. Julius the First35 · SaintPope St. Julius the First337 – 352Pope Liberius36Pope Liberius352 – 366Pope St. Damasus the First37 · SaintPope St. Damasus the First366 – 384Pope St. Siricius38 · SaintPope St. Siricius384 – 399Pope St. Anastasius the First39 · SaintPope St. Anastasius the First399 – 401
5th century
Pope St. Innocent the First40 · SaintPope St. Innocent the First401 – 417Pope St. Zosimus41 · SaintPope St. Zosimus417 – 418Pope St. Boniface the First42 · SaintPope St. Boniface the First418 – 422Pope St. Celestine the First43 · SaintPope St. Celestine the First422 – 432Pope St. Sixtus the Third44 · SaintPope St. Sixtus the Third432 – 440Pope St. Leo the Great45 · SaintPope St. Leo the Great440 – 461Pope St. Hilarius46 · SaintPope St. Hilarius461 – 468Pope St. Simplicius47 · SaintPope St. Simplicius468 – 483Pope St. Felix the Third48 · SaintPope St. Felix the Third483 – 492Pope St. Gelasius the First49 · SaintPope St. Gelasius the First492 – 496Pope Anastasius the Second50Pope Anastasius the Second496 – 498Pope St. Symmachus51 · SaintPope St. Symmachus498 – 514
6th century
Pope St. Hormisdas52 · SaintPope St. Hormisdas514 – 523Pope St. John the First53 · SaintPope St. John the First523 – 526Pope St. Felix the Fourth54 · SaintPope St. Felix the Fourth526 – 530Pope Boniface the Second55Pope Boniface the Second530 – 532Pope John the Second56Pope John the Second533 – 535Pope St. Agapetus the First57 · SaintPope St. Agapetus the First535 – 536Pope St. Silverius58 · SaintPope St. Silverius536 – 537Pope Vigilius59Pope Vigilius537 – 555Pope Pelagius the First60Pope Pelagius the First556 – 561Pope John the Third61Pope John the Third561 – 574Pope Benedict the First62Pope Benedict the First575 – 579Pope Pelagius the Second63Pope Pelagius the Second579 – 590Pope St. Gregory the Great64 · SaintPope St. Gregory the Great590 – 604
7th century
Pope Sabinian65Pope Sabinian604 – 606Pope Boniface the Third66Pope Boniface the Third607Pope St. Boniface the Fourth67 · SaintPope St. Boniface the Fourth608 – 615Pope St. Adeodatus the First68 · SaintPope St. Adeodatus the First615 – 618Pope Boniface the Fifth69Pope Boniface the Fifth619 – 625Pope Honorius the First70Pope Honorius the First625 – 638Pope Severinus71Pope Severinus640Pope John the Fourth72Pope John the Fourth640 – 642Pope Theodore the First73Pope Theodore the First642 – 649Pope St. Martin the First74 · SaintPope St. Martin the First649 – 655Pope St. Eugene the First75 · SaintPope St. Eugene the First655 – 657Pope St. Vitalian76 · SaintPope St. Vitalian657 – 672Pope Adeodatus the Second77Pope Adeodatus the Second672 – 676Pope Donus78Pope Donus676 – 678Pope St. Agatho79 · SaintPope St. Agatho678 – 681Pope St. Leo the Second80 · SaintPope St. Leo the Second682 – 683Pope St. Benedict the Second81 · SaintPope St. Benedict the Second684 – 685Pope John the Fifth82Pope John the Fifth685 – 686Pope Conon83Pope Conon686 – 687Pope St. Sergius the First84 · SaintPope St. Sergius the First687 – 701
8th century
Pope John the Sixth85Pope John the Sixth701 – 705Pope John the Seventh86Pope John the Seventh705 – 707Pope Sisinnius87Pope Sisinnius708Pope Constantine88Pope Constantine708 – 715Pope St. Gregory the Second89 · SaintPope St. Gregory the Second715 – 731Pope St. Gregory the Third90 · SaintPope St. Gregory the Third731 – 741Pope St. Zachary91 · SaintPope St. Zachary741 – 752Pope Stephen the Second92Pope Stephen the Second752 – 757Pope St. Paul the First93 · SaintPope St. Paul the First757 – 767Pope Stephen the Third94Pope Stephen the Third768 – 772Pope Adrian the First95Pope Adrian the First772 – 795Pope St. Leo the Third96 · SaintPope St. Leo the Third795 – 816
9th century
Pope Stephen the Fourth97Pope Stephen the Fourth816 – 817Pope St. Paschal the First98 · SaintPope St. Paschal the First817 – 824Pope Eugene the Second99Pope Eugene the Second824 – 827Pope Valentine100Pope Valentine827Pope Gregory the Fourth101Pope Gregory the Fourth827 – 844Pope Sergius the Second102Pope Sergius the Second844 – 847Pope St. Leo the Fourth103 · SaintPope St. Leo the Fourth847 – 855Pope Benedict the Third104Pope Benedict the Third855 – 858Pope St. Nicholas the Great105 · SaintPope St. Nicholas the Great858 – 867Pope Adrian the Second106Pope Adrian the Second867 – 872Pope John the Eighth107Pope John the Eighth872 – 882Pope Marinus the First108Pope Marinus the First882 – 884Pope St. Adrian the Third109 · SaintPope St. Adrian the Third884 – 885Pope Stephen the Fifth110Pope Stephen the Fifth885 – 891Pope Formosus111Pope Formosus891 – 896Pope Boniface the Sixth112Pope Boniface the Sixth896Pope Stephen the Sixth113Pope Stephen the Sixth896 – 897Pope Romanus114Pope Romanus897Pope Theodore the Second115Pope Theodore the Second897Pope John the Ninth116Pope John the Ninth898 – 900Pope Benedict the Fourth117Pope Benedict the Fourth900 – 903
10th century
Pope Leo the Fifth118Pope Leo the Fifth903Pope Sergius the Third119Pope Sergius the Third904 – 911Pope Anastasius the Third120Pope Anastasius the Third911 – 913Pope Lando121Pope Lando913 – 914Pope John the Tenth122Pope John the Tenth914 – 928Pope Leo the Sixth123Pope Leo the Sixth928Pope Stephen the Seventh124Pope Stephen the Seventh928 – 931Pope John the Eleventh125Pope John the Eleventh931 – 935Pope Leo the Seventh126Pope Leo the Seventh936 – 939Pope Stephen the Eighth127Pope Stephen the Eighth939 – 942Pope Marinus the Second128Pope Marinus the Second942 – 946Pope Agapetus the Second129Pope Agapetus the Second946 – 955Pope John the Twelfth130Pope John the Twelfth955 – 964Pope Leo the Eighth131Pope Leo the Eighth963 – 965Pope Benedict the Fifth132Pope Benedict the Fifth964Pope John the Thirteenth133Pope John the Thirteenth965 – 972Pope Benedict the Sixth134Pope Benedict the Sixth973 – 974Pope Benedict the Seventh135Pope Benedict the Seventh974 – 983Pope John the Fourteenth136Pope John the Fourteenth983 – 984Pope John the Fifteenth137Pope John the Fifteenth985 – 996Pope Gregory the Fifth138Pope Gregory the Fifth996 – 999Pope Sylvester the Second139Pope Sylvester the Second999 – 1003
11th century
Pope John the Seventeenth140Pope John the Seventeenth1003Pope John the Eighteenth141Pope John the Eighteenth1003 – 1009Pope Sergius the Fourth142Pope Sergius the Fourth1009 – 1012Pope Benedict the Eighth143Pope Benedict the Eighth1012 – 1024Pope John the Nineteenth144Pope John the Nineteenth1024 – 1032Pope Benedict the Ninth145Pope Benedict the Ninth1032 – 1044Pope Sylvester the Third146Pope Sylvester the Third1045Pope Benedict the Ninth147Pope Benedict the Ninth1045Pope Gregory the Sixth148Pope Gregory the Sixth1045 – 1046Pope Clement the Second149Pope Clement the Second1046 – 1047Pope Benedict the Ninth150Pope Benedict the Ninth1047 – 1048Pope Damasus the Second151Pope Damasus the Second1048Pope St. Leo the Ninth152 · SaintPope St. Leo the Ninth1049 – 1054Pope Victor the Second153Pope Victor the Second1055 – 1057Pope Stephen the Ninth154Pope Stephen the Ninth1057 – 1058Pope Nicholas the Second155Pope Nicholas the Second1058 – 1061Pope Alexander the Second156Pope Alexander the Second1061 – 1073Pope St. Gregory the Seventh157 · SaintPope St. Gregory the Seventh1073 – 1085Pope Bl. Victor the Third158 · BlessedPope Bl. Victor the Third1086 – 1087Pope Bl. Urban the Second159 · BlessedPope Bl. Urban the Second1088 – 1099Pope Paschal the Second160Pope Paschal the Second1099 – 1118
12th century
Pope Gelasius the Second161Pope Gelasius the Second1118 – 1119Pope Callistus the Second162Pope Callistus the Second1119 – 1124Pope Honorius the Second163Pope Honorius the Second1124 – 1130Pope Innocent the Second164Pope Innocent the Second1130 – 1143Pope Celestine the Second165Pope Celestine the Second1143 – 1144Pope Lucius the Second166Pope Lucius the Second1144 – 1145Pope Bl. Eugene the Third167 · BlessedPope Bl. Eugene the Third1145 – 1153Pope Anastasius the Fourth168Pope Anastasius the Fourth1153 – 1154Pope Adrian the Fourth169Pope Adrian the Fourth1154 – 1159Pope Alexander the Third170Pope Alexander the Third1159 – 1181Pope Lucius the Third171Pope Lucius the Third1181 – 1185Pope Urban the Third172Pope Urban the Third1185 – 1187Pope Gregory the Eighth173Pope Gregory the Eighth1187Pope Clement the Third174Pope Clement the Third1187 – 1191Pope Celestine the Third175Pope Celestine the Third1191 – 1198Pope Innocent the Third176Pope Innocent the Third1198 – 1216
13th century
Pope Honorius the Third177Pope Honorius the Third1216 – 1227Pope Gregory the Ninth178Pope Gregory the Ninth1227 – 1241Pope Celestine the Fourth179Pope Celestine the Fourth1241Pope Innocent the Fourth180Pope Innocent the Fourth1243 – 1254Pope Alexander the Fourth181Pope Alexander the Fourth1254 – 1261Pope Urban the Fourth182Pope Urban the Fourth1261 – 1264Pope Clement the Fourth183Pope Clement the Fourth1265 – 1268Pope Bl. Gregory the Tenth184 · BlessedPope Bl. Gregory the Tenth1271 – 1276Pope Bl. Innocent the Fifth185 · BlessedPope Bl. Innocent the Fifth1276Pope Adrian the Fifth186Pope Adrian the Fifth1276Pope John the Twenty-First187Pope John the Twenty-First1276 – 1277Pope Nicholas the Third188Pope Nicholas the Third1277 – 1280Pope Martin the Fourth189Pope Martin the Fourth1281 – 1285Pope Honorius the Fourth190Pope Honorius the Fourth1285 – 1287Pope Nicholas the Fourth191Pope Nicholas the Fourth1288 – 1292Pope St. Celestine the Fifth192 · SaintPope St. Celestine the Fifth1294Pope Boniface the Eighth193Pope Boniface the Eighth1294 – 1303
14th century
Pope Bl. Benedict the Eleventh194 · BlessedPope Bl. Benedict the Eleventh1303 – 1304Pope Clement the Fifth195Pope Clement the Fifth1305 – 1314Pope John the Twenty-Second196Pope John the Twenty-Second1316 – 1334Pope Benedict the Twelfth197Pope Benedict the Twelfth1334 – 1342Pope Clement the Sixth198Pope Clement the Sixth1342 – 1352Pope Innocent the Sixth199Pope Innocent the Sixth1352 – 1362Pope Bl. Urban the Fifth200 · BlessedPope Bl. Urban the Fifth1362 – 1370Pope Gregory the Eleventh201Pope Gregory the Eleventh1370 – 1378Pope Urban the Sixth202Pope Urban the Sixth1378 – 1389Pope Boniface the Ninth203Pope Boniface the Ninth1389 – 1404
15th century
Pope Innocent the Seventh204Pope Innocent the Seventh1404 – 1406Pope Gregory the Twelfth205Pope Gregory the Twelfth1406 – 1415Pope Martin the Fifth206Pope Martin the Fifth1417 – 1431Pope Eugene the Fourth207Pope Eugene the Fourth1431 – 1447Pope Nicholas the Fifth208Pope Nicholas the Fifth1447 – 1455Pope Callistus the Third209Pope Callistus the Third1455 – 1458Pope Pius the Second210Pope Pius the Second1458 – 1464Pope Paul the Second211Pope Paul the Second1464 – 1471Pope Sixtus the Fourth212Pope Sixtus the Fourth1471 – 1484Pope Innocent the Eighth213Pope Innocent the Eighth1484 – 1492Pope Alexander the Sixth214Pope Alexander the Sixth1492 – 1503
16th century
Pope Pius the Third215Pope Pius the Third1503Pope Julius the Second216Pope Julius the Second1503 – 1513Pope Leo the Tenth217Pope Leo the Tenth1513 – 1521Pope Adrian the Sixth218Pope Adrian the Sixth1522 – 1523Pope Clement the Seventh219Pope Clement the Seventh1523 – 1534Pope Paul the Third220Pope Paul the Third1534 – 1549Pope Julius the Third221Pope Julius the Third1550 – 1555Pope Marcellus the Second222Pope Marcellus the Second1555Pope Paul the Fourth223Pope Paul the Fourth1555 – 1559Pope Pius the Fourth224Pope Pius the Fourth1559 – 1565Pope St. Pius the Fifth225 · SaintPope St. Pius the Fifth1566 – 1572Pope Gregory the Thirteenth226Pope Gregory the Thirteenth1572 – 1585Pope Sixtus the Fifth227Pope Sixtus the Fifth1585 – 1590Pope Urban the Seventh228Pope Urban the Seventh1590Pope Gregory the Fourteenth229Pope Gregory the Fourteenth1590 – 1591Pope Innocent the Ninth230Pope Innocent the Ninth1591Pope Clement the Eighth231Pope Clement the Eighth1592 – 1605
17th century
Pope Leo the Eleventh232Pope Leo the Eleventh1605Pope Paul the Fifth233Pope Paul the Fifth1605 – 1621Pope Gregory the Fifteenth234Pope Gregory the Fifteenth1621 – 1623Pope Urban the Eighth235Pope Urban the Eighth1623 – 1644Pope Innocent the Tenth236Pope Innocent the Tenth1644 – 1655Pope Alexander the Seventh237Pope Alexander the Seventh1655 – 1667Pope Clement the Ninth238Pope Clement the Ninth1667 – 1669Pope Clement the Tenth239Pope Clement the Tenth1670 – 1676Pope Bl. Innocent the Eleventh240 · BlessedPope Bl. Innocent the Eleventh1676 – 1689Pope Alexander the Eighth241Pope Alexander the Eighth1689 – 1691Pope Innocent the Twelfth242Pope Innocent the Twelfth1691 – 1700Pope Clement the Eleventh243Pope Clement the Eleventh1700 – 1721
18th century
Pope Innocent the Thirteenth244Pope Innocent the Thirteenth1721 – 1724Pope Benedict the Thirteenth245Pope Benedict the Thirteenth1724 – 1730Pope Clement the Twelfth246Pope Clement the Twelfth1730 – 1740Pope Benedict the Fourteenth247Pope Benedict the Fourteenth1740 – 1758Pope Clement the Thirteenth248Pope Clement the Thirteenth1758 – 1769Pope Clement the Fourteenth249Pope Clement the Fourteenth1769 – 1774Pope Pius the Sixth250Pope Pius the Sixth1775 – 1799Pope Pius the Seventh251Pope Pius the Seventh1800 – 1823
19th century
Pope Leo the Twelfth252Pope Leo the Twelfth1823 – 1829Pope Pius the Eighth253Pope Pius the Eighth1829 – 1830Pope Gregory the Sixteenth254Pope Gregory the Sixteenth1831 – 1846Pope Bl. Pius the Ninth255 · BlessedPope Bl. Pius the Ninth1846 – 1878Pope Leo the Thirteenth256Pope Leo the Thirteenth1878 – 1903
20th century
Pope St. Pius the Tenth257 · SaintPope St. Pius the Tenth1903 – 1914Pope Benedict the Fifteenth258Pope Benedict the Fifteenth1914 – 1922Pope Pius the Eleventh259Pope Pius the Eleventh1922 – 1939Pope Ven. Pius the Twelfth260 · VenerablePope Ven. Pius the Twelfth1939 – 1958Pope St. John the Twenty-Third261 · SaintPope St. John the Twenty-Third1958 – 1963Pope St. Paul the Sixth262 · SaintPope St. Paul the Sixth1963 – 1978Pope Bl. John Paul the First263 · BlessedPope Bl. John Paul the First1978Pope St. John Paul the Second264 · SaintPope St. John Paul the Second1978 – 2005
21st century
Pope Benedict the Sixteenth265Pope Benedict the Sixteenth2005 – 2013Pope Francis266Pope Francis2013 – 2025Pope Leo the Fourteenth267Pope Leo the Fourteenth2025 – presentReigning

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The Incarnation — Nazareth & Bethlehem
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The Incarnation

Nazareth & Bethlehemc. 1 BC – AD 1

The central Catholic claim: the eternal Son of God took a human nature in the womb of Mary. Every later miracle is a footnote to this one.