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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor of the Church (Memorial)

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First Reading

2 Samuel 7:4-17

4But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,
5“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to dwell in?
6I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling.
7In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” ’
8Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel;
9and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
10And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly,
11from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house.
12When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men;
15but I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.
16And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever.’ ”
17In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalms 89:4-5, 27-30

3Thou hast said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant:
4‘I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.’ ”   Selah
26He shall cry to me, ‘Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
27And I will make him the first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever, and my covenant will stand firm for him.
29I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

Gospel

Mark 4:1-20

1Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
2And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil;
6and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root it withered away.
7Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
8And other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
9And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables.
11And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables;
12so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.”
13And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
14The sower sows the word.
15And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in them.
16And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
17and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.
18And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,
19but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
20But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”

First Reading

Wisdom 7:7-10, 15-16

7Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.
8I preferred her to scepters and thrones, and I accounted wealth as nothing in comparison with her.
9Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem, because all gold is but a little sand in her sight, and silver will be accounted as clay before her.
10I loved her more than health and beauty, and I chose to have her rather than light, because her radiance never ceases.
15May God grant that I speak with judgment and have thoughts worthy of what I have received, for he is the guide even of wisdom and the corrector of the wise.
16For both we and our words are in his hand, as are all understanding and skill in crafts.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalms 119:9-14

9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to thy word.
10With my whole heart I seek thee; let me not wander from thy commandments!
11I have laid up thy word in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed be thou, O LORD; teach me thy statutes!
13With my lips I declare all the ordinances of thy mouth.
14In the way of thy testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.

Gospel

Matthew 23:8-12

8But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren.
9And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10Neither be called masters, for you have one master, the Christ.
11He who is greatest among you shall be your servant;
12whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.