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JANUARY: Newsletters

4th January - Second Sunday of Christmas
11th January - Baptism of Our Lord
18th January - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
25th January - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 

Fr David's Meditation for Christmastide 'Peace on Earth to People of Goodwill'

Epiphany traditional New Year House Blessing "20 + C + M + B + 26" A tradition in the Catholic Church was to hand out blessed chalk at the Masses for Epiphany, to be used in blessing a home in the New Year. Write above your doorway as in the example above: 20 (first two numbers of the year) + C + M + B ( for the 3 Magi, Casper, Melchior, and Balthasar), then + 26 (last two numbers of the year), then write below: ' Christus Mansionem Benedicat' (“May Christ Bless this House.”) -- The four crosses represent the 4 seasons. As you are writing, pray the following prayer: "Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your only-begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our concern for others may reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen." ~ read more here (use at any other time of year, e.g. a new home).

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed in January each year from the 18th to the 25th during the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul. ~ Choral Evening Prayer was held on Sunday 18th January with members and friends of Churches Together in Penzance Area ~~ The Theme for 2026 is: “One Body, One Spirit", the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches ~ They are available to download from Churches Together In Britain and Ireland and are jointly published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches.

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