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Tuesday 3 February 2026

Tuesday of the fourth week of Ordinary Time

Weekday · Ordinary Time 1962: Feria, Class IV, with the commemoration of St. Blaise

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The 1962 calendar 2026

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Ordinary Form · Missal of Paul VI

Tuesday of the fourth week of Ordinary Time

Weekday · Ordinary Time · Weekday Year II · Psalter Week 4

Optional memorials: Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; Saint Ansgar, Bishop

First Reading2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30—19:3

From the Second Book of Samuel

9Absalom happened to meet David’s servants.Absalom was riding on his mule,and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak;and his head caught hold of the oak,and he was hanging between the sky and earth;and the mule that was under him went on.10A certain man saw it,and told Joab, and said,“Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”

verses 11–13 are not read14Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.”He took three darts in his handand thrust them through Absalom’s heartwhile he was still alive in the middle of the oak.

verses 15–23 are not read24Now David was sitting between the two gates;and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall,and lifted up his eyes and looked,and, behold, a man running alone.25The watchman shouted and told the king.The king said, “If he is alone,there is news in his mouth.”He came closer and closer.

verses 26–29 are not read30The king said, “Come and stand here.”He came and stood still.

31Behold, the Cushite came.The Cushite said, “Good news for my lord the king,for the Lord has avenged you today of all thosewho rose up against you.”

32The king said to the Cushite,“Is it well with the young man Absalom?”

The Cushite answered,“May the enemies of my lord the king,and all who rise up against you to do you harm,be as that young man is.”

1The king was much moved,and went up to the room over the gate and wept.As he went, he said, “My son Absalom!My son, my son Absalom!I wish I had died instead of you,Absalom, my son, my son!”

2Joab was told, “Behold,the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”3The victory that day was turned into mourning among all the people,for the people heard it said that day,“The king grieves for his son.”

Responsorial PsalmPsalm 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

1Hear, Lord, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.2Preserve my soul, for I am godly.You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

3Be merciful to me, Lord,for I call to you all day long.4Bring joy to the soul of your servant,for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.6Hear, Lord, my prayer.Listen to the voice of my petitions.

GospelMark 5:21-43

From the Gospel according to Mark

21When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side,a great multitude was gathered to him;and he was by the sea.22Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue,Jairus by name, came;and seeing him, he fell at his feet23and begged him much,saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death.Please come and lay your hands on her,that she may be made healthy, and live.”

24He went with him, and a great multitude followed him,and they pressed upon him on all sides.25A certain womanwho had a discharge of blood for twelve years,26and had suffered many things by many physicians,and had spent all that she had,and was no better,but rather grew worse,27having heard the things concerning Jesus,came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes.28For she said, “If I just touch his clothes,I will be made well.”29Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up,and she felt in her bodythat she was healed of her affliction.

30Immediately Jesus,perceiving in himselfthat the power had gone out from him,turned around in the crowd and asked,“Who touched my clothes?”

31His disciples said to him,“You see the multitude pressing against you,and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”

32He looked around to see her who had done this thing.33But the woman, fearing and trembling,knowing what had been done to her,came and fell down before him,and told him all the truth.

34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”

35While he was still speaking,people came from the synagogue ruler’s house,saying, “Your daughter is dead.Why bother the Teacher any more?”

36But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken,immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue,“Don’t be afraid, only believe.”37He allowed no one to follow him except Peter,James, and John the brother of James.38He came to the synagogue ruler’s house,and he saw an uproar,weeping, and great wailing.39When he had entered in,he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep?The child is not dead, but is asleep.”

40They ridiculed him.But he, having put them all out,took the father of the child,her mother, and those who were with him,and went in where the child was lying.41Taking the child by the hand,he said to her, “Talitha cumi!”which means, being interpreted,“Girl, I tell you, get up!”42Immediately the girl rose up and walked,for she was twelve years old.They were amazed with great amazement.43He strictly ordered them that no one should know this,and commandedthat something should be given to her to eat.

1962 Missal · Missale Romanum

Feria

Class IV · violet · Feria III after Septuagesima

Commemoration: St. Blaise

IntroitIntroitus

Ps 17:5; 17:6; 17:7

Circumdedérunt me gémitus mortis, dolóres inférni circumdedérunt me: et in tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum, et exaudívit de templo sancto suo vocem meam.

Ps 17:2-3

Díligam te, Dómine, fortitúdo mea: Dóminus firmaméntum meum, et refúgium meum, et liberátor meus.

Glória Patri…

Circumdedérunt me gémitus mortis, dolóres inférni circumdedérunt me: et in tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum, et exaudívit de templo sancto suo vocem meam.

Ps 17:5-7

The terrors of death surged round me, the cords of the nether world enmeshed me. In my distress I called upon the Lord; from His holy temple He heard my voice.

Ps 17:2-3

I love You, O Lord, my strength, O Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.

Glory Be to the Father…

The terrors of death surged round me, the cords of the nether world enmeshed me. In my distress I called upon the Lord; from His holy temple He heard my voice.

CollectOratio

Preces pópuli tui, quǽsumus, Dómine, cleménter exáudi: ut, qui juste pro peccátis nostris afflígimur, pro tui nóminis glória misericórditer liberémur.

Per Dominum…

O Lord, we beseech You, graciously hear the prayers of Your people, that we who are justly punished for our sins may be mercifully delivered for the glory of Your name.

Through our Lord…

Commemoration CollectCommemoratio Oratio

Commemoratio S. Blasii Episcopi

Deus, qui nos beáti Blásii Mártyris tui atque Pontíficis ánnua solemnitáte lætíficas: concéde propítius; ut, cujus natalítia cólimus, de ejúsdem étiam protectióne gaudeámus.

Per Dominum…

Commemoration St. Blaise

O God, who year by year dost gladden us by the solemn feast day of thy Blessed Martyr and Bishop Blaise, mercifully grant that we who keep his birthday, may ever feel the joyful effects of his protection.

Through our Lord…

EpistleLectio

Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Corínthios

1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5

Fratres: Nescítis, quod ii, qui in stádio currunt, omnes quidem currunt, sed unus áccipit bravíum? Sic cúrrite, ut comprehendátis. Omnis autem, qui in agóne conténdit, ab ómnibus se ábstinet: et illi quidem, ut corruptíbilem corónam accípiant; nos autem incorrúptam. Ego ígitur sic curro, non quasi in incértum: sic pugno, non quasi áërem vérberans: sed castígo corpus meum, et in servitútem rédigo: ne forte, cum áliis prædicáverim, ipse réprobus effíciar. Nolo enim vos ignoráre, fratres, quóniam patres nostri omnes sub nube fuérunt, et omnes mare transiérunt, et omnes in Móyse baptizáti sunt in nube et in mari: et omnes eándem escam spiritálem manducavérunt, et omnes eúndem potum spiritálem bibérunt bibébant autem de spiritáli, consequénte eos, petra: petra autem erat Christus: sed non in plúribus eórum beneplácitum est Deo.

Lesson from the first letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

1 Cor. 9:24-27; 10:1-5

Brethren: Do you not know that those who run in a race, all indeed run, but one receives the prize? So run as to obtain it. And everyone in a contest abstains from all things - and they indeed to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable. I, therefore, so run as not without a purpose; I so fight as not beating the air; but I chastise my body and bring it into subjection, lest perhaps after preaching to others I myself should be rejected. For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, all were baptized in Moses, in the cloud and in the sea. And all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink for they drank from the spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was Christ. Yet with most of them God was not well pleased.

GradualGraduale

Ps 9:10-11; 9:19-20

Adjútor in opportunitátibus, in tribulatióne: sperent in te, qui novérunt te: quóniam non derelínquis quæréntes te, Dómine,

℣.Quóniam non in finem oblívio erit páuperis: patiéntia páuperum non períbit in ætérnum: exsúrge, Dómine, non præváleat homo.

Ps 9:10-11; 9:19-20

A helper in due time in tribulation. Let them trust in thee who know thy name: for thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee, O Lord.

For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened.

GospelEvangelium

Sequéntia ☩ sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum

Matt 20:1-16

In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis parábolam hanc: Simile est regnum coelórum hómini patrifamílias, qui éxiit primo mane condúcere operários in víneam suam. Conventióne autem facta cum operáriis ex denário diúrno, misit eos in víneam suam. Et egréssus circa horam tértiam, vidit álios stantes in foro otiósos, et dixit illis: Ite et vos in víneam meam, et quod justum fúerit, dabo vobis. Illi autem abiérunt. Iterum autem éxiit circa sextam et nonam horam: et fecit simíliter. Circa undécimam vero éxiit, et invénit álios stantes, et dicit illis: Quid hic statis tota die otiósi? Dicunt ei: Quia nemo nos condúxit. Dicit illis: Ite et vos in víneam meam. Cum sero autem factum esset, dicit dóminus víneæ procuratóri suo: Voca operários, et redde illis mercédem, incípiens a novíssimis usque ad primos. Cum veníssent ergo qui circa undécimam horam vénerant, accepérunt síngulos denários. Veniéntes autem et primi, arbitráti sunt, quod plus essent acceptúri: accepérunt autem et ipsi síngulos denários. Et accipiéntes murmurábant advérsus patremfamílias, dicéntes: Hi novíssimi una hora fecérunt et pares illos nobis fecísti, qui portávimus pondus diéi et æstus. At ille respóndens uni eórum, dixit: Amíce, non facio tibi injúriam: nonne ex denário convenísti mecum? Tolle quod tuum est, et vade: volo autem et huic novíssimo dare sicut et tibi. Aut non licet mihi, quod volo, fácere? an óculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum? Sic erunt novíssimi primi, et primi novíssimi. Multi enim sunt vocáti, pauci vero elécti.

Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

Matt 20:1-16

At that time, Jesus spoke to His disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. And having agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And about the third hour, he went out and saw others standing in the market place idle; and he said to them, ‘Go you also into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever is just.’ So they went. And again he went out about the sixth, and about the ninth hour, and did as before. But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing about and he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’ They said to him, ‘Because no man has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘Go you also into the vineyard.’ But when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.’ Now when they of the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius. And when the first in their term came, they thought that they would receive more; but they also received each his denarius. And on receiving it, they began to murmur against the householder, saying, ‘These last have worked a single hour, and you have put them on a level with us, who have borne the burden of the day’s heat.’ But answering one of them, he said, ‘Friend, I do you no injustice; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go; I choose to give to this last even as to you. Have I not a right to do what I choose? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ Even so the last shall be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few are chosen.

OffertoryOffertorium

Ps 91:2

Bonum est confitéri Dómino, et psállere nómini tuo, Altíssime.

Ps 91:2

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praise to Your name, Most High.

SecretSecreta

Munéribus nostris, quǽsumus, Dómine, precibúsque suscéptis: et cœléstibus nos munda mystériis, et cleménter exáudi.

Per Dominum…

As thou hast received our gifts and prayers, O Lord, cleanse us, we ask by thy heavenly mysteries, and graciously hear us.

Through our Lord…

Commemoration SecretCommemoratio Secreta

Commemoratio S. Blasii Episcopi

Múnera tibi, Dómine, dicáta sanctífica: et, intercedénte beáto Blásio Mártyre tuo atque Pontífice, per éadem nos placátus inténde.

Per Dominum…

Commemoration St. Blaise

Sanctify the offerings dedicated to You, O Lord, and through the intercession of blessed Blaise, Your Martyr and Bishop, look upon us with mercy because of them.

Through our Lord…

PrefacePrefatio

Communis

Vere dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere: Dómine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne Deus: per Christum, Dóminum nostrum. Per quem majestátem tuam laudant Angeli, adórant Dominatiónes, tremunt Potestátes. Cæli cælorúmque Virtútes ac beáta Séraphim sócia exsultatióne concélebrant. Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admítti jubeas, deprecámur, súpplici confessione dicéntes:

Common

It is truly meet and just, and profitable unto salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks to Thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal God, through Christ, our Lord. Through whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the Dominions adore it, the Powers are in awe. Which the heavens and the hosts of heaven together with the blessed Seraphim joyfully do magnify. And do Thou command that it be permitted us to join with them in confessing Thee, while we say with lowly praise:

CommunionCommunio

Ps 30:17-18

Illúmina fáciem tuam super servum tuum, et salvum me fac in tua misericórdia: Dómine, non confúndar, quóniam invocávi te.

Ps 30:17-18

Let Your face shine upon Your servant; save me in Your kindness. O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon You.

PostcommunionPostcommunio

Fidéles tui, Deus, per tua dona firméntur: ut eadem et percipiéndo requírant, et quæréndo sine fine percípiant.

Per Dominum…

May Your faithful people, O God, be strengthened by Your gifts; that by receiving them, they may still desire them, and by desiring them, may evermore receive them.

Through our Lord…

Commemoration PostcommunionCommemoratio Postcommunio

Commemoratio S. Blasii Episcopi

Hæc nos commúnio, Dómine, purget a crímine: et, intercedénte beáto Blásio Mártyre tuo atque Pontífice, coeléstis remédii fáciat esse consórtes.

Per Dominum…

Commemoration St. Blaise

May this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us of sin, and through the intercession of blessed Blaise, Your Martyr and Bishop, may it make us sharers of heavenly healing.

Through our Lord…

In your hand missal: Angelus Press p. 265 · Father Lasance p. 202 · Baronius Press p. 275