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The feast the whole Church keeps today, the saints you can visit at their tomb, and what they are patrons of.

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The readings at Mass · 4 February 2025

Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

  1. ReadingA reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Hebrews 12:1-4

From Vatican News — Word of the Day, following the General Roman Calendar, with a commentary from the Popes. Where a feast is kept on another day in your country, your parish’s readings may differ.

The General Roman Calendar; tombs and patronages verified against Catholic sources. Local calendars may keep other saints today.

From the Fathers

The Fathers speak

Better to die for Christ

It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.

Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Romans 6Bishop of Antioch and martyr, died c. 107 Cited in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1010 · Translation: ANF 1

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