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   January 26th - St. Timothy and St. Titus   
      
   Besides being saints and bishops in the early Church, these two men have   
   something else in common. Both received the gift of faith through the   
   preaching   
   of St. Paul.   
      
   Timothy was born in Lycaonia in Asia Minor. His mother was a Jew and his   
   father   
   was a Gentile. When Paul came to preach in Lycaonia, Timothy, his mother and   
   his   
   grandmother all became Christians. Several years later, Paul went back and   
   found   
   Timothy grown up. He felt that Timothy had a call from God to be a   
   missionary.   
   Paul invited him to join him in preaching the Gospel. So it was that Timothy   
   left his home and parents to follow Paul. He was soon to share in Paul's   
   sufferings as well. They would have the joy of bringing the Word of God to   
   many   
   people. Timothy was the great apostle's beloved disciple, like a son to him.   
   He   
   went everywhere with Paul until he became bishop of Ephesus. Then Timothy   
   stayed   
   there to shepherd his people. As St. Paul, Timothy, too, died a martyr.   
      
   Titus was a Gentile nonbeliever. He, too, became Paul's disciple. Titus was   
   generous and hard-working. He joyfully preached the Good News with Paul on   
   their   
   missionary travels. Because Titus was so trustworthy, Paul freely sent him   
   on   
   many "missions" to the Christian communities. Titus helped people strengthen   
   their faith in Jesus. He was able to restore peace when there were arguments   
   among the Christians. Titus had a special gift for being a peacemaker. Paul   
   appreciated this gift in Titus and recognized it as the Holy Spirit's work.   
   Paul   
   would send Titus to iron out difficulties. When Titus would arrive among a   
   group   
   of Christians, the guilty ones would feel sorry. They would ask forgiveness   
   and   
   would make up for what they had done. When peace was restored, Titus would   
   go   
   back and tell Paul about the good results. This brought Paul and the first   
   Christians much happiness.   
      
   St. Paul made Titus bishop of the island of Crete, where he stayed until his   
   death.   
      
   Reflection: "Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season,   
   convince,   
   rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching." (2 Tim 4:2)   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   "The spirit of Christian charity lives not within you, if you lament the   
   body   
   from which the soul has departed, but lament not the soul from which God has   
   departed."   
   -St. Augustine (Doctor, 354-430) - "Catechism of the Council of Trent"   
      
   Bible Quotes:   
   "Purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:   
   let   
   your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow" - James   
   4:8-9   
      
   "the death of sinners is very evil" - Ps 33:21   
      
      
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   Offerings of the Precious Blood   
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for the   
   glory of Your name, for the coming of Your kingdom, and for   
   the salvation of all men.   
      
   Glory be to the Father . Praise and thanksgiving be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for the   
   spread of the Church, for Pope N., for bishops, priests, and   
   religious, and for the sanctification of all the people of God.   
      
   Glory be to the Father. Praise and thanksgiving. be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for the   
   conversion of sinners, for the loving acceptance of Your   
   Word, and for the union of all Christians.   
      
   Glory be to the Father. Praise and thanksgiving. be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for our   
   civil authorities, for the strengthening of public morals, and for   
   peace and justice among all nations.   
      
   Glory be to the Father. Praise and thanksgiving. be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for the   
   sanctification of our work and our suffering, for the poor, the   
   sick and the afflicted, and for all who rely on our prayers.   
      
   Glory be to the Father. Praise and thanksgiving. be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for our   
   own special needs, both spiritual and temporal, for those of   
   our relatives and benefactors, and also for those of our   
   enemies.   
      
   Glory be to the Father. Praise and thanksgiving. be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
      
   Eternal Father, we offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus,   
   poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for   
   those who are to die this day, for the souls in Purgatory, and   
   for our final union with Christ in glory.   
      
   Glory be to the Father. Praise and thanksgiving. be evermore   
   to Jesus. Who with His Blood has saved us.   
      
   Glory to the Blood of Jesus, now and forever. - Amen.   
      
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