January 8 Jesus Calling (2024)

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January 8: The Epiphany of the Lord | Catholic Moral Theology.

Today's Gospel: Mark 1:7-11

John the Baptist finds himself in the most humbling situation possible: he stands before the Christ, the Lamb of God, of whom he recognizes himself “not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals.” This doesn't make John any less than who he understood himself to be.

Thank you for your sovereign control over all areas of our lives. Please guide us as we seek to do Your will by leaning on Your words in the Scriptures. Help us to be flexible in our planning, approaching planning with humility and surrender.

On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

On January 8th, National JoyGerm Day annually reminds people across the country that by being positive and treating people with kindness, they can influence those around them and pass that positive attitude on to others.

On January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly-equipped army to victory against eight thousand British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The victory made Jackson a national hero.

(1) “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations. (2) He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

Epiphany Sunday celebrates more than the visit of the “Three Kings (Magi) or the “Wise Men.” This feast celebrates the revelation of God's plan to be closer to us. The three Kings represent all the people of the world who seek to cooperate with God's plan. This is our faith journey.

Epiphany is the showing forth of God because it was there, at the Baptism of Jesus, that all three Persons of the Holy Trinity appeared for the first time. The Father's voice testified from heaven that Jesus is the Son of God.

Eighth Day:

I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny.

What is the daily prayer for January 8 2024? ›

We thank you for all your protection, also for your protection of our faith and hope. Grant that your Spirit may penetrate us more and more, enabling us to be your witnesses in this evil and unhappy world. May your Spirit give us hope for this life and for the life to come. Amen.

The word Sabbath means seven. So the end of the Sabbath would be eight and eight means new beginning. The new beginning is the new order after Jesus died on the cross. Through his death we now have grace which is God's unmerited favor. In 2 Corinthians 6:2, the day of salvation is a new beginning.

Not just any old first day, the day of Jesus' resurrection was referred to as the “eighth day,” a new pattern within the fabric of time—the weekly cross-pollination of the old creation with the new. New creation breaks into the old with the promise of forgiveness and life.

The 8th day was the first day of the following week. At that time, God turned his attention to other work projects, including the maintenance and oversight of his creation.

As a result, Orthodox Christmas will eventually fall on 8 January by the year 2100. For now, though, starting on 6 January, eastern European Christians traditionally fast until the first star appears in the night sky, symbolising the birth of Jesus.

The Eighth was a federal holiday in the United States from 1828 until 1861 commemorating the U.S. victory in the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815. The Battle of New Orleans by N. Currier shows Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson's victory on January 8, 1815.

2191 The Church celebrates the day of Christ's Resurrection on the "eighth day," Sunday, which is rightly called the Lord's Day (cf. SC 106). 2192 "Sunday . . . is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church" (CIC, can. 1246 § 1).