Welcome to the traditional Catholic Daily Devotional.

Today is Friday, January 24th, 2025, the Feast of St. Timothy, Bishop and Martyr, third class,

and read. In this devotional, the meditation, perseverance. A preview of this week's episode

of the Catholic Mass No. 22, why we start the Mass with Holy Water. Today's news from the church about Pope Francis's congratulations of the Catholic Mass Number 22 why we start the Mass with Holy Water,

today's news from the church about Pope Francis's congratulation of President Trump

and today's thought from the Archbishop.

But first, the collect of today's Mass.

Be mindful of our weakness, Almighty God,

and because the burden of our sins weighs heavily upon us,

may the glorious intercession of Blessed Timothy,

thy martyr and bishop, sustain us.

St. Timothy was a devoted convert and a close companion of St. Paul,

born in Leicester, Asia Minor.

Raised by his Jewish mother and grandmother,

Timothy studied the scriptures from a young age.

His father, however, was a pagan, and Timothy had not been circumcised.

When St. Paul arrived in Leicester, Timothy and his family eagerly embraced the Christian faith.

Years later, Paul recognized Timothy's zeal and holiness, ordaining him as an evangelist.

Timothy became a trusted cowork-worker, traveling with Paul

to preach the gospel across Asia Minor in Greece. Paul often sent him ahead as a messenger or

left him behind to strengthen fledgling communities. Timothy eventually became the first bishop of

Ephesus, where Paul addressed his two letters to him. These epistles

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