Tuesday, 3 February 2026 Tuesday, 4th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr Antiphons on page 1893 and readings on page 784 of the Daily Missal.

Send us Fan MailEntrance Antiphon: This holy man fought to the death for the law of his God and did not fear the words of the godless, for he was built on solid rock.First Reading: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3A reading from the second book of SamuelIn those days:Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on. And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.” And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom.Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone. And the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth.” And the king said, “Turn aside, and stand here.” So he turned aside, and stood still.And behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, “Good tidings for my lord the king! For the Lord has delivered you this day from the power of all who rose up against you.” The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you for evil, be like that young man.” And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he wept, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”It was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people; for the people heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.”And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle. The Word of the Lord.Responsorial psalm: Psalm 86:1-2. 3-4. 5-6 (R. 1a)R./ Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me.Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.Preserve my soul, for I am faithful;save the servant who trusts in you, my God.Have mercy on me, O Lord,for I cry to you all the day long.Gladden the soul of your servant,for I lift up my soul to you, O Lord.O Lord, you are good and forgiving,full of mercy to all who call to you.Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer,and attend to my voice in supplication. R./ Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me.Alleluia, Alleluia.Christ took our infirmities and bore our diseases.Alleluia.Gospel: Mark 5:21-43A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark.At that time: When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, and begged him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.” And he went with him.And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had,