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Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/2/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. David of Wales; patron saint of Wales, perhaps the most famous of British saints; founded many monasteries; eventually became primate of the region

Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Oswald; a Dane by birth, he became bishop of Worcester, England, in 962, and archbishop of York in 972; he built many monasteries, and is credited, in part, for the revival of English monasticism; died 992 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/22 Gospel: Mark 10:17-27

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/27/22 Gospel: Luke 6:39-45

Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Isabel of France, 1225-1270; sister of St. Louis, daughter of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile; refused marriage to live a life of virginity consecrated to God; founded the Franciscan Monastery of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Paris Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/26/22 Gospel: Mark 10:13-1...

Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Walburga, 710-779; sister of St. Willibald and Winebald; became a nun, and was sent to Germany to assist St. Boniface; later became abbess of the double monastery at Heidenheim founded by her brother Winebald; after Winebald's death, she served as superior of both the men and women until her death Office of Readings and Morning Pray...

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adela, 1067-1137; youngest daughter of William the Conqueror; famed for endowing churches and monastic institutions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/24/22 Gospel: Mark 9:41-50

Wednesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Polycarp, 69-155, bishop and martyr; disciple of St. John the Apostle, friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch; martyred in the Smyrna stadium at the age of 86 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/23/22 Gospel: Mark 9:38-40

Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, commemorating Christ's choosing Peter to sit in his place as the servant-authority of the whole Church Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/22/22 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19

Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Peter Damian, 988-1072; bishop and doctor of the Church; left his teaching duties to devote his life to prayer with the Benedictines; as abbot, he founded five additional hermitages; as cardinal-bishop of Ostia, he fought simony--the buying of church offices--and encouraged priests to live holy lives Office of Readings and Mornin...

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/20/22 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38

Saturday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Barbatus of Benevento, 610-682; ordained in Marcona, and sent to Benevento; when the seige of the city by the Byzantine emperor ceased, he was named bishop of Benevento; attended the Council of Constantinople in 680 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/19/22 Gospel: Mark 9:2-13

Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Flavian of Constantinople; patriarch of Constantinople beginning in about 446; started the condemnation of Eutyches, who began the heresy of Monophysitism; deposed, exiled, and beaten; mortally wounded, and died 449 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/18/22 Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1

Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order; began in 1240; members combined monastic life and active ministry; members of the community came to the United States in 1852 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/17/22 Gospel: Mark 8:27-33

Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Onesimus; companion of St. Paul; escaped slave who Paul sent back to his master, Philemon, encouraging the latter to treat him as a brother; also mentioned as the companion of Tychicus, who carried Paul's letter to the Colossians; died about 68 A.D.

Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Claude de Colombiere, 1641-1682; friend and confessor of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque; served as superior of a small Jesuit residence in Burgundy; he was then sent to England to serve as confessor to the Duchess of York; due to tensions against Catholics, Claude was imprisoned and banished, but his health was ruined Office of Readings...

Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cyril (827-869) and Methodius (815-884); brothers who evangelized the Slavic peoples; they translated the Gospels, the psalter, Paul's letters, and the liturgical books into Slavonic, and composed a Slavonic liturgy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/14/22 Gospel: Mark 8:11-13

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/13/22 Gospel: Luke 6:17, 20-26

Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes; the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, with a message of conversion and penance; the apparitions were confirmed by Church authorities in 1862, and the feast became worldwide in 1907 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/22/22 Gospel: Mark 7:31-37

Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Scholastica, 480-542; twin sister of St. Benedict; founded a religious community for women near her brother's monastery; she and her brother visited annually; on their final visit, Benedict refused to stay for the night, so Scholastica prayed to God, who sent a severe thunderstorm Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/10/22 Gospel:...

Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alto; Eighth Century hermit and missionary; founded an abbey in Bavaria; St. Boniface came in 750 to dedicate the abbey church; Alto died in 760 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/9/22 Gospel: Mark 7:14-23

Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Jerome Emiliani, 1486-1537; irreligious soldier who spent time in prison and learned to pray; on his escape, began studying for the priesthood; cared for the sick and hungry during famine in northern Italy; founded the Clerks Regular of Somasca in 1532; died of a disease contracted while tending the sick Office of Readings and Mor...

Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Luke the Younger; tried to become a religious, but was arrested as an escaped slave; finally became a hermit on Mount Joannitsa, near Corinth; revered for his holiness and miracles; died 946 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/7/22 Gospel: Mark 6:53-56

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/6/22 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11

Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Agatha, 230-251; very little is known of her with certainty, excep that she was martyred in Sicily during the persecution of Emperor Decius; patroness of both Palermo and Catania Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/5/22 Gospel: Mark 6:30-34