Feb. 24 Tuesday of the First Week of Lent, Weekday
The readings and propers of the Mass shows the Church’s constant effort to acquaint us with the teaching of her Founder, and to strengthen us to follow and live his […]
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Feb. 23 Monday of the First Week of Lent; Opt Mem of St. Polycarp, Opt. Mem.
The great themes–the annual catechumenate by which all the people of the Church are renewed in the baptismal promises they repeat at the Easter Vigil; the adventure of God in […]
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Feb. 22 First Sunday of Lent, Sunday
From the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent, Year A: At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He […]
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Feb. 21 Saturday after Ash Wednesday; Opt. Mem. of St. Peter Damian, Bishop & Doctor, Opt. Mem.
Not only fasting, private prayer, and almsgiving, but also corporate worship helps to form the thorough Christian. All worship centers in Christ, the one mediator. His presence and priesthood are […]
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Feb. 20 Friday after Ash Wednesday, Weekday
The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us […]
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Feb. 19 Thursday after Ash Wednesday, Weekday
The ashes are scarcely washed clean from our foreheads. In this second Lenten Mass we get down to work on our spiritual program. The first four Masses in Lent are […]
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Feb. 18 Ash Wednesday, Commem.
Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent:
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Feb. 17 Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order; Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Opt. Mem.
It is also the day before Ash Wednesday, called Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. Traditionally, it is the last day for Christians to indulge before the sober weeks of fasting […]
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Feb. 16 Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Juliana, Virgin and Martyr (c. 305). St. Juliana was a Christian virgin of Cumae, Italy, martyred for the faith when she refused to marry […]
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Feb. 15 Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday
From the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be […]