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 […]
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Feb. 14 Memorial of Sts. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop, Memorial
Today is the Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius. St. Cyril (827-869) was a priest and a philosopher and accompanied his brother St. Methodius (826-885) to Moravia to preach the […]
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Feb. 13 Friday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Bl. Christine of Spoleto (1435-1458). Born Agostina Camozzi in Osteno, Como, Italy, she was the daughter of a well-known doctor. After several years of living contrary […]
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Feb. 12 Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology, commemorates St. Eulalia (290-304), the most celebrated virgin martyr of Spain. She was a native of Merida, thirteen years of age, and was burnt at the stake […]
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Feb. 11 Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Our Lady of Lourdes, Opt. Mem.
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes today, marking the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old Marie Bernade (St. Bernadette) Soubirous. […]