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Today is Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Conrad of Piacenza (1290-1351), a Franciscan tertiary hermit celebrated for piety and miraculous cures at Noto in Sicily and St. Barbatus (610-682), Bishop of Benevento, who converted the…

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Ordinary Time: February 19th

Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Today is Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Conrad of Piacenza (1290-1351), a Franciscan tertiary hermit celebrated for piety and miraculous cures at Noto in... More

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Ordinary Time: February 18th

Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time

Today is Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates Saint Tarasius (750-806), Patriarch of Constantinople, born c. 750, who was known for his erudition and piety. He fought... More

Ordinary Time: February 17th

Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

Today is Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time. The Church honors the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order in an Optional Memorial. They were seven noble Florentines who in the thirteenth century (1240), at a time... More

Ordinary Time: February 16th

Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Today the Church marks the Sixth Sunday in the Year. From today's Gospel: "And he came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all... More

Ordinary Time: February 15th

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Today is Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Claude de la Colombiere (1641-1682), a Jesuit priest, was the first to believe in the mystical revelations of the... More

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Ordinary Time: February 14th

Memorial of Sts. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop

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 Gospel. They both perfected a... More

Ordinary Time: February 13th

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time

Today is Thursday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time. 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... More

Ordinary Time: February 12th

Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Today is Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. 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... More

Ordinary Time: February 11th

Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Our Lady of Lourdes

Today is Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. 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... More

Ordinary Time: February 10th

Memorial of St. Scholastica, Virgin

Today is the Memorial of St. Scholastica (480-547). She was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict's direction, Scholastica founded a... More

Ordinary Time: February 9th

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Today marks the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. From Fr. Roger Landry's reflection on the Gospel: After Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon Peter, "Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch!" The... More