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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 Sicily and St. Barbatus (610-682), Bishop of Benevento, who converted the…
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
Sunday: a day of rest.
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
Sunday: a day of rest.
