Saints and the Liturgical Year

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February 19, 2014 - Wednesday, Sixth Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who teach us that you abide
in hearts that are just and true,
grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace
as to become a dwelling pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Conrad of Piacenza and St. Gabinus from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-19
 
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February 16, 2014 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who teach us that you abide
in hearts that are just and true,
grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace
as to become a dwelling pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-16
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Sharing this reflection on today’s Scripture Readings, from today’s Euchalette, (p. 4.):

"The Call to Live Out the Values of the Commandments"

"Laws can be hard, at times, but when we succeed in complying with their formal prescriptions, they also produce in us a feeling of fulfillment and security … Yet, *there is more to moral life than just complying with certain legal demands. * Governments may not require more than that, but God does. Our conscience does. A well-formed conscience never stops at the action in itself. It knows that every action - either forbidden or commanded - is like the tip of an iceberg: the iceberg of moral attitudes, of fundamental commitments which are the primary targets of the moral law.

If we want to be in good terms with God and our conscience, we must reject the idea that He can be cheated,… that He also can be satisfied with appearances and lip service. The letter of the Law is important, but what matters most are the values it enshrines, and the internal dispositions with which we comply with its demands." (p.4.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
(The Call to Live Out the Values of the Commandments - continued):

"Jesus reminds us of just this. He enters the scene as the young prophet and reformer who has an important message to deliver and presents it with authority. With shocking frankness he presents to his followers stern demands which leave no room for self-deception. ‘Unless your holiness surpasses that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the Kingdom of God’ (Mt 5:20).

Not only does he remind his audience that the Commandments are still valid, but especially he challanges them to look deeper and to go beyond the wording of the Law, and reach out toward the deep core of every prescription.

Jesus poses radical demands. If we want to be his disciples, our priorities must be arranged (or re-arranged) accordingly. First things, first. If anything has to be sacrificed, let it be what is secondary, rather than what is essential (see Mt 5:23-24); what is transient, rather than what will last for ever (See Mt 5:29-30). Then we shall experience the consolations that only wise persons enjoy. We may be few, but never alone: Jesus and all the saints will be with us!" (Euchalette, Feb. 16, 2014, p.4.)
 
February 20, 2014 - Thursday, Sixth Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who teach us that you abide
in hearts that are just and true,
grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace
as to become a dwelling pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about Blessed Francisco & Jacinta Marto from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-20
 
February 21, 2014 - Friday, Sixth Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who teach us that you abide
in hearts that are just and true,
grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace
as to become a dwelling pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

February 21 - Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we may so follow the teaching and example
of the Bishop Saint Peter Damian,
that, putting nothing before Christ
and always ardent in the service of your Church,
we may be led to the joys of eternal light.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Peter Damian (1001-1072), a Benedictine monk, wrote many important works on the liturgy as well as on theology and morals. He supported Pope St. Gregory VII in his struggle for the rights of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Peter Damian, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpeterdamian.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-21
 
February 22 - The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that no tempests may disturb us,
for you have set us fast
on the rock of the Apostle Peter’s confession of faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“This feast commemorates the office of supreme pastor conferred by Christ upon St. Peter and continued in unbroken succession to the present. It celebrates the unity of the Church, which is founded upon the Apostle, and reinforces assent to the teaching office (Magisterium) of the Roman Pontiff, extending both to truths solemnly defined ex cathedra and to all acts of the ordinary Magisterium.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the Apostle, see links:
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/CE_CHAIR.HTM
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-22
 
February 23, 2014 - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time:
Today is also St. Peter Pence (Pro Obolo). - “This Sunday is called St. Peter Pence Sunday. The collections of all masses are for the charities of the Holy Father all over the world …” (Ordo)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-23

February 23 - Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of all creation,
who were pleased to give the Bishop Saint Polycarp
a place in the company of he Martyrs,
grant, through his intercession,
that, sharing with him in the chalice of Christ,
we may rise through the Holy Spirit to eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Polycarp (d.155) was converted to Christianity by St. John the Evangelist. He was consecrated Bishop of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). He was about eighty-six when the Roman proconsul urged him to renounce Christ or face death. St. Polycarp said, ‘For eighty-six years I have served him and he has never wronged me. How can I renounce the King who has saved me?’” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Polycarp, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpolycarp.asp
 
February 24, 2014 - Monday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-24
 
February 25, 2014 - Tuesday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Walburga, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-25
 
February 26, 2014 - Wednesday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Porphyrius, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-26
 
Hello everyone,

You may wonder why I have posted in advance the Liturgy for the next few days. That’s because I will be away for about a week. God bless!
 
February 27, 2014 - Thursday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-27
 
February 28, 2014 - Friday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For St. Hilary and St. Romanus of Condat, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-02-28
 
Hi, Amiciel. Thanks a lot for posting the Liturgy for the 27th & 28th! God bless you! 🙂
 
March 01, 2014 - Saturday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, always pondering spiritual things,
we may carry out in both word and deed
that which is pleasing to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. David and St. Albinus, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-01
 
March 02, 2014 - Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, O Lord, we pray,
that the course of our world
may be directed by your peaceful rule
and that your Church may rejoice,
untroubled in her devotion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-02

(Today is the last time that the Sunday assembly sings ‘alleluia’ until Easter Vigil. March 5th is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.)
 
March 03, 2014 - Monday, 8th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, O Lord, we pray,
that the course of our world
may be directed by your peaceful rule
and that your Church may rejoice,
untroubled in her devotion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

March 3 - Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of love,
you called Saint Katharine Drexel
to teach the message of the Gospel
and to bring the life of the Eucharist
to the native American and African American peoples;
by her prayers and example,
enable us to work for justice
among the poor and the oppressed,
and keep us undivided in love
in the eucharistic community of your Church.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born into a wealthy Philadelphia family, St. Katharine (1858-1955) took an avid interest in the material and spiritual well-being of African-Americans and Native Americans. She founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People and opened mission schools in the West for native Americans and in the South for African-Americans. In 1915 she founded Xavier University in New Orleans. At her death, there were more than 500 sisters teaching in sixty-three schools.”

For more on St. Katharine Drexel, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/K/stkatharinedrexel.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-03
 
March 04, 2014 - Tuesday, 8th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, O Lord, we pray,
that the course of our world
may be directed by your peaceful rule
and that your Church may rejoice,
untroubled in her devotion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

March 04 - St. Casimir (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty God, to serve you is to reign;
grant that, with the help of Saint Casimir’s intercession,
we may constantly serve you in holiness and justice.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Casimir (1458-1484) was the son of King Casimir IV and Queen Elizabeth, monarchs of Poland and Lituania. In constrast to other members of the royal court, St. Casimir was an example of faith, piety, humility, and chastity. He had a great love for the Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary. He is the patron of Poland and Lithuania.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Casimir, on **The Holy Face of Jesus **and Preparing for Lent, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcasimir.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-04
 
This year, **the Lenten Season begins on **March 5, 2014, Ash Wednesday. From the ‘Daily Roman Missal’, MTF, we read:

"*Lent runs from Ash Wednesday to until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper exclusive. The annual observance of Lent is the special season for the ascent to the holy mountain of Easter.

Through the twofold theme of repentance and baptism, the season of Lent disposes both the catechumens and the faithful to celebrate the paschal mystery. Catechumens are led to the sacraments of initiation by means of the rite of election, the scrutinies, and catechesis. The faithful, listenig more intently to the word of God and devoting themselves to prayer, are prepared through a spirit of repentance to renew their baptismal promises.

Catechesis should impress upon the minds of the faithful not only the social consequences of sin but also the essence of the virtue of penance, namely, detestation of sin as an offense against God. The role of the Church in penitential practices is not to be neglected, and the people are to be exhorted to pray for sinniners.

During Lent penance should not be only inward and individual but also outward and social, and should be directed toward works of mercy on behalf of our brothers and sisters.

The faithful should be urged to take a greater and more fruitful share in the Lenten liturgy and penitential services. They should be advised particularly to approach the sacrament of penance during Lent, in accordance with the law and traditions of the Church, so that they may share in the joys of Easter Sunday with purity of heart. The Alleluia is not used from the beginning of Lent until the Easter Vigil*." (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
 
March 5, 2014 - Ash Wednesday:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting
this campaign of Christian service,
so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils,
we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-03-05

“On Ash Wednesday, a universal day of fast, ashes are distributed. The faithful, by receiving ashes, enter upon the season appointed for spiritual purification. This sign, biblical in origin and preserved among the customs of the Church until our own day, expresses the human condition as affected by sin. In this sign we outwardly profess our guilt before God and thereby, prompted by the hope that the Lord is kind and compassionate, patient and abounding in mercy, express our desire for inward conversion. This sign is also the beginning of the journey of conversion that will reach its goal in the celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation during the days leading to Easter.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF)
 
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