Saints and the Liturgical Year

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February 6 - Saturday, St. Paul Miki, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial), St. Pedro Bautista (Memorial in some areas):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, strength of all the Saints,
who through the Cross were pleased to call
the Martyrs Saint Paul Miki and companions to life,
grant, we pray, that by their intercession
we may hold with courage even until death
to the faith that we profess.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Paul (d. 1597), a Japanese Jesuit, and his twenty-five companions were martyred in Nagasaki, Japan. They were the first martyrs of East Asia to be canonized. They were raised on crosses and then stabbed with spears. Their executioners were astounded upon seeing their joy at being martyred in a manner similar to Christ’s Passion.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Pedro Bautista, +5 February 1597; martyred by crucifixion at Nagasaki; Spanish Franciscan Friar who had worked as a missionary in the Philippines before he was appointed superior of his Order in Japan.” (Ordo).

For more on St. Paul & his companions, and St. Dorothy, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpaulmiki.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-06
 
February 7, 2016 - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care,
that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace,
they may be defended always by your protection.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-07
 
February 8, 2016 - Monday, 5th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care,
that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace,
they may be defended always by your protection.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

February 8 - St. Jerome Emiliani (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, Father of mercies,
who sent Saint Jerome Emiliani as a helper and father to orphans,
grant, through his intercession,
that we may preserve faithfully the spirit of adoption,
by which we are called, and truly are, your children.
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. Jerome (1481 - 1537) was born in Venice and, after a dissolute youth, he dedicated himself to the service of the poor, the sick, and abandoned children. He founded a congregation (the Somaschi) that looked after the education of children, especially orphans. He died of the plague while serving the afflicted.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

February 8 - St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who led Saint Josephine Bakhita from abject slavery
to the dignity of being your daughter and a bride of Christ,
grant, we pray, that by her example
we may show constant love for the Lord Jesus crucified,
remaining steadfast in charity
and prompt to show compassion.
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. Josephine (1868 - 1947) was a young Sudanese girl sold into slavery and brought to Italy where, while serving as a nanny, she was sent to live with the Canossian Sisters of the Institute of the Catechumens in Venice. There she was baptized and eventually granted her freedom. In 1896 she joined the Canossian Daughters of Charity where she served for twenty five years. She died after a long and painful illness, during which she would cry out to the Lord: ‘Please loosen the chains … they are so heavy!’ Her dying words were, ‘Our Lady! Our Lady!’” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Jerone Emiliani, St.Josephine Bakhita and St. John of Matha, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjeromeemiliani.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-08
 
February 9, 2016 - Tuesday, 5th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care,
that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace,
they may be defended always by your protection.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Teilo and St. Apollonia from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-09
 
This year, **the Lenten Season begins on **February 10, 2016, 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.)
 
February 10, 2016 - 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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-10

“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)

"Ash Wednesday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church. Fasting is required from ages 18 to 60, and abstinence is from age 14 (CIC 1252).

On the ferial days of Lent no obligatory memorials may be celebrated. Those which occur during Lent are considered optional memorials for the year. Those who wish to celebrate an optional memorial during Lent … may say the Collect of the Saint, provided the saint is inscribed in the General Roman Calendar." (Ordo XIV)
 
grateful_child said:
February 10, 2016 - 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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-10

“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)

"Ash Wednesday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church. Fasting is required from ages 18 to 60, and abstinence is from age 14 (CIC 1252).

On the ferial days of Lent no obligatory memorials may be celebrated. Those which occur during Lent are considered optional memorials for the year. Those who wish to celebrate an optional memorial during Lent … may say the Collect of the Saint, provided the saint is inscribed in the General Roman Calendar." (Ordo XIV)
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Saint of the day: February 10 - Saint Scholastica, Virgin (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“As we celebrate anew the Memorial of the Virgin Saint Scholastica,
we pray, O Lord,
that, following her example,
we may serve you with pure love
and happily receive what comes from loving 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.”

“St. Scholastica (480-547) was the twin sister of St. Benedict. Following the rule of her brother, she founded the Order of the Benedictine nuns.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Scholastica, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/S/stscholastica.asp
 
February 11, 2016 - Thursday After Ash Wednesday:
Today is also ‘World Day of the Sick’.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Prompt our actions with your inspiration, we pray, O Lord,
and further them with your constant help,
that all we do may always begin from you
and by you be brought to completion.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

February 11 - Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes which gives way to the Lenten Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, O merciful God, protection in our weakness,
that we, who keep the Memorial of the Immaculate Mother of God,
may, with the help of her intercession,
rise up from our iniquities.
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.”

“This day marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old St. Bernadette Soubirous. There were eighteen in all, the last of which was on July 16, 1858. The message of Lourdes is a call to conversion, prayer, and charity.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

"According to St. Bernadette, the visionary at Lourdes in 1858, the Virgin Mary proclaimed herself ‘The Immaculate Conception’.

PN. Blessed John Paul II designated 11 February as World Day of the Sick, ‘a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one’s suffering for the good of the Church, and of reminding us to see in our sick brother and sister the face of Christ who, by suffering, dying and rising, achieved the salvation of humankind.’ (Letter Instituting the World Day of the Sick, 13 May 1992, 3)." (Ordo).

For more on Our Lady of Lourdes, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyoflourdes.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-11
 
February 12, 2016 - Friday After Ash Wednesday:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Show gracious favor, O Lord, we pray,
to the works of penance we have begun,
that we may have strength to accomplish with sincerity
the bodily observances we undertake.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Read about St. Eulalia:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-12
 
February 13, 2016 - Saturday After Ash Wednesday:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
look with compassion on our weakness
and ensure us your protection
be stretching forth the right hand of your majesty.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

February 13 - St. Catherine de Ricci
St. Catherine de Ricci was born in 1522 in Florence, Italy. She belonged to a distinguished Florentine family. She became prioress of St. Vincent’s Convent at Prato and was given the stigmata by Our Lord. She was outstanding among mystics for the intensity of her ecstasies. St. Catherine died in 1590 at Prato, Italy.

Read about St. Catherine de Ricci:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherinedericci.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-13
 
grateful_child said:
February 10, 2016 - 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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-10
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LECTIO DIVINA for ASH WEDNESDAY from USCCB:
usccb.force.com/MN4__mnp_viewresource?id=a1I1A00000YVvHWUA1

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week of Ash Wednesday) from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week-of-ash-wednesday.asp
 
February 14, 2016 - First Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, almighty God,
through the yearly observances of holy Lent,
that we may grow in understanding
of the riches hidden in Christ
and by worthy conduct pursue their effects.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-14

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

February 14 - The Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who enlightened the Slavic peoples
through the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius,
grant that our hearts may grasp the words of your teaching,
and perfect us as a people of one accord
in true faith and right confession.
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.”

“Sts. Cyril (d.869) and Methodius (d.885) were brothers who evangelized Moravia, Bohemia, and Bulgaria. Methodius was consecrated bishop by Pope Adrian II. Pope John Paul II proclaimed the brothers Patrons of Europe along with St. Benedict.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF).

Regarding Saint Valentine:
At least three saints with the name of Valentine are identified, all of them martyrs. The romantic association of St. Valentine’s Day are traced to England and France in the Middle Ages. (Catholic Encyclopedia).

For more on Saints Cyril and Methodius, and Saint Valentine, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcyrilandmethodius.asp
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/VALENTIN.HTM
 
February 15, 2016 - Monday, 1st Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Convert us, O God our Savior,
and instruct our minds by heavenly teaching,
that we may benefit from the works of Lent.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

Read about St. Claude de la Colombiere and Saints Faustina and Jovita:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-15
 
February 16, 2016 - Tuesday, 1st Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Look upon your family, Lord,
that, through the chastening effects of bodily discipline,
our minds may be radiant in your presence
with the strength of our yearning for 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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent
**
Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN**:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

Read about St. Juliana and St.Onesimus:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-16
 
February 17, 2016 - Wednesday, 1st Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Look kindly, Lord, we pray,
on the devotion of your people,
that those who by self-denial are restrained in body
may by the fruit of good works be renewed in mind.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

February 17 - The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Impart to us, O Lord, in kindness
the filial devotion with which the holy brothers
venerated so devoutly the Mother of God
and led your people to yourself.
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.”

“Seven members of a Florentine confraternity founded the order of Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the thirteenth century. The Servites lead a life of prayer and mortification, meditating on the Passion of the Lord and venerating the Blessed Virgin as Our Lady of Sorrows.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF).

For more on the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/foundersoftheordersofservites.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-17
 
February 18, 2016 - Thursday, 1st Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord,
a spirit of always pondering on what is right
and of hastening to carry it out,
and, since without you we cannot exist,
may we be enabled to live according to your will.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

**Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN:
**ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

Read about St. Simeon and St. Flavian:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-18
 
February 19, 2016 - Friday, 1st Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant that your faithful, O Lord, we pray,
may be so conformed to the paschal observances,
that the bodily discipline now solemnly begun
may bear fruit in the souls of all.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

Read about St. Conrad of Piacenza, St. Gabinus, St. Barbatus:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-19
 
February 20, 2016 - Saturday, 1st Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Turn our hearts to you, eternal Father,
and grant that, seeking always the one thing necessary
and carrying out works of charity,
we may be dedicated to your worship.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 1) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week1.asp

Read about** Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto** and St. Eucherius:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-20
 
February 21, 2016 - Second Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have commanded us
to listen to your beloved Son,
be pleased, we pray,
to nourish us inwardly by your word,
that, with spiritual sight made pure,
we may rejoice to behold your glory.
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-21

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 2) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week2.asp

February 21 - The Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

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 link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpeterdamian.asp
 
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:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-02-22

“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 link:
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/CE_CHAIR.HTM

February 22 - Monday, 2nd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have taught us
to chasten our bodies
for the healing of our souls,
enable us, we pray,
to abstain from all sins,
and strengthen our hearts
to carry out your loving commands.
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.”

Resources for Lent from USCCB:
www.usccb.org/lent

Resources for Lent (Week 2) from EWTN:
ewtn.com/faith/lent/week2.asp
 
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