Saints and the Liturgical Year

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January 29, 2015 - Thursday, Third Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
direct our actions according to your good pleasure,
that in the name of your beloved Son
we may abound in good works.
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

For information on St. Gildas, the Wise, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-29
 
January 30, 2015 - Friday, Third Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
direct our actions according to your good pleasure,
that in the name of your beloved Son
we may abound in good works.
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

For information on St. Martina, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-30
 
January 31 - St. John Bosco, Priest (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who raised up the Priest Saint John Bosco
as a father and teacher of the young,
grant, we pray,
that, aflame with the same fire of love,
we may seek out souls and serve you alone.
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

“St. John (1815-1888) founded the Salesian Society, named in honor of St. Francis de Sales, and the Daughters of Our Lady, Help of Christians. An enlightened educator and innovator, his lifework was the welfare of young boys and girls; hence, he is called the ‘Apostle of Youth’. He had no formal system or theory of education; his methods centered on persuasion, authentic religiosity, love for young people”." (Daily Roman Missal, NTF.)

For more on St. John Bosco, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnbosco.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-01-31
 
February 2 - The Presentation of the Lord (Feast):
Today is also World Day for Consecrated Life / Religious Life.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
we humbly implore your majesty
that, just as your Only Begotten Son
was presented on this day in the Temple
in the substance of our flesh,
so, by your grace,
we may be presented to you with minds made pure.
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

“Originally celebrated in the Eastern Churches as ‘The Meeting,’ in the sixth century it began to be celebrated in the West, where the focus became the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was accompanied by solemm blessings and processions with candles; hence, it is popularly called ‘Candlemas.’ By the offerings of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph and the prophecy of St. Simeon, the life of Christ here begins to point toward his Resurrection.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the Purification of Our Lady, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/presentationofchildjesusinthetemple.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-02
 
February 3, 2015 - Tuesday, Fourth Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, Lord, our God,
that we may honor you with all our mind,
and love everyone in truth of heart.
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 3 - Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Hear, O Lord, the supplications your people make
under the patronage of the Martyr Saint Blaise,
and grant that they may rejoice in peace in this present life,
and find help for life eternal.
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. Blaise (d. 316) enjoyed widespread veneration in both the Eastern and Western Churches due to many cures attributed to him. According to tradition, he was Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia and was martyred under Licinius.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

February 3 - Saint Ansgar, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who willed to send the Bishop Saint Ansgar
to enlighten many peoples,
grant us, through his intercession,
that we may always walk in the light of your truth.
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 in France, St. Ansgar (801-865) became known as the ‘Apostle of the North’ for his great evangelical work in Denmark and Sweden. He was the first Archbishop of Hamburg and then of Bremen, and Pope Gregory IV appointed him as his delegate to Denmark and Sweden. In reply to those who questioned some miracles attributed to him, he said, ‘Were God to choose me to do such things, I would ask him for one miracle only: that by his power he would make me a good man.’” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Blaise and St. Ansgar, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/B/stblaise.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-03
 
February 4, 2015 - Wednesday, Fourth Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, Lord, our God,
that we may honor you with all our mind,
and love everyone in truth of heart.
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

For information on St. Andrew Corsini, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-04
 
February 5 - Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the Virgin Martyr Saint Agatha,
implore your compassion for us, O Lord, we pray,
for she found favor with you
by the courage of her martyrdom
and the merit of her chastity.
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

“St. Agatha was martyred in Sicily in the third century, probably during the time of Decius. Her name appears in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer 1).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Agatha, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stagatha.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-05
 
February 6 - Saint Pedro Bautista, St. Paul Miki, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial):

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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“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).

“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.)

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=2015-02-06
 
February 8, 2015 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-08

Saints of the Day:
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.)

For more on St. Jerone Emiliani, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjeromeemiliani.asp

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.)
 
February 9, 2015 - 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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Teilo and St. Apollonia from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-09
 
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 today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For more on St. Scholastica, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/S/stscholastica.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-10
 
February 11, 2015 - Wednesday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

February 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes (Optional Memorial):
Today is also “World Day of the Sick”.

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=2015-02-11
 
February 12, 2015 - Thursday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Eulalia, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-12
 
February 13, 2015 - Friday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

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.

For more on St. Catherine de Ricci, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherinedericci.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-13
 
February 14 - Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop (Memorial):

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.”

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

“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).

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.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-14
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/VALENTIN.HTM
 
February 15, 2015 - 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=2015-02-15
 
February 16, 2015 - Monday, 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

For information on St. Juliana, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-02-16
 
February 17, 2015 - Tuesday, 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 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=2015-02-17
 
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