Saints and the Liturgical Year

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March 07, 2015 - Saturday, 2nd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who grant us by glorious healing remedies
while still on earth
to be partakers of the things of heaven,
guide us, we pray, through this present life
and bring us to that light in which you dwell.
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

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week2.asp

March 7 - Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, at the urging of whose love
the Martyrs Saints Perpetua and Felicity
defied their persecutors and overcame the torment of death,
grant, we ask, by their prayers, that we may ever grow in your love.
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.”

“Because they were Christians, Sts. Perpetua (d.203), a young mother of Carthaginian nobility, and Felicity (d. 203), a slave girl, were thrown to wild beasts, but, having remained unharmed, they were put to death by the sword. They were martyred during the persecution of Septimus Severus.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stperpetua_felicity.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-07
 
March 08, 2015 - Third Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness,
who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving
have shown us a remedy for sin,
look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,
that we, who are bowed down by our conscience,
may always be lifted up by your mercy.
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=2015-03-08

March 8 - Saint John of God, Religious (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who filled Saint John of God
with a spirit of compassion,
grant, we pray,
that, giving ourselves to works of charity,
we may merit to be found among the elect in your Kingdom.
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. John (1495-1550) was successively a farmer, soldier, and merchant before,at the age of forty, he heeded the word of God and from then on lived at the service of the sick in Granada, Spain. He founded what would become known as the Order of Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God, a congregation devoted to the infirm.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John of God, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofgod.asp

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN.
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp
 
March 09, 2015 - Monday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your unfailing compassion, O Lord,
cleanse and protect your Church,
and, since without you she cannot stand secure,
may she be always governed by your grace.
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=2015-03-09

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp

March 9 - Saint Frances of Rome, Religious (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have given us in Saint Frances of Rome
a singular model of both married and monastic life,
grant us perseverance in your service,
that in every circumstance of life we may see and follow 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.”

“A married woman, St. Frances (1384-1440) raised her three children in the love and fear of God. She performed every household duty as though it was a Sacrament of Love. ‘A married woman,’ she said, ‘must often leave God at the altar to find him in her houshold care.’ She founded an order of oblates.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Frances of Rome, on St. John Ogilvie and St. Dominic Savio, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancesofrome.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-09
 
March 10, 2015 - Tuesday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace not forsake us, O Lord, we pray,
but make us dedicated to your holy service
and at all times obtain for us your help.
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 the Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-10

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp
 
grateful_child said:
March 08, 2015 - Third Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness,
who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving
have shown us a remedy for sin,
look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,
that we, who are bowed down by our conscience,
may always be lifted up by your mercy.
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=2015-03-08

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN.
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp
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Sharing this reflection from the Euchalette on today’s Gospel Reading for the 3rd Sunday of lent, March 8, 2015, p.1:

Today’s Scripture Readings:
new.usccb.org/bible/readings/030815.cfm

“Let Us Keep God’s Temple Holy”

"Today’s Gospel passage reminds us that Jesus Christ is God’s most holy temple. It also reminds us of the sacredness not only of all places of worship but also of every human being, especially those who have been baptized. We are God’s temples because He has imprinted in us His most sacred image in creation, and has consecrated us for His service at our baptism.

We desecrate ourselves whenever we commit sin. And we desecrate others when we fail to respect their dignity or lead them to commit sin. When this happens, Jesus becomes even more indignant than when he chased the traders from the Temple of Jerusalem.

In this Eucharist let us renew our commitment to keep all of God’s temples holy in every way and at all times."
 
March 11, 2015 - Wednesday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, schooled through Lenten observance
and nourished by your word,
through holy restraint
we may be devoted to you with all our heart
and be ever united in prayer.
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. Eulogius and St. Sophronius, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-11

Lenten Season2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp
 
March 12, 2015 - Thursday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We implore your majesty most humbly, O Lord,
that, as the feast of our salvation draws ever closer,
so we may press forward all the more eagerly
towards the worthy celebration of the Paschal Mystery.
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=2015-03-12

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp
 
March 13, 2015 - Friday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour your grace into our hearts, we pray, O Lord,
that we may be constantly drawn away from unruly desires
and obey by your own gift the heavenly teaching you give us.
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. Roderick of Cordoba, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-13

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent
 
March 14, 2015 - Saturday, 3rd Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Rejoicing in this annual celebration
of our Lenten observance,
we pray, O Lord,
that, with our hearts set on the paschal mysteries,
we may be gladdened by their full 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on the value of fasting and St. Matilda, click link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-14

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week3.asp
 
March 15, 2015 - Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Today is also known as “Laetare Sunday”.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through your Word
reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way,
grant, we pray,
that with prompt devotion and eager faith
the Christian people may hasten
toward the solemn celebrations to come.
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=2015-03-15

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 16, 2015 - Monday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who renew the world
through mysteries beyond all telling,
grant, we pray,
that your Church may be guided by your eternal design
and not be deprived of your help in this present age.
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

A meditation on The Faults of Our Neighbor:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-16

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 17, 2015 - Tuesday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the venerable exercises of holy devotion
shape the hearts of your faithful, O Lord,
to welcome worthily the Paschal Mystery
and proclaim the praises of your salvation.
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 17 - Saint Patrick, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who chose the Bishop Saint Patrick
to preach your glory to the peoples of Ireland,
grant, through his merits and intercession,
that those who glory in the name of Christian
may never cease to proclaim your wondrous deeds to 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.”

“St. Patrick (389-461) was sent by Pope St. Celestine I to preach the Faith in Ireland. After thirty years, St. Patrick had converted the whole island.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Patrick, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpatrick.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-17

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 18, 2015 - Wednesday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who reward the merits of the just
and offer pardon to sinners who do penance,
have mercy, we pray, on those who call upon you,
that the admission of our guilt
may serve to obtain your pardon for our sins.
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 18 - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the Bishop Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
led your Church in a wonderful way
to a deeper sense of the mysteries of salvation,
grant us, through his intercession,
that we may so acknowledge your Son
as to have life ever more abundantly.
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. Cyril (315-386) is known mainly for his lectures to catechumens and the newly baptized. His extant instructions show conclusively the Catholic doctrines are the same now as it was then. Arian heretics exiled him three times.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Cyril and Our Lady of Mercy, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcyrilofjerusalem.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-18

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 19 - Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that by Saint Joseph’s intercession
your Church may constantly watch over
the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation,
whose beginnings you entrusted to his faithful care.
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. Joseph is considered the second greatest saint - second only to the Blessed Virgin Mary - because of his humility and closeness to Christ as his foster father. Scripture reveals St. Joseph was just, pure, gentle, prudent, and unfailingly obedient to the divine will. The only meaning of life is to be faithful to the Lord until the last day, as was St. Joseph. Pope Bl. Pius IX named him Patron of the Universal Church, and Pope Bl. John XXIII included his name in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Joseph, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjoseph.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-19​

March 19, 2015 - Thursday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We invoke your mercy in humble prayer, O Lord,
that you may cause us, your servants,
corrected by penance and schooled by good works,
to persevere sincerely in your commands
and come safely to the paschal festivities.
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.”

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 20, 2015 - Friday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have prepared
fitting helps for us in our weakness,
grant, we pray, that we may receive
their healing effects with joy
and reflect them in a holy way of 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.”

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

For information on St. Photina, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-20

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 21, 2015 - Saturday, 4th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the working of your mercy, O Lord, we pray
direct our hearts aright,
for without your grace
we cannot find favor in your sight.
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=2015-03-21

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week4.asp
 
March 22, 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God,
may we walk eagerly in that same charity
with which, out of love for the world,
your Son handed himself over to death.
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=2015-03-22

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week5.asp
 
March 23, 2015 - Monday, 5th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whose wondrous grace
we are enriched with every blessing,
grant us so to pass from former ways to newness of life,
that we may be made ready for the glory of the heavenly Kingdom.
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 23 - Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gave increase to your Church
through the apostolic labors and zeal for truth
of the Bishop Saint Turibius,
grant that the people consecrated to you
may always receive new growth in faith and holiness.
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. Turibius (1538-1606) was born in Mayorga, Spain. He established ecclesiastical discipline in the Church of Latin America as Archbishop of Lima.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Turibius and information on Our Lady of Victory, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stturibiusdemogrovejo.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-23

Lenten Season, 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week5.asp
 
March 24, 2015 - Tuesday, 5th Week of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord,
perseverance in obeying your will,
that in our days the people dedicated to your service
may grow in both merit and number.
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 & reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Catherine of Sweden:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-03-24

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week5.asp
 
grateful_child said:
March 22, 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Lent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God,
may we walk eagerly in that same charity
with which, out of love for the world,
your Son handed himself over to death.
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=2015-03-22

Lenten Season 2015 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/week5.asp
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Sharing this reflection on today’s Scripture Readings from the Euchalette, March 22, 2015, p.4:

"Unless the Grain of Wheat Falls to the Ground and Dies …"

"Valuable items have a high price. Important achievements are the crowning of courage, determination, effort, and perseverance. Medals … are never a formality. Behind that small piece of metal there lies a world of self-sacrifice and dedication.

In our existence on earth, there is nothing more precious than our spiritual life. Such a treasure initially comes to us as a gift from God - ** a ‘living gift’ that has to be protected and developed.**

Our spiritual life - the best part of our ‘selves’ - is more like a seed than like a diamond. Every seed has immense (often unsuspected) potentialities: endless riches of colors, flowers, fruit, life … All this will come to light, the richness that is ‘within’ will be made visible only if the seed undergoes the process of transformation which, in many aspects, is a form of ‘death’.

This ‘miracle,’ in fact, will happen only if the shell opens up and rots away, and even the internal part is consumed and ‘disappears’ in order for the tender shoot to sprout and grow to fullness." (p.4.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
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