<ul> <li>Saturday of the First Week of Lent</li> <li>Saint of the Day: Pope St. Hilary; on the death of Pope Leo the Great, Hilary was elected pope; he worked to strengthen the Church in France and Spain; he rebuilt many Roman churches and erected the <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2799">chapel</a> of <a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3907">St. John</a> Lateran; Hilary consolidated the Church in Sandi, Africa, and Gaul; he died in <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=10148">Rome</a> on February 28, 468</li> <li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/26</li> <li>Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48</li> </ul>

Saturday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: Pope St. Hilary; on the death of Pope Leo the Great, Hilary was elected pope; he worked to strengthen the Church in France and Spain; he rebuilt many Roman churches and erected the chapel of St. John Lateran; Hilary consolidated the Church in Sandi, Africa, and Gaul; he died in Rome on February 28, 468 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

<ul> <li>Saturday of the First Week of Lent</li> <li>Saint of the Day: Pope St. Hilary; on the death of Pope Leo the Great, Hilary was elected pope; he worked to strengthen the Church in France and Spain; he rebuilt many Roman churches and erected the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2799" rel="noopener noreferrer">chapel</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3907" rel="noopener noreferrer">St. John</a> Lateran; Hilary consolidated the Church in Sandi, Africa, and Gaul; he died in <a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=10148" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rome</a> on February 28, 468</li> <li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/26</li> <li>Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48</li> </ul>

Daybreak for February 28, 2026

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