Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Polycarp, 69-155; bishop of Smyrna, disciple of St. John the Apostle, friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch; martyred in the Smyrna stadium at the age of 86 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/23/21 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

Feast of the Chair of St. Peter Monday of the First Week of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/22/21 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19

First Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/21/21 Gospel: Mark 1:12-15

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Saints of the Day: Saints Jacinta (1910-1920) and Francisco (1908-1919 Marto; two of the three Portuguese shepherd children who received apparitions of Our Lady near Fatima in 1917; Mary asked the children to pray the rosary to obtain peace for the world, and the end of the war; they were to […]

Friday after Ash Wednesday Saint of the Day: St. Barbatus of Benevento, 612-682; converted many in Benevento, and was eventually selected as its bishop; attended the Council of Constantinople in 680 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/19/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15