Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Jerome Emiliani, 1486-1537; imprisoned while a soldier; learned to pray, and when released, studied for the priesthood; founded the Clerks Regular of Somasca, dedicated to the care of orphans and the education of youth; died from a disease caught while tending the sick […]

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/7/21 Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

Memorial of St. Agatha, 230-251; arrested as a Christian and sent to a house of prostitution to be mistreated; she was preserved from being violated, but was sentenced to death Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/5/21 Gospel: Mark 6:14-29

Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Leonissa, 1556-1612; Capuchin who ministered to Christian galley slaves working under Turkish masters; sentenced to death, but miraculously freed; reconciled families and cities in Italy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/4/21 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13

Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr; lived as a hermit to escape persecution; captured, and while being sent to prison, he was approached by a woman whose son was choking on a fishbone; at Blaise’s command, the boy coughed up the bone; throats are customarily […]