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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Finian Lobhar; Sixth Century Irish abbot, a disciple of St. Columba; founded a church and monastery at Innisfallen; abbot of Swords Abbey near Dublin; called “Lobhar”–or “the leper”–because he ha...

Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Louise de Marillac, 1591-1660; wanted to be a nun, but was advised to marry; after being widowed, she worked with St. Vincent de Paul, serving the sick, poor, and neglected; founded what became the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; established […]

Fourth Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/14/21 Gospel: John 9:1-41

Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Agnellus of Pisa, 1195-1236; born of a noble clan, received into the Franciscan order by St. Francis of Assisi himself; established the Franciscan English province, and became a friend of King Henry III; helped to avert civil war between the throne and the […]

Friday of the Third Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Seraphina, 1238-1253; known for acts of self-denial and penance even as a young girl; after being orphaned, she was struck with a disease which left her paralyzed; she died on the feast of St. Gregory the Great, as foretold by him to her […]