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Thursday of the Third Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Sophronius of Jerusalem, 560-638; ardent opponent of the heresy of monothelitism; as patriarch of Jerusalem, he taught on the two wills of Christ Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/11/21 Gospel: Luke 11:14-23

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. John Ogilvie, 1579-1615; born to Scottish nobility, raised a Calvinist; converted to Catholicism, and became a Jesuit priest; evangelized in Scotland, London, and Paris; arrested in Scotland, and convicted of high treason; hanged in Glasgow at the age of 36 Office of Readings […]

Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; devoted wife who served the poor; founded a society of women with no vows, who offered themselves to God and to the service of the poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/21 Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35

Monday of the Third Week of Lent Commemoration of St. John of God, 1495-1550; operated a religious goods store for a short time; later established a house for the sick poor; 20 years after his death, his helpers formed the Brothers Hospitallers, now a worldwide religious order Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/8/21 […]

Third Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/21 Gospel: John 2:13-25