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March 13Daybreak for March 13, 2026
Friday of the Third Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Euphrasia of Constantinople, 380-410; a noble Roman; her mother entered a convent in Egypt, and Euphrasia, at the age of five, went with her; at the age of twelve, orphaned, she was commanded by Emperor Arcadius to marry a senator but received permission to give her wealth to the poor and remain a nun; she was known for her holiness

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/13/26

Gospel: Mark 12:28-34
52 min
March 12Daybreak for March 12, 2026
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Peter of Nicomedia; Fourth Century chamberlain at the court of Emperor Diocletian at Nicomedia; arrested for being a Christian when the last great persecution of the Church was launched; he was tortured, and eventually martyred in 303 A.D.; he is ranked as one of the first victims of the last persecution by the Roman Empire

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/12/26

Gospel: Luke 11:14-23
52 min
March 11Daybreak for March 11, 2026
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Eulogius of Cordoba; Ninth Century Martyred priest of Cordoba, Spain, slain by the Moors, after his arrest in 850; Eulogius was a noted scholar of Scripture he wrote Exhortation to Martyrdom for two young virgin martyrs, Flora and Mary, who were beheaded; released, Eulogius was named archbishop of Cordoba or Toledo; before being consecrated, he aided Leocritia, a young Moorish woman who had converted to Christianity; they were caught and beheaded in 859 A.D.

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/11/26

Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19
52 min
March 10Daybreak for March 10, 2026
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Macarius of Jerusalem; Fourth Century bishop of Jerusalem who helped St. Helena to locate the True Cross; when Helena discovered three crosses in Jerusalem, Macarius suggested that a seriously ill woman be touched with each one; one cured the woman instantly, and was identified as the True Cross; Macanus built a church over Christ’s sepulcher which was consecrated as a basilica; Macarius died in 335 A.D.

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/10/26

Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
55 min
March 09Daybreak for March 9, 2026
Monday of the Third Week of Lent

Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; at the age of 12, she was arranged to marry Lorenzo Ponziani; the marriage lasted forty years and bore three children; Frances’ two daughters were killed, her husband seriously wounded, and her son nearly escaped ransom; these events led her into deep prayer and a life of service; caring for the sick and poor of the city, Frances turned part of her family estate into a hospital, and she eventually founded the Olivetan Oblates of Mary, a group of pious women not cloistered or vowed but serving the needs of their community through prayer and acts of charity; after her husband’s death, Frances moved into the monastery and became its president

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/26

Gospel: Luke 4:24-30
52 min
March 08Daybreak for March 8, 2026
Third Sunday of Lent

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/8/26

Gospel: John 4:5-42
1 hr
March 07Daybreak for March 7, 2026
Saturday of the Second Week of Lent

Commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity; African martyrs who became Christian catechumens; they were arrested but stayed true to their faith despite deplorable prison conditions and earnest pleas from Perpetua’s father to renounce her faith; along with three other catechumens, they were executed in the amphitheater at Carthage in 203

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/26

Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
1 hr
March 06Daybreak for March 6, 2026
Friday of the Second Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Fridolin; Sixth Century Irishman, venerated as the "Apostle of the Upper Rhine"; he traveled to France and settled in Poitiers, rebuilding the monastery of St. Hilary which had been destroyed by Vandals; he then became a hermit on the Rhine, and built the abbey of Sackingen; he was known as "The Wanderer" because of his many evangelizing trips in the region; Fridolin died in 540

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/6/26

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
52 min
March 05Daybreak for March 5, 2026
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Philip of Jesus, 1572-1597; born in Mexico City, he entered the Franciscans at Puebla but then departed the order in 1589 to journey to the Philippines as a trader; in 1590, he repented and returned to the Franciscan fold; his superiors commanded him to sail back to Mexico to be ordained a priest and, while on the way, his ship was caught in a storm and driven into the waters of Japan; landing in 1596, he was soon arrested and, with St. Peter Baptist, was put to death by crucifixion at Nagasaki in 1597

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/5/26

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
52 min
March 04Daybreak for March 4, 2026
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent

Commemoration of St. Casimir, 1458-1484; son of the king of Poland; he practiced the Christian virtues with special regard to chastity and kindness to the poor and was zealous in the faith, particularly in his devotion to the holy eucharist and the Virgin Mary; he died of consumption

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/4/26

Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28
52 min

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