Thursday of the Second Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Seraphina, 1238-1253; orphaned while young; known for her self-denial and acts of penance; became ill, but retained her devotion to St. Gregory the Great, who told her the date of her death in a dream Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/12/20 […]

Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Sophronius of Jerusalem, 560-638; ardent opponent of monothelitism; became an ascetic in his late teens or early twenties; became Patriarch of Jerusalem in 634 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/11/20 Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28

Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. John Ogilvie, 1579-1615; raised a Calvinist, became Catholic at 17, and then a Jesuit priest; brought many people in Scotland back to the faith, was convicted of high treason, and executed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/10/20 Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

Monday of the Second Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; along with her sister-in-law, served the poorest of the poor through plague, widowhood, and loss of children Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/20 Gospel: Luke 6:36-38

Second Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/8/20 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9

Commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity; young women of Carthage, martyred for their faith under Roman persecution in 203 A.D. Saturday of the First Week of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Friday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Colette, 1380-1447; commandeered a reform of the Poor Clares; known for her sanctity, ecstacies, and visions of the Passion Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/6/20 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Thursday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Eusebius of Cremona; abbot of Bethlehem, friend of St. Jerome and St. Paula; believed to have persuaded Pope St. Anastasius to condemn Origen’s writings; traditionally regarded as the founder of Guadalupe Abbey in Spain; died 423 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer […]

Wednesday of the First Week of Lent Commemoriation of St. Casimir, 1458-1483; lived a highly disciplined life as a youth; briefly led Hungary, but returned home to Poland, where he served–also briefly–as king, until dying of a lung ailment at 25 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/4/20 Gospel: Luke 11:29-32

Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Katharine Drexel, 1858-1955; heiress who served Native Americans and African-Americans; opened schools and mission centers; founded Xavier University, New Orleans Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/3/20 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15