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Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Moses; Fourth Century hermit and bishop; known as the “Apostle of the Saracens”; died 372 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/7/20 Gospel: Mark 6:14-29

Memorial of St. Paul Miki and companions, died 1597; the 26 Japanese martyrs–priests, brothers, laymen, Franciscans, Jesuits, Secular Franciscans, catechists, doctors, artisans, servants, old men, and children–crucified on what is now known as the Holy Mountain Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/6/20 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13

Memorial of St. Agatha, 230-251; virgin-martyr; arrested as a Christian, and sent to a house of prostitution, but was preserved from being violated, and was later put to death; patroness of Palermo and Catania Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/5/20 Gospel: Mark 6:1-6

Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Andrew Corsini, 1302-1374; wild in his youth, he converted and became a Carmelite; known as “the Apostle of Florence”; named bishop of Fiesole in 1349 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/4/20 Gospel: Mark 5:21-43

Optional Memorial of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, died about 316 A.D.; patron of illnesses of the throat Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/3/20 Gospel: Mark 5:1-20

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/2/20 Gospel: Luke 2:22-40

Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: st. Veridiana, 1182-1242; Benedictine virgin and recluse; visited by St. Francis of Assisi in 1211 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/1/20 Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

Memorial of St. John Bosco, 1815-1888; known for his work in the education of young boys; founder of the Salesians Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/31/20 Gospel: Mark 4:26-34

Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bathildis, 626-680; married King Clovis II, of the Frankish kingdom, and bore him three sons; after one of her sons was crowned king, she retired to a Benedictine monastery which she had founded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/30/20 Gospel: […]

Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Dallan; lost his sight; wrote a poem honoring St. Columba, and after its publication, received his sight back; killed by pirates in 598 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/29/20 Gospel: Mark 4:1-20