Saint of the Day: St. Claude de Colombiere, 1641-1682; friend and confessor of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque; served as superior of a small Jesuit residence in Burgundy; he was then sent to England to serve as confessor to the Duchess of York; due to tensions against Catholics, Claude was imprisoned and banished, but his health was ruined
Memorial of Saints Cyril (827-869) and Methodius (815-884); brothers who evangelized the Slavic peoples; they translated the Gospels, the psalter, Paul's letters, and the liturgical books into Slavonic, and composed a Slavonic liturgy
Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes; the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, with a message of conversion and penance; the apparitions were confirmed by Church authorities in 1862, and the feast became worldwide in 1907
Memorial of St. Scholastica, 480-542; twin sister of St. Benedict; founded a religious community for women near her brother's monastery; she and her brother visited annually; on their final visit, Benedict refused to stay for the night, so Scholastica prayed to God, who sent a severe thunderstorm
Saint of the Day: St. Alto; Eighth Century hermit and missionary; founded an abbey in Bavaria; St. Boniface came in 750 to dedicate the abbey church; Alto died in 760 A.D.
Optional Memorial of St. Jerome Emiliani, 1486-1537; irreligious soldier who spent time in prison and learned to pray; on his escape, began studying for the priesthood; cared for the sick and hungry during famine in northern Italy; founded the Clerks Regular of Somasca in 1532; died of a disease contracted while tending the sick
Saint of the Day: St. Luke the Younger; tried to become a religious, but was arrested as an escaped slave; finally became a hermit on Mount Joannitsa, near Corinth; revered for his holiness and miracles; died 946 A.D.
Memorial of St. Agatha, 230-251; very little is known of her with certainty, excep that she was martyred in Sicily during the persecution of Emperor Decius; patroness of both Palermo and Catania
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/5/22
Gospel: Mark 6:30-34
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