Saint of the Day: St. Colette, 1380-1447; born in France, became a Franciscan tertiary, living as a solitary; left her cell in 1406 in response to a dream directing her to reform the Poor Clares; founded 17 convents with the reformed rule, and reforrmed several older convents; known for her sanctity, ecstacies, and visions of the Passion
Saint of the Day: St. John Joseph of the Cross, 1654-1734; Franciscan, put in charge of establishing a new friary before he was even ordained; appointed novice master, guardian, and provincial; know for his humility
Commemoration of St. Casimir, 1458-1483; dedicated himself to lifelong celibacy at a young age; after an unsuccessful military intervention in Hungary, he vowed never to become in wars; reigned briefly as King of Poland in his father’s absence
Commemoration of St. Katharine Drexel, 1858-1955; gave up the wealth into which she was born to serve Native Americans and other people of color; Mother Drexel opened black Catholics schools in 13 states, plus 40 mission centers and 23 rural schools; founded Xavier University, New Orleans, the first Catholic university in the United States for African-Americans
Saint of the Day: St. Agnes of Bohemia, 1205-1282; daughter of the king and queen of Bohemia; refused numerous suitors to enter religious life; built a hospital for the poor, and financed construction of a Poor Clare monastery in Prague; known for prayer, obedience, and mortification
Saint of the Day: St. Leander of Seville, 534-600; monk who became bishop of Seville; helped to convert the Visigoths; first bishop to introduce the Nicene Creed at mass
Saint of the Day: St. Isable of France, 1225-1270; sister of St. Louis, and daughter of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile; lived a life of virginity, consecrated to God; ministered to the sick and poor; founded the Franciscan Monastery of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Paris, and lived there without becoming a nun
Saint of the Day: St. Walburga, 710-779; sister of Saints Willibald and Winebald; assisted St. Boniface in his missionary work in Germany; became abbess of the double monstery founded by Winebald
Saint of the Day: St. Adela, 1067-1137; daughter of William the Conqueror; married Stephen III, Count of Blois; endowed abbeys and churches; after being widowed, Adela became a nun, and lived in the convent until her death
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/24/21
Gospel: Luke 11:29-32
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