• Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
• Optional Memorial of St. Katharine Drexel, 1858-1955; born in Philadelphia, and grew up in a privileged atmosphere; but when nursing her terminally ill stepmother, her life took a turn; on a trip to Europe, Pope Leo XIII invited her to become a missionary, and she returned to the United States to begin her systematic aid to Indian missions; Mother Drexel and her band of nuns opened a boarding school in Santa Fe; in all, she opened 50 missions for Indians in 16 states; at 72, she suffered a heart attack, and spent almost 20 years of quiet, intense prayer from a small room overlooking the sanctuary
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/3/25
• Gospel: Mark 10:17-27

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