Daybreak for February 28, 2026

  • Saturday of the First Week of Lent
  • Saint of the Day: Pope St. Hilary; on the death of Pope Leo the Great, Hilary was elected pope; he worked to strengthen the Church in France and Spain; he rebuilt many Roman churches and erected thechapelofSt. John Lateran; Hilary consolidated the Church in Sandi, Africa, and Gaul; he died in Rome on February 28, 468
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/26
  • Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48