Thursday after Ash Wednesday Saint of the Day: St. Barbatus of Benevento, 612-682; born in Italy, ordained in Marcona; he was sent to Benevento, where he evangelized and converted many; when the assault of the Byzantine emperor ended and peace came, Barbatus was named bishop of Benevento; he attended the Council of Constantinople in 680, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Ash Wednesday – The Beginning of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/18/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time – “Fat Tuesday” Optional Memorial of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order; they founded this order in 1240, striving for personal sanctification, world evangelism, and an increase in Marian devotion; the Servite Order grew quickly, to Europe, South Asia, and North America; their devotions include The […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Onesimus; First Century martyr and former slave whose story is told by St. Paul in his letter to Philemon; Onesimus had been a slave of Philemon, but escaped; Paul met him in prison, where he baptized him; Paul wrote to Philemon, asking […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/15/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-37 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius; Ninth Century monk and bishop, respectively; brothers who had appointments in the Byzantine civil service before embracing monastic life; they were sent as missionaries to Moravia, where they translated the liturgical books into the Slavonic language; Cyril died in Rome in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Catherine Ricci, 1522-1589; entered theconventof the Dominicannuns at Prat in Tuscany, in her fourteenth year; while very young, she was chosen Mistress of Novices, then subprioress, and at twenty-five years of age she became perpetual prioress; her sanctity drew many to her […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Julian the Hospitaller; lived in the Fourth Century; legend has it that he killed his noble parents in a case of mistaken identity; he thought that his wife was with another man, so he struck them both in bed; shortly after, his […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes; in 1858 in Lourdes, France, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous; eventually, thousands gathered around her to witness the events, including the appearance of a new, surging spring (still present today) from which Bernadette drank; today, […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Scholastica, 480-543; sister of St. Benedict; she founded and ran a nunnery in the Benedictine tradition; as Abbess, Saint Scholastica aided in the spiritual formation of many holy sisters; God answered her with thunder and storms when she pleaded Him to convince her brother […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Raynald of Nocera, 1150-1225; Benedictine bishop who served the order in various capacities until receiving appointment asbishopofNocera in 1222; owing to his excellent service in that capacity, he is considered the patron of Nocera Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/9/26 […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/8/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more