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Liturgical Year 2015-2016, Vol. 3

Lent

by Jennifer Gregory Miller and Darden Brock (editors)

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Book Description

This third volume of the 2015-2016 Liturgical Year series covers all the days of Lent, providing a rich set of resources for families to use in living the liturgical year in the domestic church, that is, in their own families. Resources include biographies of the saints to match each feast day, histories of the various celebrations and devotions, descriptions of customs from around the world, and links to prayers, activities and recipes.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to the Liturgical Year
  • Introduction to Lent
  • February 10th (Ash Wednesday)
  • February 11th (Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes)
  • February 12th (Friday after Ash Wednesday)
  • February 13th (Saturday after Ash Wednesday)
  • February 14th (First Sunday of Lent )
  • February 15th (Monday of the First Week of Lent: St. Claude de la Colombiere, priest (some places))
  • February 16th (Tuesday of the First Week of Lent)
  • February 17th (Optional Memorial of Seven Founders of the Order of Servites)
  • February 18th (Thursday of the First Week of Lent)
  • February 19th (Friday of the First Week of Lent)
  • February 20th (Bls. Francisco & Jacinta Marto (Portugal))
  • February 21st (Second Sunday of Lent)
  • February 22nd (Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, apostle)
  • February 23rd (Optional Memorial of St. Polycarp of Smyrna, bishop and martyr)
  • February 24th (Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent)
  • February 25th (Thursday of the Second Week of Lent)
  • February 26th (Friday of the Second Week of Lent)
  • February 27th (Saturday of the Second Week of Lent)
  • February 28th (Third Sunday of Lent)
  • February 29th (Monday of the Third Week of Lent)
  • March 1st (Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent)
  • March 2nd (Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent)
  • March 3rd (Optional Memorial of St. Katharine Drexel, virgin (USA))
  • March 4th (Optional Memorial of St. Casimir of Poland )
  • March 5th (Saturday of the Third Week of Lent)
  • March 6th (Fourth Sunday of Lent)
  • March 7th (Optional Memorial of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs)
  • March 8th (Optional Memorial of St. John of God, religious )
  • March 9th (Optional Memorial of St. Frances of Rome, religious; Feast of St. John Ogilvie, priest and martyr (Scotland))
  • March 10th (Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent)
  • March 11th (Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent)
  • March 12th (Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent)
  • March 13th (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
  • March 14th (Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent)
  • March 15th (Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent )
  • March 16th (Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent)
  • March 17th (Optional Memorial of St. Patrick, bishop and confessor (Solemnity Aus, Ire, Feast New Zeal, Scot, Wales))
  • March 18th (Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop, confessor and doctor)
  • March 19th (Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
  • March 20th (Palm Sunday)
  • March 21st (Monday of Holy Week)
  • March 22nd (Tuesday of Holy Week )
  • March 23rd (Wednesday of Holy Week)
  • March 24th (Holy Thursday)
  • March 25th (Good Friday)
  • March 26th (Holy Saturday — Easter Vigil)