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Memorial of Sts. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop
Today is the Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius. St. Cyril (827-869) was a priest and a philosopher and accompanied his brother St. Methodius (826-885) to Moravia to preach the Gospel. They both perfected a Slavonic alphabet which is now known as the Cyrillic alphabet and translated the…
Ordinary Time: February 14th
Memorial of Sts. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop
Today is the Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius. St. Cyril (827-869) was a priest and a philosopher and accompanied his brother St. Methodius (826-885) to Moravia to preach the Gospel. They both perfected a... More
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Ordinary Time: February 13th
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today is Thursday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates Bl. Christine of Spoleto (1435-1458). Born Agostina Camozzi in Osteno, Como, Italy, she was the daughter of a well-known... More
Ordinary Time: February 12th
Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Today is Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology, commemorates St. Eulalia (290-304), the most celebrated virgin martyr of Spain. She was a native of Merida, thirteen years of age, and... More
Ordinary Time: February 11th
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Our Lady of Lourdes
Today is Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes today, marking the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old Marie... More
Ordinary Time: February 10th
Memorial of St. Scholastica, Virgin
Today is the Memorial of St. Scholastica (480-547). She was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict's direction, Scholastica founded a... More
Ordinary Time: February 9th
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today marks the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. From Fr. Roger Landry's reflection on the Gospel: After Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon Peter, "Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch!" The... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Ordinary Time: February 8th
Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Jerome Emiliani, Priest; Opt Mem of St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin
Today is Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. The Church offers two Optional Memorials for today: —St. Jerome Emiliani (1481-1537) was born in Venice in 1486. He converted to Christianity after a rather... More
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Ordinary Time: February 7th
Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Today is Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates Blessed Pius IX (1792-1878), who reigned as pope from 1846-1878. He was the last pope to hold temporal power for the Papal... More
Ordinary Time: February 6th
Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
Today is the Memorial of St. Paul Miki, a Japanese Jesuit, and his twenty-five companions (d. 1597), who were martyred in Nagasaki, Japan. They were the first martyrs of East Asia to be canonized. They were killed simultaneously... More
Ordinary Time: February 5th
Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Agatha (d. 250), who died in defense of her purity, in Catania, Sicily. After Quintanus, the governor of Sicily, tried in vain to force her to consent to sin, she was imprisoned for a... More
Ordinary Time: February 4th
Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Today is Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Jane (or Joan) de Valois (1464-1505), Queen of France, foundress of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation of the... More
“I am a human being”: The Elephant Man (1980), w/ Andrew PetiprinCriteria: The Catholic Film Podcast
