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Monday of the Second Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Matilda, 892-968; married Henry the Fowler, who eventually ascended to the German throne; Matilda was noted for her piety and charitable works; widowed in 936; built three convent and a monastery; died at the monastery at Quedlinburg

Second Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/13/22 Gospel: Luke 9:28-36

Saturday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Seraphina, 1238-1253; born to a poor family; known for self-denial and acts of penance; struck with a mysterious disease which disfigured and paralyzed her; died on the feast of St. Gregory the Great, as foretold by him to her in a dream Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/12/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Friday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Sophronius of Jerusalem, 560-638; became an ascetic in his late teens or early twenties; fled Persian invaders, and returned to Jerusalem in 619; elected patriarch of Jerusalem in 634 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/11/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26

Thursday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. John Ogilvie, 1579-1615. born on Scottish nobility, raised a Calvinist, converted to the Catholic faith and became a Jesuit; brought many people in Scotland back to the Catholic faith; betrayed by one posing as a Catholic, and was ultimately sentenced to death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/10/22 Gospel: Matthew 7:7-12

Wednesday of the First Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; married to a young nobleman who gave his blessing for Frances to serve the poor; in spite of family tragedies, Frances opened a section of her house as a hospital; founded a society of women bound by no vows who served the poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/22 Gospel: Luke 11:29-32

Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Commemoration of St. John of God, 1495-1550; at the age of 40, went to Africa to free captive Christians and be martyred; after being advised against seeking martyrdom, he returned to Spain to operate a relgious goods store; inspired by St. John of Avila, he publicly beat himself, for which he was committed; eventually, he started a house to care for the sick poor; his helpers formed the Brothers Hospitallers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15

Monday of the First Week of Lent Commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity; Perpetua was a noblewoman with an infant son; Felicity was a slave and expectant mother; both were Christians, and were martyred in the public games in Carthage in 203 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/22 Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46

First Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/6/22 Gospel: Luke 4:1-13

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Saint of the Day: St. John Joseph of the Cross, 1654-1734; joined the Franciscans at the age of 16, and was assigned to establish a new friary even before being ordained; served as novice master, guardian, and provincial; when his term as provincial expired, he dedicated himself to hearing confessions and practicing mortification--in contrast to the so-called "Age of Enlightenment" which was dawning Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/5/22 Gospel: Luke 5:27-32

Friday after Ash Wednesday Commemoration of St. Casimir, 1458-1483; son of the King of Poland; lived a highly disciplined life, even as a teenager, sleeping on the ground, spending much of the night in prayer, dedicated himself to lifelong celibacy; died of lung trouble at the age of 25 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/4/22

Thursday after Ash Wednesday Commemoration of St. Katharine Drexel, 1858-1955; gave up a family fortune to become a missionary to Native Americans and other people of color, establishing more than 50 missions in 16 states Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/3/22 Gospel: Luke 9:22-25

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/2/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. David of Wales; patron saint of Wales, perhaps the most famous of British saints; founded many monasteries; eventually became primate of the region

Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Oswald; a Dane by birth, he became bishop of Worcester, England, in 962, and archbishop of York in 972; he built many monasteries, and is credited, in part, for the revival of English monasticism; died 992 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/22 Gospel: Mark 10:17-27

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/27/22 Gospel: Luke 6:39-45

Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Isabel of France, 1225-1270; sister of St. Louis, daughter of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile; refused marriage to live a life of virginity consecrated to God; founded the Franciscan Monastery of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Paris Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/26/22 Gospel: Mark 10:13-16

Friday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Walburga, 710-779; sister of St. Willibald and Winebald; became a nun, and was sent to Germany to assist St. Boniface; later became abbess of the double monastery at Heidenheim founded by her brother Winebald; after Winebald's death, she served as superior of both the men and women until her death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/25/22 Gospel: Mark 10:1-12

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adela, 1067-1137; youngest daughter of William the Conqueror; famed for endowing churches and monastic institutions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/24/22 Gospel: Mark 9:41-50

Wednesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Polycarp, 69-155, bishop and martyr; disciple of St. John the Apostle, friend of St. Ignatius of Antioch; martyred in the Smyrna stadium at the age of 86 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/23/22 Gospel: Mark 9:38-40