Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
Commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity; African martyrs who became Christian catechumens; they were arrested but stayed true to their faith despite deplorable prison conditions and earnest pleas from Perpetua’s father to renounce her faith; along with three other catechumens, they were executed in the amphitheater at Carthage in 203
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/26
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

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<li>Saturday of the Second Week of Lent</li>
<li>Commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity; African martyrs who became Christian catechumens; they were arrested but stayed true to their faith despite deplorable prison conditions and earnest pleas from Perpetua&rsquo;s father to renounce her faith; along with three other catechumens, they were executed in the amphitheater at Carthage in 203</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32</li>
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Daybreak for March 7, 2026

Monday of the Third Week of Lent
Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; at the age of 12, she was arranged to marry Lorenzo Ponziani; the marriage lasted forty years and bore three children; Frances’ two daughters were killed, her husband seriously wounded, and her son nearly escaped ransom; these events led her into deep prayer and a life of service; caring for the sick and poor of the city, Frances turned part of her family estate into a hospital, and she eventually founded the Olivetan Oblates of Mary, a group of pious women not cloistered or vowed but serving the needs of their community through prayer and acts of charity; after her husband’s death, Frances moved into the monastery and became its president
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/26
Gospel: Luke 4:24-30

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<li>Monday of the Third Week of Lent</li>
<li>Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; at the age of 12, she was arranged to marry Lorenzo Ponziani; the marriage lasted forty years and bore three children; Frances&rsquo; two daughters were killed, her husband seriously wounded, and her son nearly escaped ransom; these events led her into deep prayer and a life of service; caring for the sick and poor of the city, Frances turned part of her family estate into a hospital, and she eventually founded the Olivetan Oblates of Mary, a group of pious women not cloistered or vowed but serving the needs of their community through prayer and acts of charity; after her husband&rsquo;s death, Frances moved into the monastery and became its president</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 4:24-30</li>
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Daybreak for March 9, 2026

Third Sunday of Lent
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/8/26
Gospel: John 4:5-42

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<li>Third Sunday of Lent</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/8/26</li>
<li>Gospel: John 4:5-42</li>
</ul>

Daybreak for March 8, 2026

Friday of the Second Week of Lent
Saint of the Day: St. Fridolin; Sixth Century Irishman, venerated as the "Apostle of the Upper Rhine"; he traveled to France and settled in Poitiers, rebuilding the monastery of St. Hilary which had been destroyed by Vandals; he then became a hermit on the Rhine, and built the abbey of Sackingen; he was known as "The Wanderer" because of his many evangelizing trips in the region; Fridolin died in 540
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/6/26
Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46

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<li>Friday of the Second Week of Lent</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Fridolin; Sixth Century Irishman, venerated as the "Apostle of the Upper Rhine"; he traveled to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=4817">France</a>&nbsp;and settled in Poitiers, rebuilding the monastery of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=992">St. Hilary</a> which had been destroyed by Vandals; he then became a hermit on the Rhine, and built the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=19">abbey</a> of Sackingen; he was known as "The Wanderer" because of his many evangelizing trips in the region; Fridolin died in 540</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/6/26</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46</li>
</ul>

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