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Thu. 1/27
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> Commemoration: Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe
Sts. Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe,
Co-workers With the Apostles
[IMAGE]
Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe: holy women who advanced the faith of the Church
Prayer:
Almighty God, who inspired your servants Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe to uphold and sustain yo...
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Fri. 1/28
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> Commemoration: Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas,
Priest, Friar, and Theologian
[IMAGE]
St. Thomas Aquinas
Detail from Valle Romita Polyptych by Gentile da Fabriano (c. 1400)
Prayer:
Almighty God, you have enriched your Church with the singular Learning and holi...
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Sun. 1/30
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All day
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Commemoration: King Charles I
Charles I of England and Scotland,
King and Martyr
d. 30 January 1649
[IMAGE]
Portrait from the studio of Anthony van Dyck, 1636
Prayer:
Blessed Lord, in whose sight the death of thy saints is Precious: We magnify thy name for thine abundan...
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Tue. 2/1
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All day
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> Commemoration: St Bridget of Kildare
St Bridget of Kildare,
Abbess
d. 1 February 523
[IMAGE]
Prayers:
Everliving God, we rejoice today in the fellowship of your Blessed servant Brigid, and we give you thanks for her life of devoted service. Inspire us with life and light, and g...
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Wed. 2/2
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All day
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The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Feast of the Presentation
of Our Lord Jesus Christ
[IMAGE]
Presentation at the Temple by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1342 (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)
Prayer:
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your Only-begotten Son was ...
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Thu. 2/3
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> Commemoration: Saint Anskar
Saint Anskar,
Bishop and Missionary to Denmark and Sweden
d. 3 February 865
[IMAGE]
A depiction of Saint Ansgar from the Church Trinitatis, in Hamburg, Germany
Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, who sent your servant Anskar as An apostle...
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Fri. 2/4
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All day
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> Commemoration: St. Cornelius the Centurion
Sant Cornelius the Centurion
[IMAGE]
Peter baptizing Cornelius
depicted on the 12th-century baptismal font
in St. Bartholomew’s Church in Liège, Belgium
Prayer:
O God, who by your Spirit called Cornelius the Centurion to be the f...
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Sat. 2/5
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All day
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> Commemoration: The Martyrs of Japan
The Martyrs of Japan
5 February 1597
[IMAGE]
The 26 Martyrs of Japan at Nagasaki. (1628 engraving)
Prayer:
O God our Father, source of strength to all your saints, who Brought the holy martyrs of Japan through the suffering of the cross to t...
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Sun. 2/6
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Sun. 2/13
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All day
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> Commemoration: Absalom Jones and Richard Allen
Absalom Jones
and
Richard Allen
13 February 1818
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
Set us free, heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and Fear: that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servants Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, we may show forth in...
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Mon. 2/14
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All day
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> Commemoration: Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine,
Martyr
d. 14 February 269
[IMAGE]
The Triumph of Saint Valentine painted by Valentin Metzinger, circa 18th century
Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of your Love in the heart of your holy martyr Va...
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> Commemoration: Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Monk and Bishop, Missionaries to the Slavs,
d. 869, 885
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, by the power of the Holy Spirit you moved your servant Cyril and his brother Methodius to bring the light of the...
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Tue. 2/15
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> Commemoration: Thomas Bray
Thomas Bray,
Priest and Missionary,
d. 15 February 1730
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
O God of compassion, who opened the eyes of your servant Thomas Bray to see the needs of the Church in the New World, and led him to found societies to meet those needs:...
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Thu. 2/17
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> Commemoration: Janani Luwum
Janani Luwum,
Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr
16 February 1977
[IMAGE]
Prayers:
O God, by whose providence the blood of the martyrs is the seed Of the Church: Grant that we who remember before you blessed Janani, Archbishop and Martyr in Uganda...
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Fri. 2/18
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> Commemoration: Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Reformer of the Church
d. 1546
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
O God, our refuge and our strength: You raised up your servant Martin Luther to reform and renew your Church in the light of your word. Defend and purify the Church in our own day a...
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Sun. 2/20
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> Commemoration: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Prophetic Witness,
d. 1895
[IMAGE]
Frederick Douglass, c.1840s, in his 20s.
Prayer:
Almighty God, whose truth makes us free: We bless your Name for the witness of Frederick Douglass, whose impassioned and reasonable speec...
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12:15 PM
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> Holy Eucharist Service
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Mon. 2/21
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> Commemoration: John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman
Priest and Theologian,
d. 1890
[IMAGE]
Prayer:
God of all wisdom, we thank you for John Henry Newman, whose eloquence bore witness that your Church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, and who made his own life a pilgrimag...
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