Our Lady of Lourdes February 11—Optional Memorial Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday) Patroness of bodily ills Mary appears when and where she is needed and speaks our language In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous told her friends that a beautiful young lady was appearing to her in a rock [...]

Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr c. 69–c. 155 February 23—Memorial (Optional Memorial if Lenten Weekday) Liturgical Color: Red (Purple if Lenten Weekday) Patron Saint of earache sufferers The dramatic death of a venerable bishop ends the sub-apostolic age A Catholic bishop is brutally executed in Turkey. His assassin yells “Allahu [...]

Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop 827–869; 815–884 February 14—Memorial (Optional Memorial if Lenten Weekday) Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday) Co-Patrons of Europe and Apostles to the Slavs Two makers of Europe ignite the steady flame of Christianity in the East The Cyrillic alphabet used by hundreds of [...]

February 11—Optional Memorial Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday) Patroness of bodily ills Mary appears when and where she is needed and speaks our language In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous told her friends that a beautiful young lady was appearing to her in a rock formation on the outskirts [...]