From Saturday of the First Week of Lent Francis and the Sultan. Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Psalm 119:1-2,4-5,7-8: Matthew 5:43-48 “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”: Matthew 5:44 Francis’s trip to see the sultan serves as the clearest example of his willingness to consider this passage seriously in his life. This was still…
Author: Andrew Blair
Saint Conran of Orkney (Scotland)
Saint Conran of Orkney, also known as Saint Conran the Bishop, lived during the 7th or 8th century—a time when the conversion of the Norsemen in the Orkney Islands to Christianity was underway. SaintConranBishop of Orkney Born Scotland Residence Orkney Died Orkney Canonized Pre-congregation Feast 14 February Saint Conran of Orkney, a 7th-century Bishop of Orkney, is commemorated…
Celtic Lent
During the Lenten season, O God, You enlighten us to walk in truth and in love; lead us to share the blessings we receive from You. Creator God, enkindle within our hearts a cheerfulness of spirit as we approach each day. O Christ, Lent is the season to renew our lives; may Your Spirit help…
Ash Wednesday 2024
What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter.[1] Ash Wednesday is observed by Catholics, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, Methodists, and Nazarenes, as well as by some churches in the Reformed tradition, including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed, and Presbyterian churches.[2] Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed with fasting and abstinence from meat in…
Saint Brigid of Ireland Christian Feast -1st February
Feastday: February 1Patron: of Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns, and newborn babiesBirth: 451Death: 525 Saint Brigid Hearth Keeper PrayerCourtesy of SaintBrigids.org Brigid of the Mantle, encompass us,Lady of the Lambs, protect us,Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us.Beneath your mantle, gather us,And restore us to memory.Mothers of our mother, Foremothers strong.Guide our hands in yours,Remind us how…