The week of February 15 starts as the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time and then marks the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday at mid-week.
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SUNDAY: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2.15.15
Mass Readings 2.15.15 – FIRST READING: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 – PSALM 32:1-2, 5, 11 – SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1 – GOSPEL: Mark 1:40-45
I turn to You, Lord, in time of trouble, and You fill me with the Joy of Salvation.
A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged Him and said, ‘If you wish, You can make me clean.’ Moved with pity, He stretched out His Hand, touched Him, and said to Him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.’
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MONDAY: Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time 2.16.15
Mass Readings 2.16.15 – FIRST READING: Genesis 4:1-15, 25 – PSALM 50:1 AND 8, 16BC-17, 20-21 – GOSPEL: Mark 8:11-13
Offer to God a sacrifice of praise.
The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus … He sighed from the Depth of His Spirit and said, ‘Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.’ …
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TUESDAY: Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time 2.17.15
Mass Readings 2.17.15 – FIRST READING: Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10 – PSALM 29:1A AND 2, 3AC-4, 3B AND 9C-10 – GOSPEL: Mark 8:14-21
The Lord will Bless His People with Peace.
… Jesus enjoined them, ‘Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.’ …
Saints of the Day: Seven Founders of the Order for Servites
According to the Divine Office, seven holy men in Italy with a special devotion to the Blessed Mother preached throughout Tuscany and founded the Order of Servites, approved by the Holy See in 1304. One of them, Alexis Flaconieri, entered Eternal Life on Feb. 17, 1330.
BEGINNING OF LENT
WEDNESDAY: Ash Wednesday 2.18.15 – Day of Fasting and Abstinence
Mass Readings 2.18.15 – FIRST READING: Joel 2:12-18 – PSALM 51:3-4, 5-6AB, 12-13, 14 AND 17 – SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 – GOSPEL: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Be Merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you …
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THURSDAY: Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2.19.15
Mass Readings 2.19.15 – FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 – PSALM 1:1-2, 3, 4 AND 6 – GOSPEL: Luke 9:22-25
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.’
Then He said to all, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. …
FRIDAY: Friday after Ash Wednesday 2.20.15 – Day of Abstinence
Mass Readings 2.20.15 – FIRST READING: Isaiah 58:1-9A – PSALM 51:3-4, 5-6AB, 18-19 – GOSPEL: Matthew 9:14-15
A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
The Disciples of John approached Jesus and said, ‘Why do … Your Disciples … not fast?’ Jesus answered … ‘Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the Bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the Bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.’
SATURDAY: Saturday after Ash Wednesday 2.21.15
Mass Readings 2.21.15 – FIRST READING: Isaiah 58:9B-14 – PSALM 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 – GOSPEL: Luke 5:27-32
Teach me Your Way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your Truth.
Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. … Jesus said … ‘Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.’
Saint of the Day: Saint Peter Damian
According to the Divine Office, Saint Peter Damian was born in Ravenna in 1007. After starting out as a teacher, he became a prior of a religious community, and promoted religious life with zeal in Italy. Later he assisted Popes with works, writings and missions on behalf of reform. Pope Stephen IX appointed him Bishop and Cardinal. Saint Peter Damian entered Eternal Life in 1072.
SUNDAY: First Sunday of Lent 2.22.15
Mass Readings 2.22.15 – FIRST READING: Genesis 9:8-15 – PSALM 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 – SECOND READING: 1 Peter 3:18-22 – GOSPEL: Mark 1:12-15
Your Ways, O Lord, are Love and Truth to those who keep Your Covenant.
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert … he remained … for forty days, tempted by Satan. … among wild beasts … Angels ministered to Him.
{Following John the Baptist’s arrest] Jesus came to Galilee Proclaiming the Gospel of God: ‘This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.’
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