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The blessed commonly associated with ashes are then "imposed" on the  faithful as a sign of conversion, "." 2623 On the day of Pentecost, the penance, fasting and human Adoration: 8:00 a.m.—noon Spirit of the Promise was poured mortality. The ashes are blessed at Tuesday, February 16 Although not much of St. out on the disciples, gathered least during the first Mass of the day,  Valentine's life is reliably known, 92 but they may also be imposed during Live Stream on "together in one place." While all the Masses of the day, after the and whether or not the stories awaiting the Spirit, "all these with homily, and even outside the time of our Church Website Saturday, February 20 involve two different by the one accord devoted themselves to Mass to meet the needs of the same name is also not officially prayer."93 The Spirit who teaches faithful. or deacons normally Mass: 7 a.m. Live Stream on John and Blanche celebrated decided, it is highly agreed that the Church and recalls for her impart this sacramental. The ashes 94 are made from the palms used at the  our Church Website their 65th Wedding Anniversary St. Valentine was martyred and everything that Jesus said was previous Passion Sunday ceremonies. on December 22nd, 2020. John then buried on the Via Flaminia also to form her in the life of Wednesday, February 17 Mass: 8 a.m. Malachi met Blanche Mathis in to the north of Rome. — Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year, Msgr. Peter J. Elliott prayer. May of 1955. They wed seven Live Stream on The act of putting on ashes months later on December 22, In 1969, the Roman Catholic 2624 In the first community of symbolizes fragility and mortality, Jerusalem, believers "devoted and the need to be redeemed by the our Church Website Mass: 5 p.m. 1955. Church removed St. Valentine themselves to the apostles' mercy of God. Far from being a Mass: 7 a.m. from the General Roman merely external act, the Church has  Calendar, because so little is teaching and fellowship, to the retained the use of ashes to symbolize  known about him. However, the breaking of bread, and the that attitude of internal penance to 95 Sunday, February 21 church still recognizes him as a prayers." This sequence is which all the baptized are called characteristic of the Church's during Lent. Live Stream on saint, listing him in the February Thursday, February 18 14 spot of Roman Martyrolgy. prayer: founded on the apostolic — Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy our Church Website faith; authenticated by charity; Live Stream on From the very early times the nourished in the Eucharist. Mass: 10 a.m. The legends attributed to the of the approach of our Church Website Christ's passion and death was mysterious saint are as 2625 In the first place these are observed by a period of self-denial. St. Mass: 7 a.m.  inconsistent as the actual prayers that the faithful hear and Athanasius in the year 339 enjoined identification of the man. read in the Scriptures, but also upon the people of Alexandria the 40 that they make their own - days' fast he saw practiced in Rome and elsewhere, "to the end that while Weekly Readings St. Valentine refused to renounce especially those of the Psalms, in all the world is fasting, we who are in Vocation View John and Blanche are the proud his faith and and was view of their fulfillment in Egypt should not become a laughing 2/15—GN 4:1-15, 25; MK 8:11-13 parents of four children, Denise, executed outside the Flaminian Christ.96 The Holy Spirit, who stock as the only people who do not Lisa, Kim and the late John III. The Psalmist calls to be glad, Gate on February 14, 269. thus keeps the memory of Christ fast but take our pleasure in those They have been active members of days." On Ash Wednesday in the early 2/16—GN 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10; However, other tales of St. alive in his Church at prayer, also rejoice and exult in the Lord. Our Mother of Mercy for over 30 Valentine's life claim he was exe- leads her toward the fullness of days, the went barefoot to St. MK 8:14-21 Sabina's in Rome "to begin with holy For many, the day of their years. John has served as a cuted either in the year 269, 270, truth and inspires new fasts the exercises of Christian is the happiest day of Eucharistic minister and Acolyte. 273 or 280. Other depictions of formulations expressing the warfare, that as we do battle with the 2/17—JI 2:12-18; 2 COR 5:20-6:2; Blanche has served as a lector their life; rather, live the St. Valentine's arrests tell that he unfathomable mystery of Christ at spirits of evil, we may be protected by MT 6:1-6, 16-18 the help of self-denial." and CCE teacher. secretly married couples so work in his Church's life, challenge to continue to grow husbands wouldn't have to go to sacraments, and mission. These — Daily Missal of the Mystical Body deeper in love with your 2/18—DT 30:15-20; LK 9:22-25 Theirs is a beautiful example of war. Another variation of the formulations are developed in the With prayers and love, spouse each day of your God’s love. Congratulations and legend of St. Valentine says he great liturgical and spiritual 2/19—IS 58:1-9a; MT 9:14-15 married life. may you continue to love God and refused to sacrifice to pagan gods, traditions. The forms of each other. was imprisoned and while prayer revealed in the apostolic Fr. Bart, S.V.D. 2/20—IS 58:9b-14; LK 5:27-32 imprisoned he healed the jailer's and canonical Scriptures remain blind daughter. On the day of his 2/21—GN 9:8-15; 1 PT 3:18-22;  normative for . Divine Word Vocation Office 1 execution, he left the girl a note 92 2:1. MK 1:12-15 That everything we do is for the signed, "Your Valentine." Acts -800-553-3321 glory of God. 93 Acts 1:14. 94 Cf. Jn 14:26. www.svdvocations.org  95 Acts 2:42.  96 Cf. Lk 24:27,44.