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Wednesday March 1
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Thursday March 2
2
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Friday March 3
3
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St. Katharine Drexel
St. Katharine Drexel was from Philadelphia. She inherited over several million dollars. And she gave it all away! She was especially shocked by the treatment of Native Americans and was appalled by what she read in A Century of Dishonor, a book by Helen Hunt Jackson. She decided to use her money to finance missions for Native American communities.
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Saturday March 4
4
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Sunday March 5
5
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2nd Sunday of Lent Year A (2023)
The readings for the 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A focus on our personal encounter with God. Some possible themes for this weekend are prayer, the person of Christ, and the call to holiness.
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Monday March 6
6
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Tuesday March 7
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Wednesday March 8
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Thursday March 9
9
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Friday March 10
10
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Saturday March 11
11
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Sunday March 12
12
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3rd Sunday of Lent Year A (2023)
The readings for the 3rd Sunday of Lent Year A help us think about our true desires Some possible themes for this weekend are change of heart, baptism, and social justice, especially racism and immigration.
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Monday March 13
13
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Tuesday March 14
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Wednesday March 15
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Thursday March 16
16
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Friday March 17
17
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St. Patrick
March 17 is the Feast of St. Patrick.St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, engineers, and paralegals. He is especially known for using the image of the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity.
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Saturday March 18
18
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Cyril of Jerusalem was a fourth century bishop. During his time, there was a faction within the Church, known as Arians, who did not believe that Jesus was truly divine. Cyril was unjustly accused of belonging to this faction and sent into exile. Eventually, he was cleared of these rumors at the Council at Constantinople. This is the council where the Nicene Creed was developed, declaring that Jesus was consubstantial with the Father.
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Sunday March 19
19
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4th Sunday of Lent Year A (2023)
The readings for the 4th Sunday of Lent Year A are about sight and blindness. Some possible themes for this weekend are light and darkness, or how we see ourselves, others, and God.
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Monday March 20
20
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Tuesday March 21
21
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Wednesday March 22
22
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Thursday March 23
23
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Friday March 24
24
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Saturday March 25
25
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Annunciation
The Feast of the Annunciation is celebrated on March 25. This feast day commemorates the announcement of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she had been chosen to be the mother of Jesus.
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Sunday March 26
26
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5th Sunday of Lent Year A (2023)
The readings for the 5th Sunday of Lent Year A are about how God can take us from death to new life. So some possible themes for this Sunday are new life, resurrection, the Pascal Mystery, and reconciliation.
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Monday March 27
27
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Tuesday March 28
28
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Wednesday March 29
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Thursday March 30
30
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Friday March 31
31
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