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EMBER FRIDAY - FAST and ABSTINENCE, Nuestra Señora de la Peña / Our Lady of the Rock (1434), The Feast of the Sacred Lance and Nails - Friday after the 1st Sunday in Lent, St Peter Damian and the Saints for 23 February

EMBER FRIDAY – FAST and ABSTINENCEIn case you have forgotten about Ember Days as they are not promoted or encouraged since Vatican II, here is a reminder:https://anastpaul.com/2020/12/16/today-is-an-ember-day-did-you-remember/ The Feast of the Sacred Lance and Nails – Friday after the 1st Sunday in Lent:The Supreme Pontiff, Innocent VI, in his Decree establishing the Feast and Office of the…

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Saint of the Day – 23 February – Saint Milburga (Died 715) Abbess

Saint of the Day – 23 February – Saint Milburga (Died 715) Prioress, Abbess, Miracle-worker. Born in the 7th Century England and died in 715 at the Much Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire, England of natural causes. Patronage – of birds. Also known as – Milburg, Milburge, Mildburg, Mildburga, Milburgh. Additional Memorial – 25 June (translation of relics). Milburga lived when the peoples of Anglo-Saxon…

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A Day of Fasting, The Vigil of the Apostle Saint Matthias, Nuestra Señora de la Peña / Our Lady of the Rock, Spain (1434), St Peter Damian (1007-1072) and Memorials of the Saints - 23 February

Thursday after Ash Wednesday – A Day of Fasting The Vigil of the Apostle Saint Matthias St Peter Damian OSB (1007-1072) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, Benedictine Monk, Confessor, Theologian, Reformer, Writer, Teacher, Preacher, Poet, Papal Envoy, Doctor of the Church. Dante placed him in one of the highest circles of Paradiso as a great predecessor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Peter was acclaimed as…

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