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9 February 2026 Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time Altar of Saint Apollonia in the Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Zagreb, Croatia Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13The Ark of the Covenant is brought into the TempleSolomon called the elders of Israel together in Jerusalem to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the Citadel of David, which is Zion. All the men of Israel assembled round King Solomon in the month of Ethanim, at the time of the feast (that is, the seventh month), and the priests took...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/9/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 24:28-49 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well....

Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

8 February 2026 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Gerolamo Emiliani Sanctuary, Lake Como, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 58:7-10Then will your light shine like the dawnThus says the Lord:Share your bread with the hungry,and shelter the homeless poor,clothe the man you see to be nakedand do not turn from your own kin.Then will your light shine like the dawnand your wound be quickly healed over.Your integrity will go before youand the glory of the Lord behind you.Cry, and the Lord will answer;call, and he will say, ‘I am here.’If you do away with the yoke,the clenched...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/8/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 24:10-27 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee,...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men,...

7 February 2026 Saturday of week 4 in Ordinary Time Altarpiece and shrine of Saint Richard the Pilgrim, in San Frediano, at Lucca, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading1 Kings 3:4-13Solomon chooses the gift of wisdomKing Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, since that was the greatest of the high places – Solomon offered a thousand holocausts on that altar. At Gibeon the Lord appeared in a dream to Solomon during the night. God said, ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’ Solomon replied, ‘You showed great kindness to your servant David, my father,...

6 February 2026 Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyrs on Friday of week 4 in Ordinary Time Church of Saint Amandus in Nederhasselt, Ninove, BelgiumReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingEcclesiasticus 47:2-13David sang out of love for his MakerAs the fat is set apart from the communion sacrifice, so David was chosen out of all the sons of Israel.He played with lions as though with kids, and with bears as though with lambs of the flock.While still a boy, did he not slay the giant,...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/7/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 24 24 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I...

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Law Enforcement, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. (1 Timothy 2:1-2) AMERICA HAS BECOME EGYPT, BABYLON AND SODOM ALL ROLLED INTO ONE, SHE HAS BEEN WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE AND FOUND WANTING. (nowtheendbegins.com)

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/6/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 23 23 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. We The People Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God....

5 February 2026 Saint Agatha, Virgin, Martyr on Thursday of week 4 in Ordinary TimeSaint Agatha Church, Saint Louis, MissouriReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12David's dying exhortation to SolomonAs David’s life drew to its close he laid this charge on his son Solomon, ‘I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong and show yourself a man. Observe the injunctions of the Lord your God, following his ways and keeping his laws, his commandments, his customs and his decrees, as it stands...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/5/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 22 22 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

4 February 2026 Wednesday of week 4 in Ordinary Time Corsini Chapel, in the church of San Giovanni in Laterano, RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading2 Samuel 24:2,8-17David takes the guilt on himself to save IsraelKing David said to Joab and to the senior army officers who were with him, ‘Now go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and take a census of the people; I wish to know the size of the population.’ Having covered the whole country, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. Joab gave...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(2/4/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 21:22-122 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said,...

As our nation marks the 250th anniversary of America's founding, we pause not simply to celebrate history - but to seek the God who gave it purpose. Real Life Network, in partnership with Family Research Council, invites you to stream live the National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance. Held at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, the gathering will bring together members of the United States Congress, state, and evangelical leaders from across the nation. America needs God. Let's be in prayer for our nation together!

3 February 2026 Tuesday of week 4 in Ordinary TimeThe Church of St. Blaise, Sebaste, Antique, Philippines Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First reading2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30-19:3David mourns AbsalomAbsalom happened to run into some of David’s followers. Absalom was riding a mule and the mule passed under the thick branches of a great oak. Absalom’s head caught fast in the oak and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule he was riding went on. Someone saw this and told Joab. ‘I have just seen Absalom’ he said ‘hanging from an oak.’ Joab...