St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Ft. Hood Roman Catholic Community

02/12/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Julian the Hospitaller
PATRONAGE: hospitality, travelers, innkeepers, boatmen, pilgrims, and knights.
FEAST DAY: February 12th
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St. Julian the Hospitaller (4th c.) came from a wealthy noble family in Europe. Little of his life is known with certainty. According to legend he married a noble widow, and was put under a curse at some point in his life. The curse was that he would one day kill his parents. To prevent this from happening, Julian and his wife moved far away from them. Julian's parents later found their whereabouts and made an unexpected visit while Julian was away. Julian's wife offered them her bed to sleep for the night. When Julian arrived home and found his bed occupied with a couple, he slew them both assuming it was his wife with another man.
When Julian learned the truth, he was horrified by his actions and spent the rest of his life in penance. He and his wife went on a pilgrimage to Rome, and on their return established a hospital to continue their penance, dedicating their lives to caring for the poor and sick. One day a l***r came to stay in the hospital; after Julian cared for his wounds, the l***r revealed himself to be an angel and told Julian that God granted him absolution for his sins. The hospital was built near a river that was often crossed by pilgrims on their way to the Crusades.

02/11/2026

11 February 2026 Divine Mercy Chaplet
Jesus I Trust in You

02/11/2026

February 11th
'OUR LADY OF LOURDES'
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On February 11, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubiroux in the hollow rock of Massabielle in southern France. That year Bernadette would report a total of 18 apparitions of a woman she described as "lovelier than I have ever seen." The woman in the vision revealed herself as the "Immaculate Conception," in confirmation of this dogma of the Catholic faith which was infallibly defined by the Holy Father just four years previous. Our Lady told Bernadette to drink from an unseen fountain at the grotto, and called for a chapel to be built there. When Bernadette scratched at the ground, a stream of pure spring water surged forth. This stream demonstrated healing properties, and it continues to draw pilgrims to the grotto from around the globe. A basilica was built upon the rock of the Massabielle in response to Our Lady's request, and in 1876 it was consecrated as the "Church of the Rosary." Due to the multitudes of medically documented miraculous healings, the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world.

02/11/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY
Blessed Bartholomew Of Olmedo
FEAST DAY: February 11th
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Blessed Bartholomew of Olmedo (1485-1524) was a Spanish Mercedarian priest, and the first priest to arrive on Mexican soil in 1516 at the age of 31. He was the chaplain for the expedition of Spanish Conquistador Fernando Cortés, who began the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the downfall of the Aztec empire. Bartholomew was well-liked by the native people. He taught them the Christian faith and exhorted them to end their practice of human sacrifice. He also defended them against injustice and restrained Cortés from acting out in violence against them. Bartholomew taught the native Mexicans devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Mercy, which they embraced. Blessed Bartholomew of Olmedo baptized more than 2500 people before he died in Mexico in 1524 at the age of 39. He was buried in Santiago de Tlatelolco.

02/10/2026

February 10, 2026

02/10/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY
Saint Scholastica; Virgin (memorial)
PATRONAGE: nuns and against lightening, rain, and storms.
CANONIZED: Pope Gregory I in the 7th century.
FEAST DAY: February 10th
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St. Scholastica (480-542 A.D.) was born in Nursia, Italy, to a noble Roman family, along with her twin brother, the famous St. Benedict of Nursia. Their mother died in childbirth.
St. Scholastica was dedicated to God as a child, and from a young age both siblings sensed a special divine calling. They both entered religious life and established communities within five miles of each other. St. Scholastica led a convent near Monte Cassino where Benedict established his world-renowned monastery. Because of the isolated nature of their vocations, the siblings only met once a year at a local farmhouse to discuss spiritual matters. During what was to be their final meeting, St. Scholastica had a premonition that her death was imminent. She asked Benedict to spend the night at the farmhouse so they could continue their visit, but he refused as it was forbidden in his monastic rule. Scholastica turned her request to God and prayed that her brother would stay with her. Suddenly a great thunderstorm erupted that made travel impossible, and Benedict was forced to stay.
Scholastica died a few days later, and in a vision St. Benedict saw her soul leave her body in the form of a dove.

02/10/2026

02/09/2026

Feb. 09, 2026

Divine Mercy Chaplet

02/09/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY
Saint Jerome Emiliani
PATRONAGE: orphans and abandoned children
BEATIFIED: Pope Benedict XIV, 3 April 1747
CANONIZED: Pope Clement XIII, 16 July 1767
FEAST DAY: February 9th
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St. Jerome was born into an upper-class ruling family in Venice. When St. Jerome was around the age of ten, his father died. He continued to grow in virtue and pursue his studies. He was not known for excelling, but for being sociable, friendly, cheerful, strong-minded, and enthusiastic. As a teenager, St. Jerome joined the military, as was common in his family. While in the military, he became more ambitious about obtaining honors than growing in virtue. His ambitions were realized as he was honored with promotions in rank. At the age of twenty-five, he participated in the War of the League of Cambrai and was given command of the fortress of Castelnuovo, just west of Venice. In 1511, after many of his soldiers abandoned him, he and three others were captured and imprisoned. Jerome encountered the Mother of God in his cell as a woman clothed in white. She accepted his promise, gave him the keys to his chains, and then led him through the compound and out of the city without being noticed by the guards. By the year 1526, Jerome's mother and two of his brothers had died, leaving him to care for one of his brother's orphaned sons. By then, Jerome had a heart for charity; just like his imprisonment, this tragedy became the beginning of his future calling to care for abandoned and orphaned children.

02/08/2026

Feb. 08, 2026

Divine Mercy Chaplet

02/08/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Josephine Bakhita
PATRONAGE: Sudan, Victims of Human Trafficking
BEATIFIED: Pope John Paul II, 17 May 1992
CANONIZED: Pope John Paul II, 1 October 2000
FEAST DAY: February 8th
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St. Josephine Bakhita (d. 1947) was born into a wealthy Sudanese family near Darfur. She was kidnapped when she was nine years old and forced into slavery. Her kidnappers named her Bakhita ("fortunate" in Arabic). She was sold and resold, beaten and tortured by her "owners" until 1883 when she was purchased by an Italian consul who treated her well.
He brought her to Italy to work as a nanny. In 1889, the Italian courts ruled that Bakhita was enslaved illegally and declared her a free woman.
She became enamored with the Catholic faith and chose to stay in Italy. Bakhita was baptized in 1890 and received her First Holy Communion from the future Pope St. Pius X.
She took the Christian name of Josephine, and in 1896 entered the Institute of Canossian Daughters of Charity. She was affectionately called "Our Black Mother" by the Italians, as her amiable spirit and warm heart won the admiration of many people during her fifty years of religious life. She was known for her charity towards children and the poor, her indomitable spirit during the hardship of slavery, and her joy in religious life. St. Josephine Bakhita ihas been designated the International Day of Prayer to Stop Human Trafficking.

02/07/2026

The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy - 07 February 2026, Saturday