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Tuesday, February 16, 2027

Liturgy of the Hours

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Prayer Hours

Preparing for Forty Days of Prayer

As Lent approaches, the Church invites us into forty days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—an interior journey of returning to the Lord.

This year, we invite you to make the Liturgy of the Hours a simple, steady anchor for your Lenten days.

A simple Lenten commitment

Choose one Hour you can realistically pray most days:

  • Morning Prayer to begin the day with God

  • Evening Prayer to return your day to Him

  • Night Prayer to rest in His mercy

  • Office of Readings for deeper nourishment from Scripture and the Fathers of the Church

Even a few faithful minutes each day can shape the whole season.

Our plan for Lent

We’ll share 3–4 posts per week on social media Facebook, Instagram, Threads to help you stay grounded:

  • A Sunday reflection to set the week’s focus

  • A midweek prompt to keep momentum

  • A Friday penitential encouragement

  • A rotating invitation to Evening Prayer, Night Prayer, or the Office of Readings

A kind Lenten offering

Lent is also a season of generosity. If you’re able, consider making your Lenten almsgiving part of a mission that helps others pray.

In 2026, our priorities include:

  • Continuing our work toward a Spanish version of the Liturgy of the Hours (texts, recording, and platform support)

  • Pursuing the permissions needed to record the new official U.S. English translation when it becomes available

  • Ongoing improvements that sustain Divine Office for the global community

If you feel called to help, you can contribute here:

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Whether you’re praying with us for the first time or you’ve been part of this community for years: thank you. Let’s walk into Lent together—one day, one Hour at a time.

Thank you for praying with us.
If you feel called, your Lenten offering helps carry this prayer to more hearts and languages.
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Mass Readings

Tuesday of the First Week of Lent

First Reading

Isaiah 55:10-11

Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19

Refrain: From all their distress God rescues the just.

Gospel

Matthew 6:7-15

Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation,...

Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.