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February is often described as a "border between winter and spring" (Terri Guillemets), allowing time to slow down and reflect, and focus on hope and renewal. February also marks the beginning of Lent, a time for self-reflection and spiritual renewal.

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Feast of Blessed Pope Pius IX

Feast of Blessed Pope Pius IX

Date: 7th February 2026 00:00

Today is the feast of Blessed Pope Pius IX. Pope Pius IX was the Pope at the time Don Bosco was establishing the Society of St Francis de Sales.

He is informally known as "Don Bosco's Pope" within the Salesians.

O God,
who gave your servant, Blessed Pius IX, Pope,
the spirit of fortitude in adversity,
and enabled him to enter more deeply into the pure faith of the Church,
grant through his intercession,
that we may be filled with the same spirit and live with the same devotion.
Through Our Lord.

Amen

You can read more about the life of Pope Pius IX on sdb.org

Image: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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