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Today is the optional memorial of Saint Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr (c. 69-c. 156): Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Quoth the bulletin:

Polycarp was a 2nd-century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound & burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him.

Had 22 February not been a Sunday, it would have been the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter: Cathedra-link ūnus, Cathedra-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Scripture of the Day (Sunday)
Personal Reading
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter nine.

Mass Readings
The Book of Genesis, chapter nine, verses eight thru fifteen;
Psalm Twenty-five, verses four thru nine;
The First Letter of Peter, chapter three, verses eighteen thru twenty-two;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter one, verses twelve thru fifteen.

Scripture of the Day (Today)
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty-two, verses twenty-four thru twenty-seven;
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter ten.

Mass Readings
The Book of Leviticus, chapter nineteen, verses one & two, eleven thru eighteen;
Psalm Nineteen, verses eight thru ten, fifteen;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-five, verses thirty-one thru forty-six.