"The Lord said to Simon Peter: I have prayed for you, Peter, that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned to me, you must strengthen the faith of your brothers." – Benedictus antiphon for the feast of the Chair of St Peter (22 Feb). Stained glass window from Brussels Cathedral.

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"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world." – James 1:27, which is part of today's 1st reading at Mass. Stained glass roundel from the Shrine church of St Vincent de Paul in Paris.

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"The Lord said to Peter: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven." – Lauds antiphon for the feast of the Chair of St Peter (22 Feb). Stone carving from the facade of the Cathedral of Rome, St John Lateran.

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"Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was born in the village of Sotto il Monte, near Bergamo, in 1881. At the age of 11 he entered the seminary at Bergamo and later pursued his studies at the Pontifical Seminary in Rome. He was ordained priest in 1904. He was secretary to the Bishop of Bergamo but from 1921 onwards he served the Holy See directly in various posts, both in Rome and in Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece, culminating as Apostolic Nuncio to France from 1944 until 1953, when he was created cardinal and made the Patriarch of Venice. He was elected Pope in 1958. He convoked the Roman Synod, instituted the revision of Canon Law, and called the Second Vatican Council, which opened on 11 October 1962. He died while the Council was still in session, on the evening of 3 June 1963." Today, 11 October, is the feast of Pope St John XXIII. Stained glass from Manila Cathedral, the Philippines.

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"May the Virgin Martyr Saint Agatha implore your compassion for us, O Lord, we pray, for she found favor with you by the courage of her martyrdom and the merit of her chastity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen." – Collect for the feast of St Agatha (5 Feb) Stained glass window from St Mary's Basilica in Phoenix, AZ.

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