Tuesday of the First Week of Lent
Clean up an eyesore in your neighborhood. In so doing, you can decrease crime rates and promote good people living is areas. God's creations deserve to be treated respectfully. Make sure that your own property is ship-shape and attractive before you tackle other places. Be a good steward of God's wonders. Saint of the Day Tuesday, February 19, 2013 St. Conrad of Piacenza (1290-1350) Born of a noble family in northern Italy, Conrad as a young man married Euphrosyne, daughter of a nobleman. One day while hunting he ordered attendants to set fire to some brush in order to flush out the game. The fire spread to nearby fields and to a large forest. Conrad fled. An innocent peasant was imprisoned, tortured to confess and condemned to death. Conrad confessed his guilt, saved the man’s life and paid for the damaged property. Soon after this event, Conrad and his wife agreed to separate: she to a Poor Clare monastery and he to a group of hermits following the Th...