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In the Roman Rite, February 14 is no longer the feast of St. Valentine, even though popular culture celebrates Valentine's Day. February 14 has become one of the strangest days in Western Catholics used to celebrate the feast day of St. Valentine on February 14. He is after all the patron saint of lovers. It is thanks to him that the whole world now celebrates Valentine’s Day. Our Valentine celebration encompasses three decades filled with blessings that have transformed our home into a domestic church. Priests, religious and chaste singles can evangelize through their witness that love still abounds even if it doesn’t fit the greeting-card mold. Saturday will mark Valentine's Day, but it isn't St. Valentine's Day anymore. The Catholic Church dropped St. Valentine from its calendar as of the second Vatican council, commonly called Catholic traditions on Valentine’s Day may include beginning the day with a morning Mass, a special church service, where church goers reflect on the theme of love and thank God for the people they care about. Conjugal love, as the Church teaches, is meant to be open to life and ordered toward the good of both spouses. It is a love that reflects Christ’s sacrificial love for His Church. So, as we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, let us remember that love is not just about romantic gestures or fleeting emotions. Rather than a day of escapism, Christians should approach Valentine’s day differently. I offer that the Christian approach is to spend all our strength pursuing worthwhile actions in support of our loved ones. If this is done well, we will no doubt be blessed with healthy and vibrant relationships. Although exchanging sweets, flowers, gifts, and cards with loved ones is a fun and time-honored tradition, Feb. 14 should be a reminder for Catholics to reflect deeper on the legacy of St. Valentine, according to the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land and other religious sources. St. Valentine’s feast day was a victim of a purge of saints feast days from the Church’s calendar following the Second Vatican Council. The reason cited for this move is often given as that some saints lacked the necessary historical provenance to justify their commemoration. Celebrating Valentine’s Day is for the birds. Or maybe, it would be better to say that celebrating Valentine’s Day is from the birds.. At least one explanation of why the Feast of St. Valentine is considered a day for love and romance has to do with what the Catholic Encyclopedia called “a conventional belief generally received in England and France during the Middle Ages, that on Feb 5. Valentine’s Day Cards for Local Nursing Homes. What It Involves: Set up a station after Sunday service with craft supplies for making Valentine’s Day cards. Collect the finished cards and deliver them to residents of local nursing homes or assisted living facilities. St. Valentine demonstrated this love when he laid down his life for his friends. This is the kind of love that Valentine’s Day is really about. For Christians, Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate the love of God. That love was shown to us in the life and death of Our Lord and the life and death of martyrs like St. Valentine. Prayers and Blessings for Specific Intentions ️. 6. A Prayer to St. Valentine for Love and Blessings 🌺 “O glorious St. Valentine, patron of love, intercede for us before the throne of grace. In modern Catholic traditions and celebrations, Saint Valentine is commemorated primarily through the secular celebration of Valentine's Day on February 14th. Although Valentine's Day has largely been overtaken by secular practices and is now widely considered a day to celebrate love and affection more generally, its roots can be traced back to The amorous nature of St Valentine’s Day dates back to the Middle Ages when it was thought that birds paired up on February 14” As there’s no historical or liturgical connection between the man St Valentine and the day that celebrates courtship, Valentine’s Day as we know it should be best understood as a secular custom. He was a priest of the Catholic Church, and he was martyred for his faith in the Lord, and for his commitment to Christian love and marriage. Even if we are to celebrate St. Valentine, we should do so from this angle. In 1969, as one of the effects of the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church implemented an update liturgical calendar. Patrick, left, and Carrie O’Neill and their children Anna, left, and Benjamin, of Nativity of Our Lord in St. Paul attend Mass featuring a celebration of World Marriage Day Feb. 9 at the University of St. Thomas in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. They got married at the chapel in 2020. DAVE HRBACEK The Catholic Church may have established St. Valentine's Day to honour these two martyrs. Legend says that one of these men, Saint Valentine of Terni, had officiated weddings for Roman soldiers in secret, going against the emperor's wishes, making him seen to some as a proponent of love. Many people don’t even realize that St. Valentine’s day is a Catholic feast day. Somehow, that “Saint” gets dropped off of the day most of the time. But we as Catholics can make sure always to keep the “Saint” in “Saint Valentine’s Day”! You can find all of my resources for celebrating feast days in February here.
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