Friday, 21st February, St. Peter Damian, bishop and doctor of the Church, 1007-1072, gave up teaching to become a hermit. Latethe was Cardinal Bishop of Ostia. He was an outstanding reformer of Church life and discipline.
Saturday, February 22nd, The Chair of St. Peter. This ancient feast relates to early Roman custom at this time of year of remembering the ancestors of the family, those who presided over the family fortunes. The feast celebrates Peter as Bishop of Rome and the focus of unity in the communion of one faith.