February 17, 2026, Memorial of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary,Today, the Church honors the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order in an Optional Memorial. There were seven noble Florentines in Italy who, in the thirteenth century (1240), banded together to found the Order of Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially dedicated to penance and the preaching of the seven sorrows of our Lady in the passion of our Savior.Our Lord Jesus warned his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod. Christ wants all the baptized to be the transforming leaven in the secular world by carrying their holiness.The faithful have all received the universal call to holiness. It means to give rise to a new way of ordering things.  A new way born of love for God and love for neighbor.But this never happens overnight. It starts in small ways, when people begin living according to the Lord’s teachings. “And then, in God’s time, this new community begins to have a leavening effect on the wider society,” says Bishop Barron.Today is also the day before Ash Wednesday, called Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, and it is a traditional feast honoring the Holy Face of Jesus.Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• February 17, 2026, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET