Jesus Calling February 14 (2024)

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What is the Bible verse for February 14? ›

Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

1929 – Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago. 1939 – World War II: German battleship Bismarck is launched. 1942 – World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.

February 14 is celebrated as Saint Valentine's Day in various Christian denominations; it has, for example, the rank of "commemoration" in the calendar of saints in the Anglican Communion. The feast day of Saint Valentine is given in the calendar of saints of the Lutheran Church.

Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men.

Top Valentine's Day Bible Verses

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 16:14: Let all that you do be done in love.

Fear not, for the Lord is with us. He will strengthen us and help us through adversity. May these February Bible verses encourage your heart and mind to not fear the tribulations of this world but to have faith in the Lord to deliver us from evil. Be bold in hope and love for God!

As far as anyone can tell, the Saint Valentine of Valentine's Day was one of two guys preaching the good word in Rome in the third century. One of these two was martyred on February 14th 269, thus giving us the date for his eponymous day.

While imprisoned, Valentine cared for his fellow prisoners and also his jailor's blind daughter. Legend has it that Valentine cured the girl's blindness and that his final act before being executed was to write her a love message signed 'from your Valentine'. Valentine was executed on 14 February in the year 270.

One of the deadliest terror attacks

The attack claimed the lives of at least 40 CRPF jawans and injured many others, sparking outrage and grief across the nation. Since then, India observes February 14 as a 'black day' to commemorate the sacrifice of the martyrs and to condemn the menace of terrorism.

Valentine is likely based on a combination of two Valentines who were executed on February 14 in different years by Roman Emperor Claudius II in the 3rd century A.C.E., according to NPR. The Catholic Church maybe have established St. Valentine's Day to honor these two martyrs.

What happened on February 14th in black history? ›

Frederick Douglass' birthday on February 14 has been a longstanding traditional day of celebration by Black communities, which also influenced the timing of Black History Month.

Ash Wednesday. Readings of the day

In those days Jesus said to His disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.

Gospel: Luke 9: 22-25

22 Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day rise again. 23 And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil. Who knows whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord, your God?

What Paul means is that acts of love—in and of themselves—are not a source of harm. When we act for others' best interests, we're not doing anything to harm them. Paul's point here is that those who are in Christ are called to keep on loving our neighbors as we love ourselves.

[11] The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. [12] They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” When Jesus speaks about losing and saving one's life, it seems that He is talking about the rewards of eternal life.