O God, our refuge and our strength, who didst raise up thy servant Martin Luther to reform and renew thy Church in the light of thy word: Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may boldly proclaim the riches of thy grace, which thou hast made known in Jesus Christ our Savior, who, with thee and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever (moved from yesterday).

Martin Luther died #otd 18 Feb 1546. Here he is, his wife Katharina Von Bora and daughter Magdalena. pic.twitter.com/BJLkS8qLR4

— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty) February 18, 2026

O Lord and heavenly Father, who hast given unto us thy people the true bread that cometh down from heaven, even thy Son Jesus Christ: Grant that throughout this Lent our souls may so be fed by him that we may continually live in him and he in us; and that day by day we may be renewed in spirit by the power of his endless life, who gave himself for us, and now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.

Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit still
Even among these rocks,
Our peace in His will.

TS Eliot
Ash Wednesday pic.twitter.com/ijdYnamfMx

— Norann Voll (@NorannV) February 18, 2026

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature be thus minded; and if in anything you are otherwise minded, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained.

Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself.

–Philippians 3:12-21

18th February 2026 is Ash Wednesday, and here is depicted the imposition of ashes during the Ash Wednesday liturgy.#AshWednesday
BL Add MS 18851; 'The Breviary of Queen Isabella of Castile'; c. 1497 CE; Bruges; f.69v @BLMedieval pic.twitter.com/PCJEsGZIpy

— Ennius (@red_loeb) February 17, 2026