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Saturday of the First Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Adela; benefactor and English princess. Adela was the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror. In 1080 she married Stephen of Blois. Throughout her life, Adela had an active role in English politics. She was famed for endowing churches and monastic institutions; she died in 1137 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/24/24 Gospel: Mark 5:43-48