First Saturday – St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr–R (III)
ST. IGNATIUS, Bishop of Antioch, was the disciple of St. John. When Domitian persecuted the Church, St. Ignatius obtained peace for his
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany–G (II) – Candlemas Day – Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary–W (Comm.)
Forty days after the birth of Christ Mary complied with this precept of the law, she redeemed her first-born from the temple
Ferial–G (IV) – St. Blaise, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.), (Blessing of throats)
ST. BLASE devoted the earlier years of his life to the study of philosophy, and afterwards became a physician. In the practice
St. Andrew Corsini, Bishop, Confessor–W (III)
ANDREW CORSINI was born in Florence on November 30, 1302 into the noble and illustrious Corsini house, one of twelve. He was
St. Agatha, Virgin, Martyr–R (III)
ST. AGATHA was born in Sicily, of rich and noble parents—a child of benediction from the first, for she was promised to
St. Titus, Bishop, Confessor–W (III) – St. Dorothy, Virgin, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Titus was an early Christian missionary and Church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, mentioned in several of the
First Friday – St. Romuald, Abbot–W (III)
ROMUALD (c. 951 - traditionally 19 June, c. 1025/27) was the founder of the Camaldolese order and a major figure in the
St. John of Matha, Confessor–W (III)
THE life of ST. JOHN OF MATHA was one long course of self-sacrifice for the glory of God and the good of
Septuagesima Sunday–V (II) – St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
Cyril was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its
St. Scholastica, Virgin–W (III)
OF this Saint but little is known on earth, save that she was the sister of the great patriarch St. Benedict, and