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January 2006

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1
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS

2
Basil the Great; Gregory Nazianzen

3
Most Holy Name of Jesus

4
Elizabeth Ann Seton (USA and CAN)

5
John Neumann

6
André Bessette (USA)

7
Raymond of Penyafort

8
EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

9
Baptism of the Lord

10
Tuesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

11
Wednesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

12
Memorial of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, virgin (Can)

13
Hilary

14
Saturday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

15
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

16
Monday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

17
Anthony

18
Wednesday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

19
Thursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

20
Fabian; Sebastian

21
Agnes

22
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, (Sunday of the Word of God)

23
Vincent of Saragossa (US), Marianne Cope (US)

24
Francis de Sales

25
Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle

26
Timothy and Titus

27
Angela Merici

28
Thomas Aquinas

29
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

30
Monday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time

31
John Bosco

1
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time; Feast of St. Brigid, Virgin (Ireland) (NZ, Opt. Mem.)

2
Presentation of the Lord

3
Blaise; Ansgar

4
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time

January 1: MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS

January 2: Basil the Great; Gregory Nazianzen

January 3: Most Holy Name of Jesus

January 4: Elizabeth Ann Seton (USA and CAN)

January 5: John Neumann

January 6: André Bessette (USA)

January 7: Raymond of Penyafort

January 8: EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

January 9: Baptism of the Lord

January 10: Tuesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

January 11: Wednesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

January 12: Memorial of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, virgin (Can)

January 13: Hilary

January 14: Saturday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

January 15: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

January 16: Monday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

January 17: Anthony

January 18: Wednesday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

January 19: Thursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

January 20: Fabian; Sebastian

January 21: Agnes

January 22: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, (Sunday of the Word of God)

January 23: Vincent of Saragossa (US), Marianne Cope (US)

January 24: Francis de Sales

January 25: Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle

January 26: Timothy and Titus

January 27: Angela Merici

January 28: Thomas Aquinas

January 29: FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

January 30: Monday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time

January 31: John Bosco

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Saturday of the Third Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Damien de Veuster, Priest; Opt. Mem. of St. John of Avila

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Today the Proper Calendar for the US celebrates the Optional Memorial of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. (1840-1889), formerly Joseph de Veuster, and fondly called St. Damien of Molokai. (In Hawaii this is an Obligatory Memorial.) He was a Belgian missionary of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of…

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