Memorial of St. Agnes, virgin and martyr; legend holds that she was a beautiful young girl, and was reported by a would-be suitor for being a Christian; she was arrested and confined to a house of prostitution; she was condemned, executed, and buried near Rome
Optional Memorial of St. Fabian; Eusebius relates that Fabian visited Rome during a papal election, and a dove rested on him, which was seen as a sign, and he was elected pope; he built up the structure of the Church of Rome, appointed seven deacons, and helped to collect the acts of the martyrs; died 250 A.D.
Saint of the Day: St. Wulfstan, 1008-1095; bishop of Worcester, England; after the Norman conquest, he was the lone bishop to be kept in his post by William the Conqueror; struggled to alleviate the harsh decrees of the Normans upon the defeated Saxons
Saint of the Day: St. Margaret of Hungary, 1242-1271; joined the Dominicans in a royal convent on an island in the Danube; as a princess among nuns of noble heritage, she refused special treatment, and performed the most menial tasks
Memorial of St. Anthony of Egypt, 251-356; gave up his inheritance, and spent most of his life in solitude; attracted many people for spiritual healing and guidance; founded a monastery of "scattered cells"; hoped to be a martyr in the Roman persecution of 311; fought the Arian heresy; died at 105
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer forr 1/17/22
Saint of the Day: St. Arnold Jansen, 1837-1909; born in Germany; founded the Society of the Divine Word in 1875, to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions; founded the Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost for the missions in 1889
Saint of the Day: St. Felix of Nola, Third Century; ordained by Bishop St. Maximus, and became his assistant; imprisoned during Decius' persecution; chosen bishop on Maximus' death, but declined, and lived on a small piece of land, sharing what he had with the poor; miracles were reported at his tomb
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer forr 1/14/22
Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers, 315-368; battled the heresy of Arianism, and was exiled for his defense of the faith; when he sought public debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, the Arians pleaded with the emperor to "send this troublemaker back home," to Poitiers, where he was welcomed
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/13/22
Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
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