Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622; became provost and the bishop of Geneva, a center for Calvinists, whom Francis sought to convert, with much success; for his writings, he was named patron of the Catholic press; worked with St. Jane Frances de Chantal to establish the Sisters of the Visitation
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
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