Jesus Is A Name Above All Names
The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. Jesus is our all. The catechism tells us that one shows respect for the Holy Name of God by blessing it, praising it, and glorifying it. “it is forbidden therefore, to call on the Name of God to justify a crime, to use the Holy Name in any improper way as in blasphemy which by its nature is a grave sin, by cursing, swearing, and being unfaithful to promises made in the name of God.
The second reason is that the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated by the Universal Church on January 3rd each year and thus this particular Feast sets the tone of the month of January. Devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in the Sacred Scriptures, especially in the Acts of the Apostles. It was promoted in a special manner by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Bernardino of Siena, St. John Capistrano and by the Franciscan Order. The Feast was extended to the whole Church in 1727 during the pontificate of Pope Innocent XIII.
All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ giving thanks to God and the Father by Him (Col 3:17)
In the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those that are in Heaven, on earth and under the earth (Phil.2:10).
There is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
SAINT BERNARDINE OF SIENA
and the Power of the Name of Jesus
Bernardine of Siena was born on September 8, 1380, feast of the Nativity of Mary. He was a member of the Albizeschi family, one of the most renowned in the Republic of Siena. No one had any idea of the future glory of the child who, according to Saint Antoninus, was destined to become "a new star in the midst of the murky darkness of the earth; to shine with the brightness of Divine gifts; to beam far and wide the bright rays of his glorious life and teachings; to lead in the fear of God, by the holiness of his example, a people whose blindness had removed it from the straight path of the heavenly Homeland." He was Baptized on the very day of his birth.
When it came time to choose a vocation, Bernardine directed his thoughts toward the religious life. But toward what Order was he to direct his feet? He went into retreat in a solitary house, redoubled his fervor and prayed without ceasing until Divine grace dissolved his incertitude. One day while he was kneeling at the foot of his crucifix as usual and beseeching God, he suddenly heard Jesus say to him:
"My son Bernardine, you see Me hanging on the Cross, in a state of total denudation. If you love Me and want to walk in My footsteps, fasten yourself also to the cross, divested of everything."
These words made such an impression on him that he decided to follow them to the letter. On September 8, 1402, at the age of twenty-two, he was clothed in the habit of Saint Francis and entered the novitiate in the convent of Colombaio, not far from Siena. The new novice distinguished himself above all by his spirit of obedience. Understanding that this virtue was the pivotal point of the religious life, Bernardine became the model of the community. He had the joy of making his vows on the evening of another September 8, and to celebrate his first Mass one year later on the same date.
Bernardine's superiors commanded him to devote himself in the preaching ministry. His voice had a natural defect that prevented him from being heard by anything more than a very limited group: the intercession of the Blessed Virgin delivered him from this difficulty in doing good.
The new apostle was thirty-eight years old when he began to be famous in the major cities of Italy. Until then he had divided his days into periods of prayer, study, and several brief meditations. Diligent in the reading of Holy Scripture, he had penetrated its various meanings and knew how to apply them on every occasion, according to the needs of his listeners.
The Name of Jesus was the usual theme of the holy apostle's addresses. As a child he had been taught to venerate it in a special manner. Later, on reading the epistles of Saint Paul, he had found the Divine Name on almost every line. He had seen Saint Peter answer the leaders of the Synagogue that only in this Name could man be saved. So his decision was made, to adopt the Name of Jesus as his standard and his sole
weapon.
Milan, Genoa, Tortona, Castel Nuovo, Florence, Volterra . . . all of them, one after another, heard Bernardine preach. At the end of his sermons, he would take a tablet with the Divine Name painted on it and show it to his listeners; then, having them kneel, he would invite them to beg the Savior of the world for mercy, promise to live in peace with God and men, implore the Heavenly Father, in virtue of that same Name which He had given to His only-begotten Son to have compassion on all Christians for eternity. Then, raising the tablet, he would bless just men and sinners alike, sending them off with their souls filled with generous resolutions for the future. Ordinarily, no one could resist this imposing ceremony.
Bernardine left the people of Volterra the little tablet on which he had personally painted the glorious Name of his beloved Savior, and which he had used during his sermons until then. It became a pledge of protection; in times of calamity it was carried in procession. If drought withered the earth, if rain threatened the harvest, if plague or war wreaked havoc, it was exposed for public veneration. And on many occasions, God was pleased to glorify the memory of His faithful servant. One year before his death, a church was erected in Volterra in honor of the Holy Name of Jesus and a pious association was established to guard the precious relic, which can still be venerated today.
On learning that there was a man possessed by the devil in the city of Alessandria in the Piedmont, where he was passing through, the holy preacher gave a child a piece of paper on which the glorious Name of the Savior was written, with orders to put it on the possessed person. The child had hardly done so when the unclean spirit took flight.
It was also Saint Bernardine who set up a hospital, known since then by the name of Old Lazaret, on the Isle of Santa Maria de Nazaret. He had the Name of Jesus engraved in various places; even today, the Divine Name engraved on the facade of the church reminds posterity of the Saint's touching preoccupation during the exercise of his apostolic preaching.
He had truly wondrous success in Bellune, a city in the Republic of Venice. The pulpit was set up in the city's largest square. There, after having won the sympathy of the townsfolk, our Saint drew a striking sketch of the woes of Bellune. Reminding them of what he had said elsewhere about the cruelties of various factions, the excess of ferocity with which they defiled themselves and the atrocious crimes of which they were guilty, he pointed out the painted signs of rival factions set above the doors of peoples' homes. Then, raising a tablet upon which he had written the Name of Jesus, he presented that adorable Name as the only one worthy of being engraved in hearts, on the doors and walls of homes, and on the facades of churches, citadels and public monuments: the Saint won a total victory. Never had a more striking triumph crowned his words.
The throng spread through the streets; paintings representing the insignia of rival factions vanished everywhere at once; even their slightest vestige was blotted out. The Name of Jesus was engraved on walls. Some people had it painted on their doors and inside their homes, surrounded with rays of light, whereas others used sculpture to immortalize the remembrance of that great day.
In Bologna, Bernardine put a halt to games of chance. One worker's exclusive occupation was painting playing cards. He had found this work sufficient to provide for his family needs, but now he was threatened with falling into need as a result of the reforms introduced by the Saint in his city. He came to speak of his worries to the very one who was causing them. Bernardine welcomed him with kindness and asked him if he really did not know any other trade.
"None, Father," answered the worker.
"Well then, will you try one that I will suggest to you? You will make enough for yourself and your family, I promise you."
"Gladly," said he, "I will do it at once."
Taking a compass, the Saint drew a circle on a board, then sketched the adorable Name of Jesus in the middle of it, drawing bright rays of light all around it. He showed the sketch to the worker and said to him:
"There, my friend, make similar paintings based on this model, and you will make an income great enough to meet your needs." The painter followed his advice, and soon people were thronging to his workshop; within a few short days, he had been largely compensated for abandoning his former industry.
One of our Saint's diligent listeners in Siena was Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, who later became pope under the name of Pius II. In his notes, the latter tells of the impulsion produced by Bernardine's addresses: "One day, as he was preaching in the square in Siena, a thick cloud formed and threatened rain. Everyone wanted to run off. 'Friends, remain in peace,' exclaimed the orator. He knelt down and prayed, ordering the cloud, by virtue of the Name of Jesus, to go away. Scarcely had he spoken when the cloud scattered without a drop of rain, and the weather turned as fair as it had been before."
To conclude his mission in that city, the Saint went to the pulpit holding the tablet with the Name of Jesus painted on it. Presenting the Divine Name to the crowd as the hope of nations and the joy of the elect, he delivered a warm address on the subject and then invited his listeners to kneel and make honorable amends and ask forgiveness for past sins. The moving voice of the preacher and the sight of that adorable Name, without which there is no salvation for the world, brought on tears and sobs. And this was no passing emotion, it was a public act that engaged them for the future, a new consecration in the Lord's service; it was the cry of the Prophet, repeated by thousands of voices: "I have sworn, and I do resolve to keep Your just ordinances." [Psalm 118: 106] Before dismissing the crowd, the missionary announced a procession on the following day in honor of the glorious Name he had just exalted.
At the hour he had set, an immense multitude pressed into Siena's great public square. Bernardine offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the procession unfurled through the city streets. Amid the lines of people was carried the sacred tablet representing the Name of Jesus, followed by one of the nails that had fastened the Savior to the cross, a relic religiously kept in the La Scala treasury. Never had a more majestic sight been offered to the citizens of Siena: fervor was at its height. Thus, as in Florence, the blessed preacher was able to crown his work by having the people publicly burn objects of vanity and games which men and women hastened to present.
Wanting to immortalize the remembrance of the Heavenly graces received on this occasion, the municipality had the glorious Name of Jesus painted on the facade of the palace of the republic and surrounded by rays of gold. The tablet carried in procession was given to the Franciscans in the city; the pulpit that had been set up in the square was brought back to the cathedral, where it has remained to this day.
The Name of Jesus in the hands of the holy apostle became the rainbow of peace; every knee bent, appeased, every sinner hastened to the wellsprings of pardon, wherever Bernardine set up that mighty symbol. The three letters [JHS] which represented that Name forever blessed became familiar to all the faithful; they were sculpted, engraved and painted everywhere; thus did the Catholic people acquire a new expression of their religion and their love toward the Savior of men.
We have seen Saint Bernardine of Siena at work, now let us listen to him speaking on the adorable Name of Jesus . . .
The Name of Jesus is the refuge of the penitent sinner, a refuge full of meekness in which majesty effaces itself, tenderness becomes sweeter, Divine mercy appears in Its grandeur. The Name of God is awesome; in it is found the ardor of the flame which consumes, the wrath which chastises, the weight which crushes; but all these things have been tempered in the wellspring of mercy by Jesus Christ Who was smitten with love for us in the womb of the Virgin Mary. There, that ardor has lost its violence, that wrath has become forbearance, that overwhelming weight has become light . . . "O my God," exclaims the Prophet, "say to my soul: I am thy salvation." [Psalm 34: 3] May Thy Name be heard by my ears; Thy voice is full of sweetness and Thy face full of beauty.
The Name of Jesus is the banner of combatants . . . We have three kinds of enemies: the world, the flesh and the devil. If the devil rises up against you, do not be afraid, but lift the banner of salvation against him by invoking Jesus. "In My Name," He says, "cast out devils." [Mark 16: 17] The Prophet says, "Holy and awesome is His Name." [Psalm 110: 9] Holy for the Angels, awesome for the devils and the godless. The flesh makes you feel its attacks? Well, in sorrow, may the Name of Jesus find place in your heart, may it rise from there to your lips, and by the light of that Name, every cloud shall scatter, serenity shall reappear. You have fallen into crime? Despair gets hold of you? Who, then, shall invoke that Name of life without breathing at once? Who, then, in the presence of that saving Name has not felt hardness of heart, dullness and laziness of soul disappear? Who, then, seeing his tears dry up, has not shed more abundant ones, wept sweeter ones, after invoking that Name? Nothing can halt the transport of wrath, nothing can contain the puffing up of pride, nothing can heal the wound of envy, nothing can resist the surge of sensuality, nothing can extinguish the flame of pleasure, nothing can temper the thirst of avarice, nothing can consume the rust of every dishonor like the Name of Jesus . . . The world declares itself against you; by a secret judgment of God, you are shipwrecked in the middle of the sea; you are exposed to its dangers; upon your path you find overflowing rivers, threatening enemies, ably hatched betrayals, thunder and lightning, ruination, accidents, unexpected fires? Invoke the Name of salvation, and may your heart and your mouth both call upon Jesus, hope in the help of the Most High. He Himself has said, "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in distress." [Psalm 90: 15] "I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he acknowledges My Name." [Psalm 90: 14] Indeed, "the Name of the Lord is a strong tower; the just man runs to it and is safe."
[Proverbs 18: 10]
The Name of Jesus is a remedy for our infirmities; it gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, nimbleness to the lame, speech to the mute, life to the dead . . . When you feel some suffering, you or yours, without neglecting natural remedies, have recourse to the Name of Jesus . . . I have learned from witnesses worthy of faith that in our days, many have laid their hands on the sick, according to the divine precept, and have invoked the Name of Jesus, and those illnesses were healed. As the Prophet says, "He saved them for His Name's sake, to make known His power." [Psalm 105: 7-8]
The Name of Jesus is the comfort of those who suffer. God does not let His servants fall in temptation, yet He exposes them to the pains of life. But then, far be it from us to despair! Let us not forget the sweet Name of Jesus, let us invoke it especially then. Saint Augustine says, "The Name of Jesus, written in the heart of the just, gives them an astonishing boldness to counter the blows of every woe." Before her judge Saint Agatha exclaimed, "If you threaten me with ferocious beasts, they will become tame at the Name of Jesus; if you use fire against me, at that Name the Angels will surround me with life-giving dew." By virtue of that Name, the Martyrs overcame every torment: "Through Your Name we trampled down Your adversaries; our help is in the Name of the Lord." [Psalm 143: 6; 123:8]
The Name of Jesus is the glory of those who believe. The main base of the Faith is the Name of Jesus; that Name upholds the edifice; upon it the pillars rise; upon it the summit of the monument rests, and that summit is Heavenly beatitude. The Catholic Faith resides in the knowledge of Jesus Christ; He is the light of the soul, the gateway to life, the foundation of eternal salvation.
The Name of Jesus is the torch of the word of God. Saint Bernard says, "How can you believe that a light so great, so sudden, so bright, would have shone in the whole world, if not by the preaching of the Name of Jesus ?" When wheat is taken from a field and the fire is lit, dry grass, useless brambles and thorns are soon consumed; when the sun casts its bright rays upon rising and the darkness has disappeared, thieves and nighttime prowlers go and hide. Thus when the tongue of Paul, like a thunderclap, like the sun at its brightest, made itself heard by the nations, infidelity was consumed, falsehood vanished, the truth cast forth its splendor, the world was like wax exposed to the heat of a violent fire. Then the Apostle, by his writings, words, miracles and examples, made the Name of Jesus penetrate everywhere; he bore it in the presence of kings, of nations and of the children of Israel as a torch, and with it he lit up all the lands of the world . . .
The Name of Jesus is the help of the weary soul. Saint Bernard says, "Each time you remember the Name of Jesus, do you not feel your strength reborn?" Who restores our mind like this remembrance? Who repairs our weary senses, reconfirms our virtues, vitalizes our good and honest actions, gives warmth back to our pure affections as much as He?. . . May the Name of Jesus be always placed in your soul, always borne in your hands: in Him you will find a remedy for your indolence, a remedy to correct your evil acts and lift up those that are imperfect, a remedy to keep your senses from corruption and heal them if they become corrupted . . .
The Name of Jesus is the glory of the blessed in Heaven. Those who have loved that Name will enjoy in their mind, as the reward of their faith, the perfect vision of the truth manifested in all its splendor; in their memory, as a fruit of their hope, they will have the eternal possession of the Supreme Majesty, and in their will as a reward for their love, the enjoyment of the most ineffable good. "Thou art the joy of those who love Thy Name." [Psalm 5: 12] Because of that Name of Jesus, the soul entirely shall live, entirely shall be endowed, entirely happy, entirely in its three powers made like unto God, Trinity and Unity, entirely united to Him, entirely enlightened, entirely plunged in peace. . .
O Name of Jesus lifted up above every name, triumphal Name, joy of the Angels, joy of the just, dread of Hell, in Thee lies all hope of forgiveness, all hope of grace, all hope of glory.
O most meek Name, from Thee we received forgiveness of sin, renewal of life; Thou fillest our souls with Divine delights, Thou takest away their vain imaginings.
O Name full of grace, by Thee the depths of miracles are disclosed to our sight; our hearts burn with Heavenly love, become strong in combat, escape every danger.
O glorious Name, delectable Name, admirable Name, Name worthy of our veneration, Name full of sweetness of Jesus our King, Thou doth transports above this earth by the abundance of grace, Thou ravisheth, in a way, the souls of Thy faithful even to Divine heights; may all who are devoted to Thee find salvation and glory in Thy virtue . . .
Whenever you hear His Holy Name pronounced, bow your head; do so likewise every time you say His Sacred Name.
Short History of this Devotion
Devotion to the Holy Name falls loosely into three periods. The first phase is the very early Church and was encouraged by the Apostles and the early disciples. In this period devotion is to the Name of Christ, to the Name of Christ Jesus, to the Name of the Lord, and to the Name of Jesus.
The second phase is found in the early middle ages. Here devotion to the Holy Name was fixed specifically to the Name of Jesus. Pope Gregory X (1271 - 1276) and the Council of Lyons in 1274 initiated a call of the Universal Church to this special devotion. Through the works of Blessed John of Vercelli, the fifth Master General of the Order of St. Dominic, the Dominicans began preaching on the virtues of the Holy Name and built special altars where the lay faithful could venerate the Holy Name of Jesus.
The third phase was brought to life by St. Bernardine of Siena (1380 - 1444), the Franciscan who reformed his Order and preached fiery sermons all over Italy. St. Bernardine painted a special wooden tablet with the Monogram of the Name of Jesus surrounded by rays of the sun. During these very popular sermons, he would hold up for veneration the monogram of Christ's Name.
Because of the influence of St. Bernardine's work, the Name "Jesus" was added to the Hail Mary prayer, and the Feast of the Holy Name was later added to the calendar. The office of this Mass was written by Bernardine dei Busti, and it makes use of the beautiful 12th century hymn, Iesu Dulcis Memoria which speaks of His Name and was written by another who had devotion to it, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (A.D. 1090-1153). St. Bernardine's apostleship of the Holy Name was carried on by St. John Capistran, A.D. 1385-1456, and to them both is attributed the Litany of the Holy Name. St. Bernardine and his contemporary St. John Capistran popularized this devotion and made it so widespread that the monogram of the name of Jesus, even today, stands at the side of the cross as a symbol of Christianity.
Later in 1455, Pope Callistus III asked St. John to preach a crusade invoking the Holy Name of Jesus against the vicious Turkish Moslems who were ravaging Eastern Europe; victory came in their defeat at the Battle of Belgrade in 1456.
In 1597, Pope Sixtus V granted an indulgence to anyone reverently saying, "Praised be Jesus Christ!" Pope Cement VII in 1530 allowed the Franciscans to celebrate a feast day in honor of the Holy Name, and Pope Innocent XIII extended this to the universal Church in 1721;
In the liturgical revisions of Vatican II, the feast was deleted, though a votive Mass to the Holy Name of Jesus had been retained for devotional use. With the release of the revised Roman Missal in March 2002, the feast was restored as an optional memorial on January 3.
Pope John Paul II reinstituted the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus to be celebrated on Jan. 3. Moreover, the reverential invocation of the Holy Name of Jesus as part of prayer or work, and the recitation of the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus, still convey a partial indulgence for the reparation of sin. The Holy Name Society, first organized in 1274 and granted the status of a confraternity in 1564, continues to promote at the parish and diocesan levels an increased reverence for the name of Jesus, reparation for the sins of profanity and blasphemy against the Holy Name, and the personal sanctification of its members.
General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church
January, 2019 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God SOLEMNITY | Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bb & Dd Memorial | The Most Holy Name of Jesus Opt. Mem. | Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rel Memorial | John Neumann, B Memorial | ||
Epiphany of the Lord SOLEMNITY | Raymond of Penyafort, P Opt. Mem. | Tuesday after Epiphany Weekday | Wednesday after Epiphany Weekday | Thursday after Epiphany Weekday | Friday after Epiphany Weekday | Saturday after Epiphany Weekday |
Baptism of the Lord Feast | Monday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | Tuesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | Wednesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | Anthony, Ab Memorial | Friday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | Saturday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | Agnes, V & M Memorial | Vincent, De & M Opt. Mem. | Marianne Cope, V Opt. Mem. | Francis de Sales, B & D Memorial | Conversion of St. Paul, Ap Feast | Timothy and Titus, Bb Memorial |
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | Thomas Aquinas, P & D Memorial | Tuesday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | Wednesday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | John Bosco, P Memorial | ||
Saint of the Day : January
⛪ January 01 : The Circumcision of Our Lord
⛪ January 01 : St. Fulgentius
⛪ January 01 : St. Telemachus
⛪ January 01 : St. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
⛪ January 01 : St. Concord
⛪ January 01 : St. Elvan and St. Mydwyn
⛪ January 01 : St. Mochua or Cuan
⛪ January 01 : St. Odilo of Cluny⛪ January 01 : St. Zedislava Berka
⛪ January 01 : St. Fanchea of Rossory
⛪ January 01 : St. Severino Gallo
⛪ January 01 : Bl. Valentin Paquay
⛪ January 01 : Bl. Lojze Grozde
⛪ January 01 : Bl. Jean-Baptiste Lego
⛪ January 01 : Bl. Renรฉ Lego
⛪ January 01 : Bl. Marian Konopiลski
⛪ January 02 : St. Macarius of Alexandria
⛪ January 02 : St. Basil the Great and St. Gregorian Nazianen - Memorial
⛪ January 02 : St. Adalhardt or Adelard
⛪ January 02 : St. Defendente the Theban
⛪ January 02 : St. Sebastian of Agaunum
⛪ January 02 : St. Alverius of Agaunum
⛪ January 02 : St. Hortolana of Assisi
⛪ January 02 : Bl. Guillaume Rรฉpin
⛪ January 02 : Bl. Sylvester of Troina
⛪ January 02 : Bl. Maria Anna Blondin
⛪ January 02 : Bl. Stephana de Quinzanis
⛪ January 03 : Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Optional Memorial
⛪ January 03 : St. Genevieve
⛪ January 03 : St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
⛪ January 03 : St. Gordius of Cappadocia
⛪ January 03 : St. Anteros
⛪ January 03 : St. Zosimus and Saint Athanasius
⛪ January 03 : St. Peter Balsam
⛪ January 03 : St. Theognis, St. Primus & St. Cyrinus
⛪ January 03 : St. Melor
⛪ January 03 : St. Zedislava
⛪ January 03 : St. Daniel of Padua
⛪ January 03 : St. Theogenes of Cyzicus
⛪ January 03 : St. Theopemptus of Nicomedia & St. Theonas
⛪ January 03 : Bl. William Vives
⛪ January 04 : St. Titus
⛪ January 04: St. Gregory
⛪ January 04: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Memorial
⛪ January 04: St. Angela of Foligno
⛪ January 04: St. Manuel Gonzรกlez Garcรญa
⛪ January 04: St. Pharaildis of Ghent
⛪ January 04: St. Rigobert of Rheims
⛪ January 04: St. Dafrosa of Acquapendente
⛪ January 04: St. Mavilus of Adrumetum
⛪ January 04: Bl. Thomas Plumtree
⛪ January 04: Bl. Oringa of the Cross
⛪ January 05 : St. Simeon Stylites
⛪ January 05 : St. John Neumann - Memorial
⛪ January 05 : St. Charles of Mount Argus
⛪ January 05 : St. Genoveva Torres Morales
⛪ January 05 : St. Gerlac of Valkenburg
⛪ January 05 : St. Deogratias of Carthage
⛪ January 05 : St. Domno of Bergamo
⛪ January 05 : Bl. Marcelina Darowska
⛪ January 05 : Bl. Maria Repetto
⛪ January 06 : The Epiphany of our Lord - Solemnity ⛪ January 06 : St. Andre Bessette - Feast (United States)
⛪ January 06 : St. Charles of Sezze
⛪ January 06 : St. Rafaela Porras y Ayllรณn
⛪ January 06 : Bl. Rita Amada de Jesus
⛪ January 07 : St. Lucian
⛪ January 07 : St. Raymond of Penyafort - Optional Memorial
⛪ January 07 : St. Canute Lavard
⛪ January 07 : St. Giuliano of Gozzano
⛪ January 07 : St. Reinhold of Cologne
⛪ January 07 : St. Valentine of Passau
⛪ January 07 : St. Tillo of Solignac
⛪ January 07 : St. Polyeuctus of Melitene
⛪ January 07 : St. Aldric of Le Mans
⛪ January 07 : St. Giuse Tuan
⛪ January 07 : St. Kentigerna
⛪ January 07 : St. Clerus of Antioch
⛪ January 07 : Bl. Athanasius of Attalia
⛪ January 07 : Bl. Ambrose Fernandez
⛪ January 07 :Bl. Matthew of Agrigento
⛪ January 07 :Bl. Marie-Thรฉrรจse Haze
⛪ January 07 :Bl. Wittikund of Westphalia
⛪ January 08 : St. Thorfinn
⛪ January 08 : St. Apollinaris
⛪ January 08: St. Wulsin
⛪ January 08: St. Pega
⛪ January 08: St. Gudula
⛪ January 08: St. Abo of Tblisi
⛪ January 08: St. Severinus of Noricum
⛪ January 08: St. Erhard of Regensburg
⛪ January 08: St. Lawrence Giustiniani
⛪ January 08: St. Lucian of Beauvais
⛪ January 08: St. Atticus of Constantinople
⛪ January 08: St. Agathon of Scete
⛪ January 08: Bl. Edward Waterson
⛪ January 08: Bl. Titus Zeman
⛪ January 09 : St. Julian and St. Basilissa
⛪ January 09 : St. Adrian of Canterbury
⛪ January 09 : St. Waningus of Fรฉcamp
⛪ January 09 : Bl. Alix le Clerc
⛪ January 09 : Bl. Julia of Certaldo
⛪ January 10 : St. William
⛪ January 10: St. Francisca Salesia
⛪ January 10: St. Peter Orseolo
⛪ January 10: Pope Blessed Gregory X
⛪ January 10: St Agatho
⛪ January 10: St. Thecla of Lentini
⛪ January 10: Bl. Anna of the Angels Monteagudo
⛪ January 10: Bl. Adรจle de Batz de Trenquellรฉon
⛪ January 10: Bl. Marรญa Dolores Rodrรญguez Sopeรฑa
⛪ January 10: Bl. Giles of Laurenzana
⛪ January 11 : St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch
⛪ January 11 : St. Tommaso da Cori
⛪ January 11 : St. Vitalis of Gaza
⛪ January 11 : St. Anastasius of Suppentonia
⛪ January 11 : St. Salvius of Amiens
⛪ January 11 : St. Eithne of the Golden Hair
⛪ January 11 : Bl. Anna Maria Janer Anglarill
⛪ January 11 : Bl. Franciszek Rogaczewski
⛪ January 12 : St. Aelred
⛪January 12: St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
⛪January 12: St. Bernard of Corleone
⛪ January 12: St. Aelred of Rievaulx
⛪ January 12: St. Benedict Biscop
⛪ January 13 : Baptism of the Lord - Feast
⛪ January 13 : St. Veronica of Milan
⛪ January 14 : St. Hillary of Poitiers
⛪ January 14 : St. Felix of Nola
⛪ January 15 : St. Paul the Hermit
⛪ January 15 : Bl. Francis of Capillas
⛪ January 16 : St. Honoratus
⛪ January 16: St. Berard and Companions
⛪ January 16 : Bl Gonsalvo (Gundisalvas)
⛪ January 17 : St. Anthony the Abbot - Memorial
⛪ January 18 : St. Peter's Chair at Rome
⛪ January 19 : St. Canutus
⛪ January 19: St. Tomasso da Cori
⛪ January 19 : St. Margaret of Hungary
⛪ January 20 : St. Sebastian
⛪ January 21 : St. Agnes - Memorial
⛪ January 22 : St. Vincent - Optional Memorial
⛪ January 22: St. Vincent Pallottiano
⛪ January 23 : St. Joseph’s Betrothal and Espousal
⛪ January 23 : Marianne Cope - Optional Memorial
⛪ January 23 : St. Emerentiana
⛪ January 23 : Bl. Nikolaus Gross
⛪ January 23 : Bl. Benedetta Bianchi Porro
⛪ January 24 : St. Timothy
⛪ January 24 : St. Francis de Sales- Memorial
⛪ January 24 : Bl. Giuseppe Giaccardo
⛪ January 24 : Bl Marcolinus (Marcolino)
⛪ January 24 : Bl. Paula Gambara Costa
⛪ January 24: Martyrs of Podlasie or Martyrs of Pratulin
⛪ January 25 : The Conversion of Saint Paul - Feast
⛪ January 25 : St. Ananias of Damascus
⛪ January 25 : St. Dwynwen
⛪ January 25 : St. Poppo
⛪ January 25 : St. Artemas of Pozzuoli
⛪ January 25 : Bl. Henry Suso
⛪ January 25 : Bl. Anthony of Amandola
⛪ January 25 : Bl. Teresa Grillo Michel
⛪ January 25 : Bl. Francesco Zirano
⛪ January 25 : Bl. Archangela Girlani
⛪ January 25 : Bl. Antoni Swiadek
⛪ January 26 : St. Timothy & St. Titus - Memorial
⛪ January 26 : St. Polycarp
⛪ January 26 : St. Xenophon of Constantinople
⛪ January 26 : St. Alberic of Cรฎteaux
⛪ January 26 : St. Paula of Rome
⛪ January 26 : Bl Andrew of Peschiera
⛪ January 26 : Bl. Josรฉ Gabriel del Rosario Brochero
⛪ January 27 : St. John Chrysostom
⛪ January 27 : St. Angela Merici
⛪ January 28 : St. Cyril of Alexandria
⛪ January 28 : St. Thomas Aquinas - Memorial
⛪ January 29 : St. Francis of Sales
⛪ January 30 : St. Bathildes
⛪ January 30 : Bl. Columba Marmion
⛪ January 30 : St. David Galvรกn-Beremรบdez
⛪ January 30 : St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti
⛪ January 30 : St. Martina
⛪ January 30 : St. Adelelmus of Burgos
⛪ January 30 : St. Sebastian Valfrรจ
⛪ January 30 : St. Aldegundis
⛪ January 31 : St. Marcella
⛪ January 31 : St. John Bosco - Memorial
⛪ January 31 : St. Aedan of Ferns
⛪ January 31 : St. Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi
⛪ January 31 : Bl. Ludovica Albertoni
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