Saint Archelais, Saint Susanna, & Saint Thecla
Saints Archelais, Thecla and Susanna were 3rd-century Christian virgins and martyrs known for their healing miracles.
Pope Saint Sylvester
Pope Saint Sylvester surely was appointed by God to govern his holy church in the first years of her temporal prosperity and triumph over her persecuting enemies. His pontificate was one of the most important, crucial and eventful of all Popes.
Saint Paul the Hermit
Saint Paul the Hermit, known as the 'First Hermit,' lived 90 years in solitude, sustained miraculously in the Egyptian desert, inspiring Christian monasticism.
Saint Raymond of Penafort
Saint Raymond of Peñafort (1180–1275), Dominican priest and canon law expert, co-founded the Order of Our Lady of Ransom.
Feast of the Holy Innocents
Upon the birth of Our Lord, Herod ordered the murder of all all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, known as the massacre of the Holy Innocents.
Saint Henry of Uppsala
Saint Henry of Uppsala, 12th-century English bishop, evangelized Finland, built Nousis church, and met martyrdom, becoming the Patron Saint of Finland.
Saint Julia
Noble virgin sold into slavery. Refused pagan sacrifice, endured torture, and died on a cross for her faith.
Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha of Sicily (6th century) devoted her life to God, resisting suitors. She was martyred after being forced into a brothel.
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple marks Mary's purification and Jesus' first introduction to the temple in accordance with Mosaic law.
Saint Joan of Valois
Saint Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis XI, King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy. St. Joan was by no means a prepossessing figure: she was hunch-backed, lame and pock-marked. On her husband's succession to the throne he obtained a declaration that the marriage was invalid. Joan, therefore, was not to be queen of France; she was given instead the title of Duchess of Berry. “If so it is to be, praised be the Lord”, was her remark on this occasion.
