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St. Marianne Cope January 23rd, we celebrate the feast of St. Marianne Cope, (1838-1918), also known as Saint Marianne of Molokai, religious, missionary to leprosy patients, who ministered to the forgotten and downtrodden lepers of Hawai’i for over 30 years of her life. Born into a poor family of eight children in Germany, Marianne emigrated…

Saint Vincent Saragossa January 22, we celebrate the feast of Saint Vincent Saragossa, (died 304), the Protomartyr of Spain, who when confronted with the most horrific tortures, held true to his faith. Vincent of Saragossa was one of the Church’s three most illustrious deacons, the other two being Stephen and Lawrence. He is also Spain’s…

St Agnes of Rome January 21st, we celebrate the feast of Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr, who was only twelve or thirteen years old when she suffered martyrdom for her faith(291-304). Honored as one of the four great virgin martyrs of the Church, Agnes is the patron saint of young women, chastity, and…