"In the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth and under the earth." (Phil 2:10)

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January 1: Mary, Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation) We celebrate Mary as the Mother of God because Jesus was both human and divine. A mother can not be just a mom to part of her son. She is also our Mother and a gift for all of us. 

January 4: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton First American saint, started the Sisters of Charity and opened a school. 

January 8: Epiphany of the Lord We celebrate the visit of the three kings to Jesus. This was the moment that Jesus was revealed to those outside Israel and is a special day for all of us who now believe. 

January 9: Baptism of the Lord Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan river. Read the story in the Gospels and see how God revealed Jesus as His son. Maybe tonight, make a dinner using shell pasta. 

January 21: St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr She was killed in the 305 AD at the age of 12 or 13, very early in the Church's history. Her name means lamb and she is often depicted holding a lamb. 

January 23, Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 

January 24: St. Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor “Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.”
St. Francis was born in 1567 and went to school in Paris. He was devoted to the Blessed Mother and his book An Introduction the Devout Life is a classic. 

Father and maker of all,
you adorn all creation
with splendor and beauty,
and fashion human lives
in your image and likeness.

Awaken in every heart
reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of life.

Grant this through our Lord
Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.

Amen