Monthly Archives: February 2011

February 6 On the day of 6 February The commemoration of Saint Paul Miki and his companions, martyrs, at Nagasaki in Japan. Eight priests and religious of the Society of Jesus and the Order of Friars Minor, some sent from … Continue reading →

Saint of the Day St. Agatha (3rd century) Agatha was a beautiful young woman that consecrated her life to God. During a Christian persecution, a powerful man demanded her purity in exchange for not charging her. When she refused, she … Continue reading →

February 4 On the day of 4 February Of Sempringham in England, of Saint Gilbert, priest, who, with the assent of Pope Eugene III, founded a monastic order upon which he imposed a bipartite discipline: namely, the Rule of Saint … Continue reading →

February 3 On the day of 3 February Of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, who suffered for the sake of the name of Christ at Sebaste in Armenia under the emperor Licinius.

February 2 On the day of 2 February The feast of the Presentation of the Lord, called the Hypapante or Meeting by the Greeks, on which, forty days after the nativity of the Lord Jesus, he was brought to the … Continue reading →

February 1 On the day of 1 February Of Kildaire in Ireland, of Saint Brigid, abbess, who founded one of the first monasteries of this island, and is said to have continued the work of evangelization begun by Saint Patrick.