Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Elizabeth Ann Seton
- Gregory of Langres, bishop
- Pharaildis, virgin
- Rigobert of Rheims, bishop
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821 A.D.) was America's first native-born saint, canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1975 A.D. She was Episcopelian at first but converted to Christianity in 1805 A.D. Because her conversion left her without support from family and friends, she opened a school in Boston to support herself and her children. In 1809 A.D., the rector of St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore invited Elizabeth to open a school. It was this invitation that prompted Elizabeth to found a religious community along with four companions. They began what was to be the start of the Catholic parochial school system in the United States.
Archbishop Carroll of Baltimore approved the rule of Elizabeth's community in 1812 A.D., and in 1813 A.D., their new congregation, the Sisters of Charity, became the first American religious society. Learn more
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [January 4]
- Synaxis of 70 Apostles
- Theoktistus, Hegumen-Abbot
The Russian and Greek Orthodox Churches honor the Seventy Apostles on this day, January 4. These are the ones whom Jesus sent ahead in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit (Luke 10:1)
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