January

1st – Mary, Mother of God

2nd – Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen – bishops and doctors of the church

3rd – Most Holy Name of Jesus

4th – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – religious

6th – St. Andre Bessette – religious

7th – St. Raymond of Penyafort – priest

13th – St. Hilary – bishop and doctor of the church

17th – St. Antony – abbot

20th – St. Fabian – pope and martyr

20th – St. Sebastian – martyr

21st – St. Agnes – virgin and martyr

23rd – St. Vincent – deacon and martyr

23rd – St. Marianne Cope – virgin

24th – St. Francis de Sales – bishop and doctor of the church

25th – Conversion of St. Paul

27th – St. Angela Merici – virgin

28th – St. Thomas Aquinas – priest and doctor of the church

31st – St. John Bosco – priest

Welcome to Small Catholic

I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-candidate-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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