January 1 - Saints of the Day!

Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God!

(also known as the feast of the Motherhood of Mary/ the Maternity of Mary. Latin Roman Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

Circumcision of our Lord

(Mozarabic Latin Catholic Rite)

St Emmelia & St Basil the Elder

(Parents of St Basil the Great and 9 other kids. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

St Basil the Great

(Son of St Emmelia & St basil the Great & Archbishop of Ceasarea. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

St Fanchea (Fannie) of Rossory

(Also kn own as , Garbh and sister  of St Enda of Aran, St Lochinia, St Darenia (wife of Angus), St Carecha. and daughter of Conall Derg of Oriel and his wife Briga. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

St William of Dijon

( Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

St Mydwyn of England

(Ascetic. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Celtic Latin Catholic Rite

St Basil of Aix & Afghanistan

(Bishop of Aix, France born in Afghanistan. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

 

Abbess St Comnatan of Kildare

(Abbess of Kildare in Ireland also known as St Connat. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Celtic Latin Catholic Rite)

St Cuan of Ireland

(also knwn as Mochua, Moncan. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Celtic Catholic Rite)

Princess St Anthusa the younger

(Daughter of King Konstantinos V and his 3rd wife, ST Eudokia. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

St Justin of Chiefti

(Bishop in Italy. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Elvan

(Ascetic. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Fulgentius of Ruspe 

(Bishop n. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. )

St Maelrhys of Bardsley

(Ascetic on Isles in Wales . Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Celtic Latin Catholic Rite)

St Almachius(Ascetic. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite. Celtic Latin Catholic Rite

Bishop St Gregory & St Nonna of Nazianzius

(Married January 1st. Father & Mother of St Gregory the Theologian, St Ceasarius of Nazianzius the Theologian, aunt to Bishop St Amphilochus the Iconian, grandaunt to St Olympia. St Nonna the wife was also daughter to Philotatos & Gorgonia. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. African Latin Catholic Rite)

Blesseds Agathange de Vendome and Cassian Consalo Vasener de Nantes
(African Latin Catholic Rite. Armenian Catholic Byzantine Rite. Catholic Syriac Antiochian Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Geez Alexandrian Catholic Rite. Coptic Alexandrian Catholic Rite) 

Blessed Waldo of Gimignano

(African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)