Saint Anthony the Abbot
To explain how to distinguish between different spirits, Anthony would say that the celestial visions, unlike the demonic ones, which he fought first of all by the sign of the cross, dissolve the disturbances "as did the great archangel Gabriel with Mary and Zechariah".
Franciscan protomartyrs
Saint Francis had sent them to announce the Gospel to Muslims in Spain and Morocco.
Saint Maurus
Together with Saint Placidus, he was the most famous disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia
Saint Felix of Nola
Felix was born in Nola to a wealthy Syrian who was there on business. After the death of his father, he sold most of his assets and distributed the proceeds to the poor and consecrated himself to Christ.
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
He dedicated his whole religious life to the defence of Christ, true God and true man. He had to face persecution, since the Arian heretics, who denied the divinity of the Son, had the support of the Emperor Constantius.
The Baptism of Jesus
Baptism in the Jordan is another Epiphany, since Jesus here appears as the awaited Messiah and Son of God
Saint Hyginus
Saint Hyginus, the ninth pope, was elected in 138 after the death of Saint Telesphorus.
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
He is one of the group of Cappadocian Fathers and deserved to be called a "column of orthodoxy"
Saint Marcellinus of Ancona
His biographers report that he became Bishop of the city of Conero in 551, during the pontificate of Vigilius I.
Saint Severinus abbot
In almost thirty years of mission in Noricum, Severinus founded churches and monasteries, and by his preaching he induced many souls to abandon paganism worship and convert to Christianity.
Saint Raymond of Penyafort
He was a great connoisseur of canon law and third Superior General of the Dominican Order, leaving a significant mark on the history of the Church.
Epiphany of the Lord
Meditating on the example of the Magi, Saint Anthony of Padua said: "Thus, also true penitents offer [the Lord] the gold of total poverty, the incense of devout prayer, the myrrh of voluntary suffering".
