January 2018
1	New Year’s Day
	World Day of Peace
	Feast of Mary, the Mother of God
4	Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, patroness of Catholic school education in the U.S.
5	Feast of St. John Neumann, patron saint of Catholic education, sick children and immigrants
6	Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
	El Día de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day), a special feast in Latin American countries and In Latino immigrant neighborhoods,
7	Feast of the Epiphany (observed in the USA)
	Birthday of Vann Nath (1946-2011), a Cambodian painter who used his art to expose the injustices and sufferings imposed on so many by a corrupt regime; as a genocide survivor, Vann Nath helps us to reflect on a dark time and to renew our commitment to peace and justice.
8	Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
	Birthday oF A. J. Muste (1885-1967), a nonviolent activist who was influential in the global pacifist movement of the mid-20th Century.
9	Birthday of Rigoberta Menchu Tum (1959), a Guatemalan civil rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Through the years, she has done a lot to fight for indigenous rights in Guatemala, and is also passionate about women's and environmental rights
11	National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
12	Anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, 201015. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
	Birthday of Cornelia Connelly (1809), foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
16	National Religious Freedom Day
18	Beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
19	104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
21	Feast of St. Agnes
24	Feast of St. Francis de Sales
27	Birthday of Mairead Maguire (1944). After three of her sister’s children were killed during the violence between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, Mairead Maguire organized massive demonstrations and other action calling for a nonviolent end to the conflict. Along with Betty Williams, she is the co-founder of Peace People, and together the two women won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976. She has spent her life since then to bearing witness to oppression and standing in solidarity with people living in conflict, including most in Syria.
28	Beginning of Catholic Schools Week
	Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
31	Feast of St. John Bosco
	Birthday of Thomas Merton (1915-1968)