MARCH 2019
Women’s History Month
3Feast of Blessed Angela Truszkowski: Blessed Angela was known for helping street children and the elderly in Warsaw.
5Anniversary of the death of Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) who was martyred on March 5, 1984, is best known for his haunting “First they came…,” a reflection on complicity in the Holocaust. His story of conversion reminds us that as we change our ways, we can change the world.
6Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent
7Feast of Sts.Perpetua and Felicity
14Anniversary of the start of the Iraq war (2003)
15National Day Against Bullying and Violence
17Feast of St. Patrick, patron of Ireland
19Feast of St. Joseph
21-27Beginning of Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
22World Water Day
24Anniversary of Archbishop Oscar Romero’s death
25Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord