Benedictine Calendar for January

1 St Odilo, Abb of Cluny (+ 1049)
   St William, Abb at Dijon (+ 1031)
2 St Adelard, Abb at Corbie (+ 827)
3 St Blitmund, Abb at St Valery (+ 650)
4 St Rigobert, Abp of Rheims (+ab 733)
   Bl Roger, Mk at Elan (+ 1175)
5 Bl Gaudentius, Bp of Gnesen (+ 1006)
6 St Peter, Abb of Canterbury (+ 606)
   Bl Frederic, Mk at St Vannes (+ 1022)
7 Bl Tillo, Abb at Solignac (+ 700)
   Ven Louis de Blois (Blosius), Abb of Liessies (+ 1556)
8 St Erhard, Bp of Regensburg (+ 8th Cent)
9 St Adrian, Abb at Canterbury (+ 710)
10 St William, Abp of Bourges (+ 1109)
11 St Taso, Abb at Volturno (+ 729)
12 St Benedict Biscop, Abb at Wearmouth (+ 690)
     St Aelred, Abb at Rievaulx (+ 1166)
13 Bl Berno, Abb of Cluny (+ 927) .
14 St Peter Urseolus, Doge of Venice (+ 987)
     St Warin, Bp of Sitten (+ 1140)
15 St Maurus, Abb, disciple of St. Benedict (+ 583)
     St Ceolwulf, K, Mk at Lindisfarne (+ 760)
16 St Fursey, Abb at Lagny (+ 650)
     Ven Joanna, Sr at Bagno (+ 1105)
17 Sts Anthony, Merulus, John, Mks at Rome (+ 6th Cent)
18 Bl Beatrice of Este, Nn at Ferrara (+ 1262)
19 St Wulstan, Bp of Worcester (+ 1095)
20 St Maurus, Bp of Cesena (+ 946)
21 St Meinrad, Mk at Einsiedeln (+ ab 863)
     Bl Alban Roe, M (+ 1641)
22 St Dominic, Abb at Sora (+ 1031)
     Bl Walter, Br (+ 1222)
23 St Ildephonse, Abp of Toledo (+ 667)
24 St Bertram, Abb of St Quentin (+ 680)
     Bl Macarius, Abb at Wuerzburg (+ 1153)
25 St Poppo, Abb of Stablo (+ 1048)
26 St Alberic, Abb of Citeaux (+ 1107)
27 St Theodoric, Bp of Orleans (+ 1022)
28 St Amadeus, Bp of Lausanne (+ 1159)
29 St Gelasius II, P (+ 1119)
30 St Adelhelm, Abb at Burgos (+ 1097)
     St Bathildis, Qu (+ 680)
31 Bl Eusebius, Mk at St Gall's (+ 884)

PRAYER IN HONOUR OF ALL HOLY MONKS
Ant. The souls of the Saints, who have followed in the footsteps of Christ, rejoice in heaven; and, because they have despised the world for love of him, therefore do they exult with Christ forever.

V. But the just shall live for evermore.
R. And their reward is with the Lord.

Let us pray
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the example of the holy Monks may stir us to a better life: so that we may imitate the actions of those whose memory we celebrate. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.