JANUARY

1.
Dedication of Our Lady of the Annunciation, at Florence, by Cardinal William d'Estonville, in the year 1452. There is preserved in this church, a picture of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, which was found miraculous finished when the
painter, who had sketched it, prepared to put the finishing strokes to it.

2.
Foundation of the Abbey of Dunes, in Flanders, in honor of the Blessed Virgin, in the year 1128, by Fulk, a Benedictine monk.

3.
Our Lady of Sichem, near Lonvain, in the duchy of Brabant. It is said that four drops of blood exuded from this statue in the year 1306.

4.
Dedication of Our Lady of Treves, in Germany, in the year 746, by Hydolph, Archbishop of Treves. The Princes Genevieve, wife of Syfrede, Palatine of Treves, and daughter of the Duke of Brahant, erected this church in a wood, on the very spot
where Our Lady appeared to her, and assured her that her innocence should one day he acknowledged.

5.
On this day, in the year 1606, a paralytic man is said to have been miraculously cared in the Church of Oar Lady of Sichem, in Brabant.

6.
Our Lady's presence on this day, at the marriage feast of Cana, induced her Son, aged, then thirty years, to change water into wine: this was his first public miracle.

7.
Return of Oar Lady, with Jesus and St. Joseph, from Egypt into Jadea.

8.
Our Lady of the Commencement at Naples, Tais chapel was built by St. Helena, and consecrated by SL Sylvester, in the year 320.

9.
Our Lady beyond the Tiber, at Rome. This church wag built by Calixtus I. in the year 224.

10.
Our Lady of the Guides, at Constantinople, Was one of the distaffs of the Blessed Virgin was shown, with some of the clothes of the Infant Jesus, which St. Pulcheria bestowed on this church.

11.
Our Lady of Bessiere, in Limousin. A certain heretic, who had derided the devotion, paid to this image, saw his house consumed, without being able to discover whence the fire originated.

12.
Our Lady of the Broad Street, at Rome, situated on the very spot where St. Paul remained for two years, wearing an iron chain, where he preached the Gospel and wrote several of his epistles.

13.
Pius V. reformed the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin, in the year 1571.--(Balivehem on the Calendar.)

14.
Our Lady of the Word, near Montserrat, in Spain, go called because it is asserted that she restored speech to a dumb man, in the year 1514.

15.
To Lady of the Portico, at Rome, where an image is seen which is said to have been brought from heaven by an angel to Blessed Galla, widow of the consul Symmaclius.

16.
On this day Our Lady of Mountserrat, in Spain, miraculously delivered several captives from the tyranny of the Turks.

17.
Our Lady of Peace, at Rome. In the year 1483 the Duke of Calabria, having besieged Borne, to punish Sixtus IV., for having prevented his  aiding the Duke of Ferrara against the Venetians, this sovereign pontiff had recourse to the Queen of heaven, bound himself by vow to build a church, under the title of Our Lady of Peace, if it should please her to deliver the city from the siege, and to restore peace to Italy. His prayer having been heard, he fulfilled his vow, by commencing a church, which was finished by Iunocent VIII., his successor.

18.
Our Lady of Dijon, in Burgundy. This image, formerly named of Good Hope, delivered the city from the fury of the Swiss, in the year 1513; in thanksgiving for this favor, there is a general procession there every year.

19.
Our Lady of Gimont, near Toulouse. This church of Citeaux is much celebrated in the country for its miracles.

20.
Our Lady of the Tables, at Montpellier. A very ancient and renowned church. The arms of the city are the Blessed Virgin holding her divine Son in her arms, upon a bezant, gules.

21.
Our Lady of Consolation, at Rome, at the foot of the Capitol. This Madonna began to work miracles in the year 1471.

22.
Betrothal of Our Lady. This feast, celebrated privately in France many years ago by devout persons, was approved by Pope. Paul III., in 1546.

23.
Betrothal of Our Lady, according to the ritual of Arras. This feast began to be celebrated in the year 1556.

24.
Oar Lady of Damascus. From this picture, which is painted on wood, there is said to exude a miraculous oil which restored sight, in the year 1203, to the Sultan of Damascus, and Mahommedan as he was, in acknowledgment, of this benefit, he founded a lamp to burn perpetually before this picture.

25.
Translation of the winding-sheet and tomb of Oar Lady to Constantinople, by Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem, under the reign of Marcian, in the year 455.

26.
Our Lady of Longchamps, founded, in 1261, by Elizabeth, sister of St. Louis.

27.
Our Lady of Life, at Venasque, in Provence. The chronicle relates that this image has often restored life to children who died without baptism, in order that they might receive that sacrament.

28.
Our Lady of Good Succor, near Rome. This Image is very celebrated in the country.

29.
Our Lady of Chatillon sur Seine. St. Bernard had great devotion to this image, on account of a miracle which it wrought in his favor.

30.
Our Lady of the Rose, at Lucca, in Italy. Three roses were found in the month of January, in the arms of this image, according to a Latin chronicle.

31.
Apparition of Our Lady to Blessed Angela de Foligno.