Today is the birthday of a virgin; let us imitate her purity. It is the birthday of a martyr; let us offer ourselves in sacrifice. (Saint Ambrose)
Day: January 21, 2021
The Purity of Agnes and True Femininity
‘Tis incumbent upon us on this day, as a new incumbent takes over in the Oval Office, one whose policies are inimical to the genius of the feminine, to remind ourselves of the glory of woman, signified in saints like Agnes, a young Virgin Martyr, who perished by the sword under the reign of Diocletian[…]