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Western:

St. Valentine,

St. Abraham of Carrhae

St. Antoninus of Sorrento

St. Auxentius of Bithynia

St. Conran

Sts. Cyril and Methodius

St. Dionysius

St. Eleuchadius

St. Maro

St. Nostrianus

St. Theodosius

Bl. Vicente Vilar David

Orthodox – OCA:

Memorial Saturday of Meatfare

Venerable Auxentius of Bithynia

Repose of Saint Cyril, Equal of the Apostles and Teacher of the Slavs

Venerable Isaac the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves

12 Greeks who built the Dormition Cathedral in the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, Lavra

Translation of the Relics of Martyrs Michael and his councilor, Theodore, of Chernígov

Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria

Saint Abraham, Bishop of Charres, Mesopotamia

Saint Hilarion the New of Georgia

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Western:

St. Kentigern, aka Mungo,

St. Catherine de Ricci

St. Agabus

Bl. Archangela Girlani

St. Benignus

St. Dyfnog

St. Ermengild

Bl. Eustochium

St. Gosbert

St. Huno

Bl. John Lantrua of Triora

St. Julian of Lyons

St. Lezin

St. Martinian

St. Modomnoc

St. Polyeuctus

Orthodox – OCA:

Saints Martinian, Zoe, and Photina of Caesarea in Palestine

Venerable Stephen (in monasticism Simeon), the Myrrhgusher and Prince of Serbia

Saint Eulogius, Archbishop of Alexandria

Appearance of Christ to Saint Martin of Tours

Saint Seraphima

Saint George, Archbishop of Mogilev, Belarus

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Western:

The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

St. Buonfiglio Monaldo

St. Anthony Kauleas

St. Anthony of Saxony

St. Benedict Revelli

St. Damian

St. Ethelwald

St. Febronia

St. Humbeline

Bl. James Feun

St. John of Nicomedia

St. Julian the Hospitaler

St. Juventius of Pavia

St. Ludan

St. Meletius of Antioch

St. Modestus

St. Modestus & Ammonius

St. Modestus & Julian

Bl. Thomas Hemerford

Orthodox – OCA:

Saint Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch

Saint Alexei, Metropolitan of Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia

Saint Meletius, Archbishop of Khar'kov and Akhtyrsk

Venerable Mary (who was called Marinus), and her father,

      Venerable Eugene, at Alexandria

Saint Anthony, Patriarch of Constantinople

Saint Kristo the Gardener of Albania

Ivḗron Icon of the Mother of God

Saint Prochorus of Georgia

Martyr Nicholas (Nikoloz) Dvali in Jerusalem

Saint Bassian of Uglich

Martyr Luke (Luka) of Jerusalem, the Georgian

Secular:

Abraham Lincoln, 16th POTUS

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Western:

Vision of our Lady of Lourdes,

St. Cædmon

New Martyrs of Russia

St. Paschal

St. Adolf of Osnabruck

St. Ardanus

St. Benedict of Aniane

St. Desiderius

St. Jonas

St. Lucius

St. Severinus

Orthodox – OCA:

Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste

Venerable Demetrios, Wonderworker of Priluki, Vologda

Saint Vsevolod (in Baptism Gabriel), Wonderworker of Pskov

Righteous Theodora, wife of Emperor Theophilus the Iconoclast

Saint George, New Martyr of Sofia

Saint Gobnata of Ballyvourney

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Western:

St. Scholastica.

St. Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio

Bl. Alexander of Lugo

Bl. Alojzije Stepinac

St. Andrew

St. Aponius

St. Austreberta

St. Baldegundis

St. Desideratus

St. Erluph

Bl. Louise Bessay de la Voute

Bl. Louise Poirier Barre

St. Paganus

St. Paul and Ninety Companions

Bl. Pierre Fremond

St. Trumwin

St. William of Maleval

Orthodox – OCA:

Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly,

      the Martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus, and three women Martyrs

Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Novgorod, Buried in the Cathedral

      of the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) in Novgorod

Princess Anna of Novgorod

Venerable Prochorus of the Kiev Near

Venerable Longinus of Koryazhemsk, Vologda

Virgin Martyrs Ennatha, Valentina and Paula, of Palestine

Icon of the Mother of God “Areovindus”

Saint John Chimchimeli the Philosopher

Saint Ioannikios, Father Confessor of the Dormition Holy Mountain Hermitage

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Western:

 St. Cyril of Alexandria.

St. Apollonia,

St. Alexander

St. Alto

St. Ammon

Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerick

St. Ansbert

St. Cronan the Wise

St. Cuaran

St. Eingan

St. Michael (Miguel) Febres Cordero

St. Nebridius

St. Nicephorus

St. Raynald of Nocera

St. Teilo

John Hooper, Bp. of  Worcester and Gloucester, M.

Orthodox – OCA:

Leavetaking of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Martyr Nikephoros of Antioch, in Syria

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk

Venerable Pancratius of the Kiev Caves

Venerable Nikēphóros of Vazheozersk

Venerable Gennadius of Vazheozersk

Hieromartyrs Marcellus, Bishop of Sicily, Philagrius, Bishop of Cyprus,

      and Pancratius, Bishop of Taoromina

Venerable Shio Mgvime

Virgin Martyr Apollonia

Venerable Romanós of Cilicia

Secular:

William Henry Harrison, 9th POTUS

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Western:

St. John of Matha,

St. Jerome Emiliani

St. Cointha

St. Cuthman of Steyning

St. Dionysius

St. Elfleda

St. Honoratus

Bl. Jacoba of Settesoli

St. Jacut and Guethenoc

St. Josephine Bakhita

St. Kigwe

St. Llibio

St. Meingold of Huy

St. Nicetius of Besancon

St. Oncho

St. Paul Lucius, and Cyriacus

St. Paul of Verdun

Bl. Peter Igneus

St. Stephen of Muret

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates “the General”

Prophet Zachariah

Saint Sava II, Archbishop of Serbia

Blessed Liubov (Sukhanovskaya) of Ryazan, Fool for Christ

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St. Romuald.

St. Moses

St. Adaucus

St. Amulwinus

St. Anatolius

Bl. Anselm Polanco Fontecha

St. Augulus

St. Chrysolius

Bl. Felipe Ripoll Morata

St. Fidelis

St. Julian of Bologna

St. Lawrence of Siponto

St. Luke the Younger

St. Meldon

Bl. Pius IX

St. Richard

Bl. Rizzerio

St. Theodore Stratelates

St. Tressan

Bl. William Richardson

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsakos

Venerable Luke of Hellas

1,003 Martyrs of Nicomedia

Martyr Aule

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Western:

St. Titus,  B. C.

St. Dorothy of Caesarea,  V. M.

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

St. Paul Miki

St. Alfonso Maria Fusco

St. Amand

St. Antholian

St. Anthony Dainan

St. Bonaventure of Miako

St. Cosmas

Bl. Diego De Avezedo

St. Dorothy

St. Francesco Spinelli

St. Francis Nagasaki

St. Francis of St. Michael

St. James Kisai

St. John Soan de Goto

St. Martin de Aguirre

St. Martin Loynaz of the Ascension

St. Matthias of Meako

St. Mel

St. Michael Kozaki

St. Mun

St. Peter Shukeshiko

St. Relindis of Maaseik

Sts. Saturninus, Theophilus, & Revocata

St. Tanco

St. Theophilus the Lawyer

St. Thomas Danki

St. Thomas Kozaki

St. Vedast

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna

Saint Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople

Venerable Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet

Virgin Martyr Dorothy at Caesarea, in Cappadocia, and those with her

Martyr Julian of Emesa

Virgin Martyr Fausta, and Martyrs Evilasius and Maximus, at Cyzicus

Virgin Martyrs Martha and Mary, and their brother Lycarion, in Egypt

Saint Arsenius of Iqalto, Georgia

Saint Amand, Abbot of Maastricht

Secular:

Ronald Reagan, 40th POTUS

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St. Agatha,  V. M.

The Martyrs of Japan

St. Abraham

St. Adelaide of Bellich

St. Avitus of Vienne

Bl. Elizabeth Canori Mora

St. Gonsalo Garcia

St. Leo Karasuma

St. Louis Ibachi

St. Modestus

St. Philip of Jesus

St. Vodoaldus

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily

Repose of Saint Theodosius of Chernigov

Martyr Theodula of Anazarbus, and the Martyrs Helladius, Macarius

      and Evagrius, in Cilicia

Icon of the Mother of God “Seeker of the Perishing”

Icon of the Mother of God “Elets-Chernigov”

Icon of the Mother of God “Divnogorsk”

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Two dead in North Spokane apartment shooting

Two people are dead following a shooting at a North Spokane apartment complex. Spokane Police have since detained a suspect, department spokesperson Officer Dan Strassenberg said Thursday. Police responded to the Center Court Apartments at 7007 N. Nevada St. around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night to reports of an altercation and then the sound of gunfire. Upon interviewing witnesses they were able to find the apartment involved and discovered two deceased people inside, Strassenberg said.

Senate is not ‘anywhere close’ to a funding deal as ICE fight intensifies

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St. Gilbert of Sempringham,  Abt. C.  d.

St. Andrew Corsini, B. C.

St. Joan (Jane) of Valois

St. Aldate

St. Aventinus of Chartres

St. Eutychius

St. John de Britto

Bl. John Speed

St. John Stone

St. Joseph of Leonissa

St. Liephard

St. Modan

St. Nicholas Studites

St. Nithard

St. Obitius

Bl. Rabanus Maurus

St. Rembert

St. Theophilus the Penitent

St. Vincent of Troyes

St. Vulgis

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Venerable Isidore of Pelusium

Right-believing George the Great Prince of Vladimir

Venerable Cyril the Wonderworker, Abbot of Novoezersk, Novgorod

Venerable Abraham and Coprius, of Pechenga

Martyr Jadorus

Hieromartyr Abramius, Bishop of Arbela in Assyria

Venerable Nicholas the Confessor, Abbot of Studion

Saint Evagrisi, disciple of Saint Shio

Monastic Martyr Anthony of Kareotis

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Spokane’s High Utilizers Initiative provides intensive case management to give hope to people who’ve cycled in and out of jail and treatment

For roughly two decades, Spokane has had, off and on, some version of a program that’s been called “Hot Spotters,” which works to identify and help stabilize people who are most frequently visiting emergency departments, interacting with police, and/or landing in Community Court. Most recently, in late 2024, the program was restarted as the High Utilizers Initiative.

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Opinion      Syndicated column

Trudy Rubin: Trump betrays his pledge to Iran’s protesters by letting clerics crush them

When President Donald Trump called on Iranian demonstrators to “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER THE INSTITUTIONS” in early January and pledged “HELP IS ON THE WAY,” I feared a shameful episode of American betrayal was about to be repeated.

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Western:

St. Blaise of Sebaste,  B. M.  s.

St. Ansgar, Abp. of Hamburg-Bremen.

St. Anatolius

St. Berlinda

St. Caellainn

St. Celerinus

St. Deodatus

St. Hadelin

St. Ia of Cornwall

Bl. John Nelson

Bl. Justo Takayama Ukon

St. Liafdag

St. Lupicinus & Felix

St. Margaret of England

Bl. Marie Rivier

Bl. Odoric of Pordenone

St. Oliver

St. Philip of Vienne

St. Werburg

St. Werburga

Orthodox – OCA:

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver

Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess

Right-Believing Prince Roman of Uglich

Prophet Azariah

Martyrs Papias, Diodorus and Claudianus, at Perge in Pamphylia

Saint Savva of Ioannina

Martyr Adrian at Caesarea, Cappadocia

Martyr Eubulus at Caesarea, Cappadocia

Martyr Blaise of Caesarea, in Cappadocia

Saint Simeon, Bishop of Polotsk and Tver

Saint Jacob, Archbishop of Serbia

Saint Nicholas, Enlightener of Japan

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The Ones Who Didn’t Convert

— John Duggan

“Melanie McDonagh’s Converts, reviewed in First Things last month, allows us to gaze close-up at the extraordinary procession of eminent literary, artistic, and intellectual figures that made its way over the threshold of the Roman Catholic Church from the 1890s right up until the 1960s. But there was, one might say, another contemporaneous procession. However, this procession circled the Church, hugging its outer walls, but never entered. And at the head, I would place C. S. Lewis and T. S. Eliot.”

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His detainment sparked 30 arrests in Spokane. After 7 months, judge ruled asylum seeker’s imprisonment was illegal

U.S. District Judge James Robart ruled last week that the U.S. government illegally detained 29-year-old Joswar Slater Rodriguez Torres and denied him his right to due process when he showed up at the Spokane ICE facility that day for a regular check-in, but was detained by agents instead, calling the arrest an “abuse” of discretion from the Department of Homeland Security.

Guest Opinion

Dr. Bruce Dentler, Anne Freeman and Tara Hill-Matthews: Resources are available for people with dementia and their caregivers

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The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

or The Purification of the Theotokos.

Commonly Called Candlemas.

Western:

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

St. Joan de Lestonnac

St. Adalbald of Ostrevant

St. Adeloga

St. Apronian

St. Cornelius

Martyrs of Ebsdorf

St. Feock

St. Flosculus

St. Lawrence of Canterbury

Martyrs of Ebsdorf

St. Theodoric

Orthodox – OCA:

The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

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Spokane landlords now required to engage in eviction prevention programs, council votes

Landlords will be required by city law to participate “in good faith” with a diversion program for at least 30 days after submitting a demand for payment, though only if they began eviction proceedings purely for nonpayment of rent. Tenants who violate other aspects of state law, including using illegal drugs on the property or seriously damaging it, could be evicted without the 30-day grace period.

Eviction levels hit an all-time high in WA, especially in Seattle area

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Western:

St. Ignatius of Antioch,  B. M.  d.  Red

St. Brigid of Kildare, Abs.

St. Cinnia

St. Crewanna

St. Darulagdach

St. Jarlath

St. John of the Grating

St. Kinnia

St. Paul of Trois Chateaux

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion

Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

Martyr Tryphon of Lampsacus Near Apamea in Syria

Martyrs Perpetua, a woman of Carthage, and the Catechumens: Saturus,

      Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus and Felicitas

Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria

Venerable Vendemianus the Hermit of Bithynia

Venerable Brigid (Bridget) of Ireland

Saint Tryphon, Bishop of Rostov

Icon of the Mother of God “Socola”

Saint Seririol of Wales

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Hard Times in the Delta as farmers consider letting crops rot

Across the country, farmers are struggling. Prices for nearly every major crop are below what it costs to grow them. Much attention has been paid to Midwestern soybean growers, whose crop was at the heart of the trade war between the United States and China. But farmers in Mississippi are perhaps worse off than farmers in the rest of the country. Rice is one of their biggest crops, and almost no one is buying.

The Dirt: Infamous apartment building gets new life

Located at 225 S. Wall St., the 36-unit Wall Street Apartments has remained vacant since September 2023 when city officials emptied the building of inhabitants and boarded up its windows and doors. Code enforcement staff claimed its owner, who was escorted out of the meeting due to repeated disruptions, neglected to address code violations to the building, which prompted them to determine that the building was not fit for occupancy. Since then, First Interstate Bank foreclosed on the vacated building then sold it for $535,000 to Jonathan McKay, a tech executive based in San Francisco.

Spin Control: Proposal would let Legislature decide how long it meets

Over the course of its two annual sessions, the Washington Legislature has a chance to consider thousands of ideas. Some legislators think the issues are becoming too numerous and complicated in a growing Washington state to be handled in the currently allotted days, which are 105 in odd-numbered years when the two-year budget is written and approved while other problems are addressed, followed by 60 days in an even-numbered year when that budget might get tweaked and other issues tackled. They are proposing that sessions have no time limits, and the Legislature decide for itself how many days it will meet and when it will end.

How can someone in midst of legal process to stay be deported? And other questions about America’s confusing immigration laws

Guest Opinion

Gavin Cooley and Fawn Schott: HB 2489 raises serious concerns for Spokane in the age of fentanyl

Pakistan forces kill 145 militants in two-day battle after wave of attacks

Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the province’s chief minister said on Sunday. Authorities in the southwestern province are battling one of the deadliest flare-ups in years, as insurgents in the resource-rich province bordering Iran and Afghanistan step up assaults on security forces, civilians and infrastructure.

Iran warns of regional conflict if U.S. attacks, designates EU armies ‘terrorists’

Iran’s leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the U.S. were to attack it, stoking the tension between Washington and Tehran, and it designated EU armies as “terrorist groups” in a retaliatory move.

Russian drone strike kills 12 miners as Kyiv announces new talks

Russian drone strike on a bus carrying miners killed at least 12 people, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new peace talks amid uncertainty over a Russian suspension of attacks on energy infrastructure.

How Moses Lake processes a deadly school shooting 30 years later: ‘If you try to bury it, it’ll get to you’

Football Coach Jason McLean won’t ever forget the exact date he started teaching: Monday, Feb. 4, 1996. “I know that day very well,” the Moses Lake educator said. “I met some very special people.” He’d been asked to take over teaching an algebra class at Frontier Junior High the Sunday night before. “At first I wasn’t sure I was the right person for the job,” McLean recalled. “But then again, who could be?” It was just days after a 14-year-old student brought a rifle to the school and opened fire in that algebra classroom the afternoon of Feb. 2. The shooter, who remains in prison, killed teacher Leona Caires, 49, and two 14-year-old students, Arnold “Arnie” Fritz and Manuel Vela Jr. Natalie Hintz, then 13, suffered multiple bullet wounds in her arm and chest, but survived the shooting. “On that first day, I saw courage. I saw resilience that left a lasting impact,” McLean said. “Despite all the weight of the tragedy we had all just experienced, these students showed up for each other.”

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Western:

St. John Bosco,  Pr. C.

St. Peter Nolasco,  C.

St. Marcella

St. Adamnan of Coldingham

St. Aidan of Ferns

St. Athanasius

St. Bobinus

St. Cyrus

St. Domitius

St. Eusebius

St. Francis Xavier Bianchi

St. Geminian

St. Julius of Novara

St. Madoes

St. Martin Manuel

St. Metranus

St. Nicetas

Sts. Saturninus, Thrysus, & Victor

St. Tarskius

St. Trypbaena

St. Ulphia

Orthodox – OCA:

Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and those with them

Venerable Niketas of the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, Bishop of Novgorod

Martyrs Victorinus, Victor, Nikēphóros, Claudius, Diodorus, Serapion,

      and Papias, of Egypt

Martyr Tryphaίnē at Cyzicus

Saint Arsenius of Paros

Saint Julius of Aegina

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Western:

Charles I Stuart of England.

St. Bathildes

St. Martina of Rome.

St. Aldegunais

St. Aleaunie

St. Alexander

St. Armentarius

St. Armentarius

St. Barsimaeus

St. Felician

St. Hippolytus

St. Hyacinth

St. Matthias of Jerusalem

St. Mutien-Marie Wiaux

St. Savina of Milan

St. Tudy

Orthodox – OCA:

Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs: Basil the Great,

      Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom

Hieromartyr Hippolytus, and those with him

Venerable Zeno the Faster, of the Kiev Caves

Venerable Zeno the Hermit of Antioch, disciple of Saint Basil the Great

Martyr Theophilus the New in Cyprus

Blessed Peter, King of Bulgaria

Icon of the Mother of God “Tinos”

Saint Demetrius, New Martyr of Sliven

New Martyr Theodore

Secular:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd POTUS

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When freezing weather hits, you’d be mad to rely on renewables

Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda acknowledges the reality of extreme weather, and the changing face of the world

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St Francis de Sales.

Sts. Sarbelius & Barbea

St. Aquilinus

St. Blath

Bl. Boleslava Lament

St. Caesarius

St. Dallan

St. Papias and Maurinus

St. Sabinian of Troyes

St. Valerius of Treves

St. Voloc

Orthodox – OCA:

Translation of the relics of the Hieromartyr Ignatius, the God Bearer

      and Bishop of Antioch

Saint Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, and Bishop of Turov

Saint Gerasimus, Bishop of Perm

Saint Pitirim, Bishop of Perm

Saint Jonah, Bishop of Perm

Martyrs Romanus, Jacob (James), Philotheus, Hyperechius, Abibus,

      Julian, and Paregonius, at Samosata

Martyr Ashot Curapalati, King of Artanuji

Saint Ignatius, Wonderworker and Bishop of Smolensk

Saint Aphraates of Persia

Martyrs Sarbelus and Bebaia of Edessa

New Martyr Demetrius

Saint Akepsimas the Martyr

Secular:

William McKinley, 25th POTUS

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from Inlander

IN BRIEF: Spokane speaks out after a Logan Elementary student was detained. Plus, a community vigil and ICE protest were held the day before federal agents killed another person in Minnesota

Just as Washington utilities step away from coal power, the Trump administration is fighting to keep facilities burning

Disability community shaken after EWU cuts adaptive athletics and its wheelchair basketball team

In early January, Eastern announced it would end the College of Health Science and Public Health’s adaptive athletics program — which houses the wheelchair hoops team — after the 2025-26 season.

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St. Thomas Aquinas.

St. Cyril of Alexandria

Bl. Amadeus of Lausanne

St. Antilnus

St. Cannera

St. Flavian

St. Glastian

St. James the Hermit

St. Jerome Lou-Tin-Mei

St. John of Reomay

St. Joseph Freinademetz

St. Julian of Cuenca

Bl. Lawrence Wang

St. Odo of Beauvais

St. Palladius

St. Peter Nolasco

St. Richard of Vaucelles

Bl. Roger of Todi

St. Thyrsus, Leucius, & Callinicus

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Ephraim the Syrian

Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma, Vologda

Venerable Ephraim the Wonderworker, Abbot of Novy Torg

Saint Ephraim, Bishop of Pereyaslavl, Kiev Caves, Far Caves

Venerable Palladius the Hermit, of Antioch

Saint Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Nineveh

Totemsk-Sumorin Icon of the Mother of God

Saints Archilius and Luarsaab

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St. John Chrysostom,

St. Angela Merici

St. Aviates

St. Candida

St. Datius

St. Devota

St. Emerius

St. Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch

St. Gamo

St. Gilduin

St. Henry de Osso y Cervello

St. Julian of Le Mans

St. Julian of Sora

St. Lupus of Chalons

St. Marius

St. Natalis

Bl. Rosalie du Verdier de la Soriniere

St. Sabas of Serbia

St. Theodoric of Orleans

Orthodox – OCA:

Translation of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

Saint Clement the Stylite who lived as an ascetic on Mount Ságmata in Boeotia

Holy Empress Markianḗ

Holy King Askiot of Georgia

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St. Polycarp.

St. Timothy

St. Alberic of Citeaux

St. Ansurius

St. Athanasius

St. Conan

Bl. Michal Kozal

St. Paula

St. Robert of Newmister

St. Theofrid

St. Thordgith

St. Titus

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Xenophon, his wife, Mary, and their two sons,

      Arcadius and John, of Constantinople

Translation of the relics of Venerable Theodore, Abbot of Studion

Saint Xenophon of Robeika

Martyrs Ananias the Presbyter, Peter, and seven soldiers, in Phoenicia

Saint Simeon “the Ancient” of Mount Sinai

Saint Joseph, Bishop of Thessalonica, and brother of Saint Theodore of Studion

Blessed David IV, King of Georgia

Saint Theodore of Ajareli

Saint Paula

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The Conversion of St. Paul

EPIPHANY III

Western:

The Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 8.

St. Peter Thomas

St. Amarinus

St. Apollo

St. Artemas

St. Bretannion

St. Donatus

St. Dwynwen

St. Eochod of Galloway

St. Juventius & Maximus

St. Maurus

St. Poppo

St. Praejectus

St. Racho

Orthodox – OCA:

Sunday of Zacchaeus

New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople

Saint Moses, Archbishop of Novgorod

Martyr Felicitas of Rome, and her seven sons

Saint Publius the Ascetic of Syria

Saint Mares the Singer in Syria

Translation to Moscow of the Icon of the Mother of God “Assuage my Sorrow”

Icon of the Mother of God “The Unexpected Joy”

Saint Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev and Gallich

New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople

Venerable Anatole I of Optina

Saint Dositheus of Tbilisi

Saint Gabriel, Bishop of Imereti

Saint Vetranion of Tomis

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St. Timothy.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 7.

      Conversion of Jews

St. Francis de Sales

Bl. Anicet Hryciuk

St. Artemius

St. Babylas

Bl. Bartlomiej Osypiuk

St. Bertrand

Bl. Daniel Karmasz

St. Exuperantius of Cingoli

St. Felician of Foligno

Bl. Filip Geryluk

St. Guasacht

Bl. Ignacy Franczuk

Bl. John Grove

St. Macedonius

St. Mardonius

St. Messalina

Bl. Michal Wawryszuk

Bl. Onufry Wasyluk

St. Thyrsus & Projectus

Bl. William Ireland

St. Zama

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Xenia of Rome, and her two female servants

Saint Gerasimus, Bishop of Perm

Martyr John of Kazan

Martyr Babylas of Sicily, and his two disciples: Timothy and Agapius

Saint Macedonius the Hermit of Syria

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Anastasios the Persian

Venerable Dionysius of Olympus

Venerable Philotheus, founder of Philotheou Monastery, Mount Athos

Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg

Martyrs Theodotion, Paul, and Pausirios

Saint Philon, Bishop of Kolpasteia, Crete

Hieromartyr Philippicus and Martyr Barsimos

Saint Macarius

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St. Raymond of Penyafort.

St. Emerentiana.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 6.

      Return to Sacraments of lapsed Catholics

St. Ildephonsus

St. Abakuh

St. Agathangelus

ST. Amasius

St. Asclas

St. Barnard

St. Colman of Lismore

St. Eusebius

Bl. Henry Suso

St. John the Almoner

St. Luthfild

St. Maimbod

St. Marianne Cope

St. Ormond

St. Parmenas

St. Severian & Aquila

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Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, and Martyr Agathangelus

Venerable Gennadius of Kostroma

Translation of the relics of Saint Theoctistus, Archbishop of Novgorod

Venerable Mausimas the Syrian

Saint Salamanēs the Silent of the Euphrates

Saint Paulinus the Merciful, Bishop of Nola

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical Council

Synaxis of the Saints of Kostroma

Secular:

Franklin Pierce, 14th POTUS

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SS. Vincent of Saragossa & Anastasius of Persia.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 5.

      Christians in America come into communion with Chair of St. Peter

St. Blaesilla

St. Brithwald

St. Dominic of Sora

St. Francis Gil de Frederich

Bl. Ladislaus Batthyany-Strattmann

Bl. Laura Vicuna

St. Matthew Alonso Leziniana

St. Paschasius

St. Valerius of Saragossa

St. Vincent of Digne

St. Vincent, Orontius, & Victor

St. Vincent Pallotti (Pallottiano)

Bl. William Joseph Chaminade

Bl. William Patenson

Orthodox – OCA:

Apostle Timothy of the Seventy

Monastic Martyr Anastasius the Persian

Monastic Martyr Anastasius the Deacon of the Kiev Near Caves

Venerable Macarius of Zhabyn the Wonderworker

377 Martyred Companions in Bulgaria

Saint Brihtwald of Wilton

Saint Euthymius

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St. Agnes of Rome.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 4.

      Return  of Lutherans and other Protestants of Europe

St. Alban Bartholomew Roe

St. Brigid

Bl. Edward Stransham

St. Epiphanius of Pavia

St. Fructuosus of Tarragona

Bl. Inez

St. Lawdog

St. Maccalin

St. Meinrad

St. Patroclus

St. Publius

Bl. Thomas Reynolds

St. Vimin

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Maximus the Confessor

Martyr Neophytus of Nicea

Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian, and Aquila, at Trebizond

Virgin Martyr Agnes of Rome

Martyr Anastasius, disciple of Venerable Maximus the Confessor

Venerable Neóphytos of Vatopaidi Monastery on Mount Athos

Venerable Maximus the Greek

Icon of the Mother of God “Comfort” or “Consolation”

Icon of the Mother of God “Stabbed”

Icon of the Mother of God “Xenophon Hodegetria”

Martyr Fructuosis, Bishop of Tarragona, Spain,

      and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius

Saint George (John) of Georgia

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Rural hospitals juggle long-term budget cuts with short-term cash infusions under new federal health policy

After cutting nearly one trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade, the Trump administration is distributing one-time funds for state governments to shore up struggling rural hospitals. Despite having a larger rural population than Idaho, Washington received millions of dollars less.

How a private group is trying to find ways to fix Spokane’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems

While a recent report found Spokane County has many great resources to address behavioral and mental health issues, members of the privately led Safe and Healthy Spokane task force will spend the next few months figuring out the best recommendations for how local officials can ensure systems work better together and invest in improvements.

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SS. Fabian, P. & Sebastian.

Richard Rolle of Hampole.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 3.

      Submission of Anglicans to Vicar of Christ

St. Abadios

Bl. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi

St. Eustochia Calafato

St. Eustochium Calafato

St. Euthymius

St. Fechin

Bl. Maria Christina Brando

St. Maurus

St. Molagga

St. Neophytus

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Euthymius the Great

Venerable Euthymius the Schemamonk

Saint Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves

Venerable Euthymius of Syanzhemsk, Vologda

Martyrs Innas, Pinnas, and Rimmas, disciples of the Apostle Andrew, in Scythia

Martyrs Bassus, Eusebius, Euthychius, and Basileides, at Nicomedia

Saint Euthymios, Patriarch of Trnovo

New Martyr Zachariah

Saint Euthymius the Confessor

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St. Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester.

SS. Marius, Martha, Audifax, & Abachum.

St. Canute IV.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, day 2.

      Oriental Separatists to fold of Apostolic See

St. Fillan

St. Absadah

St. Arcontius

St. Arsenius

St. Bassian

St. Beshada (Abshadius, Psote)

St. Catellus of Castellamore

St. Contentius

St. Firminus

St. Germanicus of Smyrna

St. Henry of Uppsala

St. Macarius the Great of Alexandria

Bl. Nathalan

St. Paul, Gerontius and Companions

St. Pontian

St. Pontianus

St. Remigius

St. Tomasso da Cori

Orthodox – OCA:

Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt

Venerable Macarius of Alexandria

Saint Mark, Archbishop of Ephesus

Venerable Macarius the Faster, of the Kiev Near Caves

Venerable Macarius the Deacon of the Kiev Caves

Righteous Theodore of Novgorod the Fool-For-Christ

Opening of the Relics of Venerable Savva of Storozhev, or Zvenigorod

Venerable Makarios the Roman of Novgorod

Virgin Martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia

Saint Arsenius, Archbishop of Kerkyra

Saint Anthony, founder of Monasticism in Georgia

Commemoration of the miracle of Saint Basil the Great at Nicaea

The transfer of the relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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