SAINT OF THE DAY JAN. 05 ST. JOHN N. NEUMANN, ST. EDWARD, KING OF ENGLAND

SAINT OF THE DAY JAN. 05 ST. JOHN N. NEUMANN, BISHOP OF PHILADELPHIA, UNITED STATES This Bohemian priest turned American citizen became bishop of Philadelphia, caring for Catholic immigrants and establishing the first diocesan school system in the United States. His feast day is January 5. ST. EDWARD, KING OF ENGLAND Crowned King of England in 1043, beloved by the people, he was a mild and gentle sovereign of profound prayer: he promoted peace, abolished war taxes to help the poorest of the poor, and built a monastery out of which would grow the Abbey of Westminster.