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Prayer against trafficking

February 8 marks the X World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Trafficking in Persons 2024. It is the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita who was trafficked as a child and is now a symbol of freedom and an inspiration to the entire international community committed against trafficking and exploitation of people. Talitha Kum is organizing an online pilgrimage. To register https://preghieracontrotratta.org/partecipate

Man-woman alliance: A Master Class

From Feb. 13 to May 28, the advanced course Man-Woman Alliance: limit, encounter and resource sponsored by the Institute for Higher Studies on Women is being held at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum. The faculty consists of Anita Cadavid (ISSD , APRA), Fr. Alberto Carrara (APRA), Chiara D’Urbano (issd), Fr. Alejandro Páez L.C. (APRA), Laura Paladino (ISSD, PUG), Carmelo Pandolfi (APRA), Marta Rodriguez (ISSD, APRA) and Susi Zanardo (UER, ISSD).

Recurrences and celebrations

The month of February marks, among others, the feasts of Saints Catherine de’ Ricci, virgin of the Dominican Third Order (2), Mary of St. Ignatius Thévenet, virgin, foundress of the Religious of Jesus-Mary, Blessed Mary Anne Rivier, virgin, foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, Blessed Mary Helena Stollenwerk, virgin, foundress of the Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit and the Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration (3), Agatha, virgin and martyr (5), Apollonia, virgin and martyr (9), Scholastica, virgin (10), Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes (ii ), Juliana, virgin and martyr (16), Blessed Maria Ludovica De Angelis, virgin of the congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy (25).

February 2 is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the popular feast of Candlemas.

Curated by Valeria Pendenza