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1 Join us every Saturday for Black History Month Presentation
Catholic Schools Week | https://education.columbuscatholic.org/2 Presentation of the Lord | World Day for Consecrated Life
The Mis-education of the Negro People originally published in 1933, Carter G. Woodson3 St. Blaise – blessing of throats
U.S. Congress ratified the 15th Amendment which bars race as a qualification for voting - 18704 St. Mother Katherine Drexel was the founder of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters and the first and only Black Catholic University in the United States: Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. 5 Pray the Rosary for Racial Healing and Reconciliation
Barack Obama became the 1st African American president of the Harvard Law Review - 19906 Virtual presentation: Pierre Toussaint and Elizabeth Lange.
https://eventbrite.com/e/134671105903Servant of God Mother Mary Lange, OSB, founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence. http://oblatesisters.com/
7 National Day of Prayer for the African American and African Family.
Founded in 1989 by Fr. Jim Goode, OFM8 St. Josephine Bakhita Feast Day
Was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister who was known for her gentle voice. She was declared a free woman after spending time with the sisters and took her final vows in 1896. She was canonized on October 1, 2000
9 Black and Indian Mission Office | https://blackandindianmission.org/
Exists to help local African American and Native American Diocesan Communities throughout the United States spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to real and pressing needs on the ground
10 Wilton D. Gregory installed Catholic Bishop, Belleville, IL, 1994
James T. Steib, SVD, ordained Catholic Bishop, St. Louis, MO, 1984
The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles, 191511 Our Lady of Lourdes
Nelson Mandela released from a South African prison after 27 years - 1990
12 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a civil rights organization, founded in 1909 13 Virtual presentation: Henriette Delille and Augustus Tolton
14 Set time aside to read the family Bible. Say a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the needs of all families.
World Marriage Day | https://columbuscatholic.org/marriage-and-family-life-office
Morehouse College, a historically Black institution of higher learning formed 1867 Augusta, GA
15 Did you know?
Lead Me, Guide Me is the official African-American Catholic Hymnal; published in 1987
The African American Catholic Youth Bible, St. Mary’s Press, was published in partnership with the National Black Catholic Congress, Inc.
16 Did you know?
St. Cyprian Parish, built in 1912, was the first Catholic Church to serve the Black community of Columbus. St. Cyprian and St. Dominic merged in 1957, at which time the population of Black Catholics increased. Visit stdominic-church.org to learn more about the history of this vibrant African American Parish
17 Ash Wednesday
Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servites
These 7 men left their prosperous businesses to devote themselves live a life of prayer and penance. They fostered their devotion to the Blessed Virgin and her seven sorrows.
18 Did you know?
St. Cyprian Parish, built in 1912, was the first Catholic Church to serve the Black community of Columbus. St. Cyprian and St. Dominic merged in 1957, at which time the population of Black Catholics increased. Visit stdominic-church.org to learn more about the history of this vibrant African American Parish.
19 Family night!
Dust off those boardgames and enjoy an evening of family fun
20 Virtual Presentation: Julia Greeley and Thea Bowman
The first three black priests in the United States were James, Hugh and Patrick Healy.
21 1st Sunday of Lent
Join in solidarity with our African brothers and sisters in the Motherland, as we pray for their needs and their families.
22 Feast of St. Peter Chair
Edward Braxton installed Catholic Bishop, Lake Charles, LA, 2001
23 W.E.B. DuBois, born in 1868. Civil rights activist, author.
The Souls of Black Folk includes a compilation of essays on race. “it is beneath the dignity of a human being to beg for those rights that inherently belong to all people"
24 Carter G. Woodson. Created Negro History Week in 1926, which is now known as Black History Month. 25 Hiram R. Revels, 1st African-American U.S. Senator, 1870
Our history:
Anti-Chinese convention held in Boise, Id, 1886. A movement against Chinese immigrants26 Gather the family and through the Beatitudes pray and reflect on the life and dignity of the human person 27 Augustus Tolton: Renewal, Restoration and Reconciliation
Did you know?
Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton is the first recognized black priest in the United States
https://tolton.archchicago.org/njk28 Celebrate a meal together and share your favorite family story
Shelton J. Fabre ordained Catholic Bishop New Orleans, LA 2007