February 16

THE CHURCHES REMEMBER...

COPTS AND ETHIOPIANS (8 amsir/yakkatit):
Entrance of Christ in the Temple

LUTHERANS:
Wilhelm Schmidt (d. 1924), witness to the faith in central Germany

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN AND GREEK CATHOLICS:
Pamphilios of Caesarea and companions (d. ca. 307), martyrs
Nicholas of Japan (d. 1912), archbishop isapostle (Russian Church)
James (d. 1292), archbishop of the Serbian (Serbian Church)