Raising of Jairus' Daughter
Ilya Repin
Oil on canvas. 229 × 382 cm.
The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Tuesday, February 4
Liturgical Color: Green
St. Peter Julian Eymard was born on this
day in 1811. He was a French priest
noted for his preaching and love of the
Eucharist. St. Peter founded the Society
of the Blessed Sacrament, an order of
priests noted for their devotion to the Eucharist.