Feast of St. Dominic del Val, Altar boy killed in Aragon, Spain, martyred at age seven. Patron of Altar boys, acolytes and choirboys.
Feast of St. Bononius
Feast of St. Bononius, Benedictine missionary & abbot, disciple of St. Romuald. Abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Lucedo, Piedmont, Italy.
Feast of St. Velleicus
Feast of St. Velleicus, Anglo-Saxon abbot, a disciple of St. Swithbert, evangelized Germany, abbot of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine.
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop. Theologian who formulated the doctrine of original sin. Patron of Brewers, printers, theologians.
Feast of St. Margaret the Barefooted
Feast of St. Margaret the Barefooted, Wife and model of charity. Patron of brides, difficult marriages, victims of abuse, and widows.
Feast of St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages
Feast of St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages, Founder, Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross, for teaching and hospital service.
Feast of St. Louis IX, King of France
Feast of St. Louis IX, King of France. Led 7th & 8th Crusades. Patron of France, Third Order of St. Francis, hairdressers, and Tertiaries.
Feast of St. Jane Antide Thouret
Feast of St. Jane Antide Thouret, Foundress of the Institute of the Daughters of Charity in Besancon, France in 1798. Died 1828.
Feast of St. Rose of Lima
Feast of St. Rose of Lima, virgin, lay Dominican, first saint born in the Americas. Patron of gardeners, florists, India and Latin America.
Feast of St. Sigfrid
Feast of St. Sigfrid, deacon and coadjutor of Wearmouth Abbey, elected abbot in 688 on the death of St. Erstwine. He died in 690.