Feast of Notburga of Eben, cook in the household of Count Henry of Rattenberg, Tyrol, Austria. Patron of poor peasants and servants.
Feast of St. John Chrysostom
Feast of St. John Chrysostom, Chrysostom = golden-mouthed or eloquent, Archbishop of Constantinople and one of the most prolific authors in the early Christian Church. Patron of Constantinople, education, epilepsy, lecturers, orators and preachers.
Feast of St. Peter Claver
Feast of St. Peter Claver, Jesuit missionary to the West Indian slave trade. Patron of slaves, Colombia, race relations and seafarers.
Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia
Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia, martyr, Roman Herculean Guard of the Emperor Galerius Maximian. Chief military saint of Northern Europe, 2nd only to Saint George, revered in Flanders, Germany and northern France. Patron of epilepsy, butchers, guards, soldiers &…
Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta
Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta, Bishop. Patron of Aosta and vineyards. Invoked against: fear of insects, against dangerous animals, against fire, against hail, against lightning, against rain and against storms.
Feast of St. Bertinus
Feast of St. Bertinus, Benedictine abbot and founder, companion of St. Mommolinus. Sent with St. Omer to evangelize the Pas-de-Calais region
Feast of St. Candida the Elder
Feast of St. Candida the Elder, woman cured of illness by St. Peter. Converted by St. Aspren. Patron of Naples, Hog Roasts, and Dining Clubs.
Feast of St. Gregory the Great
Feast of St. Gregory the Great. Pope, Bishop of Rome, Doctor of the Church & one of the Latin Fathers. Known as the Father of Christian Worship, he contributed to the development of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.…
Feast of St. Nonossus
Feast of St. Nonossus, Benedictine monk of Mt. Soracte, Italy. Patron of Freising Germany, Castel Sant’Elia, dioceses of Sutri and Nepi, Invoked against physical defects, back pains and school-related student crises.