Feast of St. Paula of Rome, married Toxotius, had 5 children, Blaesilla, Paulina, Eustochium, Toxotius and Rufina. Widowed, built a hospice, monastery and a convent with St. Jerome in the Holy Land. Patron of widows, Order of St. Jerome, monks…
Feast of St. Ambrose
Feast of St. Ambrose, bishop of Milan, one of the four original doctors of the Church. Born Aurelius Ambrosius, Roman governor of Liguria and Emilia. Patron of beekeepers, bishops, learning, livestock, Milan, police officers and students.
Feast of St. Columbanus of Bobbio
Feast of St. Columbanus of Bobbio, Irish missionary, founder of many monasteries, including Luxeuil Abbey, Burgundy, France and Bobbio Abbey Piacenza, Italy, taught Celtic monastic rule. Patron of motorcyclists.
Feast of St. Calixtus
Feast of St. Calixtus, Pope and Martyr. Succeeded St. Zephyrinus as Pope. Patron of Cemetery workers.
Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener
Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener, martyr. Patron of gardeners, sailors, hospitality, agricultural workers, boatmen, farm workers and farmers.
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop of Hippo Regius in Roman North Africa. Theologian, one of the most important Church Fathers, formulated the doctrine of original sin, wrote The City of God, On Christian Doctrine and Confessions. Patron of…
Feast of St. Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Feast of St. Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Augustinian Recollect, missionary to the Philippines, Bishop of Pinara and later Pasto, Colombia. Patron of cancer patients, Sto. Niño De Molino Parish Church – Bacoor City and Recoletos Community. Died 1906.
Feast of St. Gall
Feast of St. Gall, Irish missionary, one of the twelve companions of Saint Columbanus. St. Gall helped to found Luxeuil Monastery. Patron of birds, geese, poultry and Sweden.
Feast of St. Mother Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala
Feast of St. Mother Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala (Mother Lupita), co-founder, the Congregation of the Handmaids of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Poor. Canonized on May 12 2013 by Pope Francis. Patron of Nurses and the Handmaids of Santa…
Feast of St. Lutgardis of Aywières
Feast of St. Lutgardis of Aywières (Lutgarde), Cistercian nun, prioress and mystic. Born in Tongeren, Belgium and had gifts of healing and prophecy. Patron of blindness, childbirth, Flanders, the disabled and the handicapped. Died 124.