Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia, martyr, Roman Herculean Guard of the Emperor Galerius Maximian. Chief military saint of Northern Europe, second only to St. George, revered in Flanders, Germany and northern France. Patron of epilepsy, butchers, guards, soldiers and arms dealers.
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Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta
Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta, Bishop. Patron of Aosta and Invoked against: fear of insects, against dangerous animals, against fire, against hail, againstlightning, against rain and against storms.
Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta
Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), nun, missionary and founder, Missionaries of Charity. Recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Patron of World Youth Day, Missionaries of Charity and co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta.
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. Patron of musicians, singers, students & teachers.
Feast of St. Giles
Feast of St. Giles, Abbot. One of the fourteen Holy Helpers. Patron of breast cancer, breast-feeding, cancer patients, beggars, blacksmiths, the disabled, mental illness, sterility, epilepsy, fear of night, forests, hermits, horses, outcasts, the poor and lepers.
Feast of St. Jeanne Jugan
Feast of St. Jeanne Jugan, Sister Mary of the Cross, L.S.P., French nun, Founder, Little Sisters of the Poor. Patron of the destitute elderly.
Feast of St. Velleicus of Kaiserswerth
Feast of St. Velleicus of Kaiserswerth, Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbot, 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 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 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. Died 1395 in San Severino, Italy.