Feast of St. Candida Maria of Jesus, founder, Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus on December 8, 1871 in Salamanca, Spain. Died in 1912.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Feast of St. Dominic of Caleruega
Feast of St. Dominic of Caleruega, priest, founder, Order of Preachers (the Dominicans). Patron of Astronomers, falsely accused people.
Feast of St. Cajetan
Feast of St. Cajetan, priest, reformer, founder, Theatines Clerks Regular. Patron of workers, gamblers, job seekers, the unemployed, and Albania.
Feast of St. Hormisdas
Feast of St. Hormisdas, Pope. Successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius. Ended the Acacian Schism in 519. Died in 523.
Feast of St. Emygdius
Feast of St. Emygdius, Bishop, martyred with Eupolus, Germanus, and Valentius during the persecution of Diocletian. Patron against earthquakes.
Feast of St. John Vianney,
Feast of St. John Vianney, the “Cure of Ars”, parish priest of Ars, France. A confessor and director of souls. Patron of priests.
Feast of St. Aspren
Feast of St. Aspren, Bishop. Native of Naples cured and baptized by St. Peter. Patron of Naples, invoked against migraine.
Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard
Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard, Apostle of the Eucharist, Founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and Servants of the Blessed Sacrament.
Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori
Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the church, founder, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). Patron of Theologians.